PHRAGMIPEDIUM SPECIES

PHRAGMIPEDIUM SPECIES AND HYBRIDS

Never tried Phrags?... imagine an orchid that it will be close to impossible to overwater. We grow these plants in moderately bright light, and with the exception of the caudatums and xerophyticums, we water them frequently. Remember...most Phrags are sequential bloomers, in bloom for months... unless, of course, you are fortunate to have multifloras (caudatum, wallisii and their hybrids), with 3-5 flowers open simaltaneously with 1-3 foot-long petals.

Woodstream Orchids has become one of the leading Phragmipedium hybridizers and producers of seed-grown Phrag species in the United States. The future is bright for Phrags with our continuing success at producing commercial quantities of highly desireable species and hybrids. You will find unique hybrids listed below, many of which are unavailable elsewhere, at this time. The discovery of Phrag kovachii in Peru will eventually open the door to a new generation of Phragmipedium hybrids, once this species is legally imported. Please do not ask if we have this species available. We do not, and any plants currently in the country are most-likely illegal. Once this species is legally propagated in Peru, we anticipate that it will arrive here in the U.S. in 2-4 years.

Catalog Code: ls = leaf span.

Phragmipedium Species

besseae (Select Outcross) (Ecuador/Peru) - Very limited.
3" pot, 4-5" ls Seedlings $35

WSO 2682 boisserianum var.reticulatum ('Dark Maountain' x self) - (Ecuador) Beautiful green Ecuadorian species with wavy petals and uniquely marked dorsal sepal.
3" pot 4-5" LS Seedlings $25

hartwegii var. baderi ('Woodstream' x self) (Ecuador) - We hosted Phrag taxonomist Olaf Gruss for five days in February, 2004. Olaf positively identified a species in our collection, as one of the newly described species highlighted in the Orchid Digest's spectacular Phragmipedium issue in 2003. This diminutive species is easily distinct from the Phrag longifolium var.gracile, as the staminode is completely devoid of hairs. There are other differences, as well. We're convinced. Very limited.
3" pot, 4-5" ls Seedlings $35

WSO 1599 lindleyanum ('Birchwood' AM/AOS x 'Chesapeake') - Beautiful species from Brazil produces many flowers over time on branching inflorescences. Easy!
3" pot, 4-5" ls Seedlings $15; 4" pot, 6-8" ls Seedling $25

WSO 1716 longifolium ('Woodstream' AM/AOS x self) - Selfing of our superb Ecuadorian clone.
3" pot, 4-5" ls Seedlings $25; 5" pot, Blooming Size Seedlings $35

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