I wonder what the diffrence is between Phrag. caudatum var. giganteum, Phrag. caudatum var. sanderianum and a regular Phrag. caudatum?

Does someone have photos so I can compare?

Never heard of Var sanderianum...I read somewhere that the Var giganteum grows larger than the regular caudatum...please correct me if I'm wrong.

Never heard of var. sanderianum either. I think you mean caudatum var. sanderae??

Never heard of var. sanderianum either. I think you mean caudatum var. sanderae??
I think your right Nick. Isn't sanderae lighter in color?

These are all population deviations within Phrag caudatum. The name var. giganteum obviously refers to a large version, the var. sanderae is the light colored version and then you have the typical version. This species is spread over a good sized area and this leads to a lot of variation. Of course, all phrag species with long petals have at some time been included within Phrag caudatum, then split out by taxonomists.

These are all population deviations within Phrag caudatum. The name var. giganteum obviously refers to a large version, the var. sanderae is the light colored version and then you have the typical version. This species is spread over a good sized area and this leads to a lot of variation. Of course, all phrag species with long petals have at some time been included within Phrag caudatum, then split out by taxonomists.
as a hobby grower sometimes we have to accept what we have -in the 90's I collected several different ones the labels said "caudatum "but as the years have gone bye -growth is different on some have flowered some haven't I have one little one that flowered on a single growth it's petals were over 3' long it was so great to see - then i have another which i was told was an old var. sanderae its plant growth is large but the petals didn't come close to my little one -we now also deal with the new line bred ones - so i have resigned myself to enjoy the plants i have with their attached tags - it is the plant which gives so much enjoyment watching it unfold day by day .
The gianteum i have came from Pura-flora they are still small -time will tell the differences
in the meantime good growing and flowering