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Phrag spiking habits?
Now that I have a Phrag, I figure I am interested in knowing what a Phrag's
flowering spike looks like and where it emerges, so that I will know what to watch out for. Is it more like a Paph's spike in the middle of the growth, or is it more like an Oncidium's spike on the side? I know that a Phal spike can be confused with a root at the beginning, a Paph spike can be confused with a new leaf at the beginning, and an Oncidium spike I think looks like a new growth at the beginning. Is the Phrag spike like any of these? Or what is it like? Also does a Phrag flower only once from a growth or can it reflower from a growth that previously flowered? Thanks, Joanna |
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On Fri, 13 May 2005 00:34:29 GMT, "J Fortuna"
wrote: Now that I have a Phrag, I figure I am interested in knowing what a Phrag's flowering spike looks like and where it emerges, so that I will know what to watch out for. Is it more like a Paph's spike in the middle of the growth, or is it more like an Oncidium's spike on the side? I know that a Phal spike can be confused with a root at the beginning, a Paph spike can be confused with a new leaf at the beginning, and an Oncidium spike I think looks like a new growth at the beginning. Is the Phrag spike like any of these? Or what is it like? Also does a Phrag flower only once from a growth or can it reflower from a growth that previously flowered? Thanks, Joanna Your Phrag is just a slipper from South America rather than a Cypripedium (slipper from North America or a Paph (slipper from SE Asia). It will bloom only once and centrally. Except many of them bloom sequentially. The one nasty habit the Phrag has is looking perfect - not showing any age on the flower and suddenly it drops off. Usually this happens on the way to "show and tell" at a society meeting, or on the way to a show, or even between the grow area and where you stage plants to take a photo. grin Very disconcerting. You pick up the flower and it looks perfect, just displaced. Yes, you should enjoy them. Oh, some have a bad habit of growing out of the pot upward - kind of the way some Oncidium do. Phrag Ecua-Bess is a cross of Phrag pearcei x Phrag besseae. Our besseae is a climber. So watch it and if it starts to go, see if you can run it around the inside edge of the pot and staple it to the media so it does not climb up out of the pot. Phrags also like to be watered with very good water and like to have water often. Some people grow them sitting in a dish of water. we use Semi-hydro - see firstrays.com. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
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J Fortuna wrote:
Now that I have a Phrag, I figure I am interested in knowing what a Phrag's flowering spike looks like and where it emerges, so that I will know what to watch out for. Is it more like a Paph's spike in the middle of the growth, or is it more like an Oncidium's spike on the side? I know that a Phal spike can be confused with a root at the beginning, a Paph spike can be confused with a new leaf at the beginning, and an Oncidium spike I think looks like a new growth at the beginning. Is the Phrag spike like any of these? Or what is it like? Also does a Phrag flower only once from a growth or can it reflower from a growth that previously flowered? Thanks, Joanna I'll not repeat what Susan has written but I'll add a few thoughts. Every time I have noticed a Phrag spike, at its earliest stages, it looks like 2 leaves forming at once down in the center of the fan of leaves. Two points instead of one as when it is a leaf forming. When you see that, you'll know something is happening. I'm sure you'll enjoy the Phrag because they seem, to me, to be much more eager to bloom than most Paphs. I'm sure you'll be wanting more of them in the near future. :-) Steve |
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And most phrags are ideal candidates for S/H culture. Given plenty of water
and food, they just grow like weeds. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Steve" wrote in message ... J Fortuna wrote: Now that I have a Phrag, I figure I am interested in knowing what a Phrag's flowering spike looks like and where it emerges, so that I will know what to watch out for. Is it more like a Paph's spike in the middle of the growth, or is it more like an Oncidium's spike on the side? I know that a Phal spike can be confused with a root at the beginning, a Paph spike can be confused with a new leaf at the beginning, and an Oncidium spike I think looks like a new growth at the beginning. Is the Phrag spike like any of these? Or what is it like? Also does a Phrag flower only once from a growth or can it reflower from a growth that previously flowered? Thanks, Joanna I'll not repeat what Susan has written but I'll add a few thoughts. Every time I have noticed a Phrag spike, at its earliest stages, it looks like 2 leaves forming at once down in the center of the fan of leaves. Two points instead of one as when it is a leaf forming. When you see that, you'll know something is happening. I'm sure you'll enjoy the Phrag because they seem, to me, to be much more eager to bloom than most Paphs. I'm sure you'll be wanting more of them in the near future. :-) Steve |
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