Phragmipedium Saint Ouen
 

A first flowering for this Phragmi. bought last winter. It is cultivated in a substrate made of 50/50 middle sized bark and CHC + a little charcoal.

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Gorgeous, love the striping on the pouch!!

WOW!! Unbelievable color! And yeah, the striping on the lip is outrageous! Gorgeous!

Wow! That's gorgeous!! Wait til Shannon sees this!! I think she has this hybrid.

Very nice! Could you state the size of the flower?

The flower span is 8 centimeters.

Hey Intruder...this one is stunning! :yikes: Thanks for sharing it with us. :biggrin:

New and small plant
 

I got hooked at first sight, not so large as yet but it will grow. Phrag. Saint Ouen.:love: Maybe not the best picture, I try another photo next year.

That's a beautiful flower and the pouch looks so elegant with the veining. Congratulations in your bloom !!!!

Oh Intruder that is one gorgeous phrag! I think I am definitely certifiably nuts about phrags.

:shock::shock:

I WANT ONE!!!

Wow!!

Nice job!!

I'm new to phrags, and this one goes on the list!

Kim

I love it!! Gorgeous! One of these days I'll have to buy myself a phrag...

A Darlig
 

It has a wonderful color, it has everything.

I see more phrag addicts on the horizon. Good, I'd hate to be alone. :biggrin:

Watering?
 

I don´t know what I´m doing wring with mine. I´m getting brown leaftips. Is it to little water? I have watered it twice a week.

I have one being shipped to me next week. It will be another learning experience for me. Now the big challenge is to not kill it.

Spider, I think the brown leaf tips may be caused by iron or some other mineral in the water. I have a phrag that also has brown leaftips, but it blooms and seems happy so I'm ok with it. I also don't show any orchids so I'm not as concerned. :biggrin:

Phrags have to have good water. There must be something in the water that it is sensitive to. I don't know a great deal about water but I do know that. Perhaps watering by soaking or draining it in a sink. There is even distilled though that is controversial. Isn't everything with orchids? The more books I read, the more I think that. :biggrin: Carol

I have an orchid with brown leaf tips. Discovered that it is sending roots down into the humidity tray below. Tray water has colloidal silver in it to keep nasties from growing in the water. :shock: Maybe keep my chid from growing too! It's always something.....

Phrag watering
 

I use only RO water. The plant stands in a mixture of bark, fresch Spagnum and red vulcantic rock. Can it be Iron in the vulcanc rock?

OrchidMania: Cultivation of Orchids This site talks a lot about water. Perhaps it will help you.

It may be something in your water or the rock. I think it most likely that it is the water.

Red lava rock
 

I wonder if it could be the lava red lava rock. The red color indicates iron. I can´t forget when my grandfather showed me a piece, not litte and not large but rather red. Maybe I should have rinced the pebbles more. I do not think it is the water as it is foltered already. Maybebe I should gibe the plant a realy good rince? :(:shock:

Probably a good idea. Volcanic rock can have iron in it. I do not know if this would harm your phrag. A rinse cannot hurt and phrags love to be wet. :goodluck::crossfing

The color is wonderful and Phrags are sure growing on me more and more.

Sheridan

Me too Sheridan. I think I may become a phrag addict. When I saw a spike yesterday, I was over the moon! I must be doing something right. My phrags are my faves. Carol