Friday, October 4, 2013

Phragmipedium Cardinale 'Birchwood' AM/AOS

Phragmipedium Cardinale 'Birchwood' is an awarded clone of an older Phragmipedium hybrid.  It is a hybrid of Phragmipedium schlimii and Phragmipedium Sedenii.  The plant actually belongs to my son who won it at the last orchid society Christmas dinner.  It was in bloom at that time, but not doing very well, with a lot of dead leaves and black leaf tips.  We keep it in a saucer of water so that it is soaking wet at all times and grow it on a bathroom windowsill.  It has put up numerous new growths and the black leaf tips have stopped.  It has just started blooming and this is its first flower.





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10 comments:

  1. Sergio Oyama JuniorOctober 4, 2013 at 5:50 PM

    Hi, Ron! Beautiful Phragmipedium Cardinale, I love it! I have Phramipedium Sedenii and it was also suffering from the lack of humidity until I repotted it in sphagnum moss. Now it's in bloom too!

    I have never seen the true Cardinale here in Brazil. Many people have the Sedenii hybrid and call it Cardinale. Yours is fantastic, congratulations!

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    1. RonOctober 4, 2013 at 8:00 PM

      Thanks, Sergio. It's a charming little flower and the only Phrag we have.

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  2. SnowdropsOctober 4, 2013 at 7:02 PM

    Delicate soft beauty

    (PamJ)

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    1. RonOctober 4, 2013 at 8:00 PM

      Thanks, Pam. Appreciate your looking and commenting.

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  3. UnknownOctober 5, 2013 at 8:02 AM

    Nice!!!XD

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  4. UnknownOctober 5, 2013 at 3:14 PM

    Muito linda, que cor maravilhosa.
    abraços

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    1. RonOctober 5, 2013 at 4:10 PM

      Thanks, Elisabete. Appreciate your visits and comments.

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  5. Angel MarOctober 12, 2013 at 1:54 PM

    It is a beautiful orchid recovered, congratulations. Best regards

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    1. RonOctober 12, 2013 at 6:57 PM

      Thanks once again, Angel. I do not grow a lot of Paphiopedilums or Phragmipediums, so this is enjoyed in our home for that reason also.

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