Phragmipedium caricinum
 

It's been in bloom for months! The flowers in succession. Sometimes the plant holds two at the same time for a few days, but it is not common. So, if you like slippers having flowers for a long time, this is your choice (my plant keeps in bloom for three months, more or less, but I heard that it can reach six!!! months!)

I love phrags, and yours is very beautiful! Do you provide this one with a saucer of water to sit in?

I see a few growers doing that, Becca, but I don't do it (we have to give no chance to the Aedes Aegyptii, the yellow fever mosquito...). It is planted in sphagnum in a large plastic pot and this seems to be enough.

Beautiful.. That's it Mauro, this just went on my wish list

Lecent

Mauro, That baby is drop dead gorgeous! :drool:

I have yet to add a phrag to my collection but your's Mauro makes it to beautiful not to. Excellent growing Mauro :clap: :clap:

wow... lovely!

This one and Phrag. pearcei have been in my wish list for a while...

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if i wanted to read i,d pick up a book.

Am I missing something...I dont see any pic's

i don't see any picture either! :scratchhead:

Sorry! I run out of space for my attachments last year and in an attempt to make space I ended deleting my photos up .
Here are links for the original photos:

Phragmipedium caricinum (Lindl. & Paxton) Rolfe on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Phragmipedium caricinum (Lindl. & Paxton) Rolfe on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

disregard mylast message, it no longer is relative

I thought it was just me. I cannot see a picture either. Carol

Sorry! I run out of space for my attachments last year and in an attempt to make space I ended deleting my photos up .

Sorry! I run out of space for my attachments last year and in an attempt to make space I ended deleting my photos up .
Please, see above the links for the photos.
Thanks.

That is one lovely phrag!!! Nice picture too! Hope to see it in next year's calendar. I am enjoying the photos in this one too. Carol