Phrag. Living Fire - Orchid Board

Susie11 · #1 09-04-2013, 06:37 AM

This is is the second of my Living Fires to bloom for me for the first time. I like it, this one is bigger than the other one so hopefully it should give me a few more blooms.

Bolero · #2 09-04-2013, 06:51 AM

Lovely colour.

tucker85 · #3 09-04-2013, 09:03 AM

Very nice!

No-Pro-mwa · #4 09-04-2013, 11:09 AM

Really nice.

kindrag23 · #5 09-04-2013, 11:31 AM

AWESOME!!!!

WhiteRabbit · #6 09-04-2013, 05:52 PM

Lovely!

Dendy83 · #7 09-05-2013, 02:11 AM

I don't mean to sound mean, but paphs haven't really drawn my attention. I did get one just because they needed lower light than a den might. However, THIS one caught my eye! I love it! I may have to do some research on this guy. Thanks for sharing.

Susie11 · #8 09-05-2013, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Dendy83

I don't mean to sound mean, but paphs haven't really drawn my attention. I did get one just because they needed lower light than a den might. However, THIS one caught my eye! I love it! I may have to do some research on this guy. Thanks for sharing.

Well I am happy to hear that this little guy has caught your attention although this is a Phragmipedium Living Fire. Phrags are similar to Paphs in that they both have a pouch and are referred to as 'Slipper Orchids' but there the similarity ends.

I hope that you do decide to get one.

Dendy83 · #9 09-05-2013, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Susie11

Well I am happy to hear that this little guy has caught your attention although this is a Phragmipedium Living Fire. Phrags are similar to Paphs in that they both have a pouch and are referred to as 'Slipper Orchids' but there the similarity ends.

I hope that you do decide to get one.

Oh, my mistake! I assumed it was a paph and it looks like one to the layman's eye :-)

Do the colors vary significantly between paphs and phrags? Even though I'm new to the hobby I haven't seen any paphs with that kind of color.

Susie11 · #10 09-05-2013, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dendy83

Oh, my mistake! I assumed it was a paph and it looks like one to the layman's eye :-)

Do the colors vary significantly between paphs and phrags? Even though I'm new to the hobby I haven't seen any paphs with that kind of color.

Phrags tend to be bigger and taller and more leafy than phals. Phrags are mainly from Peru and Southern America whereas Paphs usually come from the Far East. The colours vary slightly I suppose, you can quite often see pure white Paphs but in Phrags this is less common. To be honest though I have not seen a bright red Paphiopedilum such as this phrag so yes I guess the colours do sometimes tend to be limited to either or but not always. Pink is a very common colour for both as is green.

Hope that helps - I am far from being an expert so maybe someone else might be able to add something further but a rule of thumb is if you have a lot of space available then get a Phrag if space is limited get a Paph!