Hidy,

I recently joined the slipper forum and am trying to take to heart the note about members with no or few posts getting dropped.

OK, I'm introducing myself. I grow a few Phrags., fewer Paphs., a lot of Catts. and a few other odds and ends. I would like to grow some Cyps. (reginae!, kentuckiense, montanum!, irapeanum!!). I'm in Texas, so most of the year I really have no choice but to grow warm.

Now, something I am looking for: a Phrag. grande or giganteum that is really big, really, really dark (think dark chocolate), kind of even coloration, with long, dark reddish petals that have a lot twists.

Thanks for viewing my first post.

Howdy!! welcome to the forum!! This sounds like what your looking for and it is in spike.http://www.slipperorchidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47042

Another one a grande http://www.slipperorchidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45208

Hi there and welcome. Isn't Texas too hot to grow Cyps?

Welcome to Slipper Orchid Forum Trey!!!:welcomesof:

Ramon:D

Howdy...welcome to the slipper orchid forum!

Welcome to forum...grande is a good choice....but forget to grow Cyp. irapeanum to my knowledge is nearly impossible to grow(and I say nearly cause I think nothing is impossible).

Welcome to a great forum!

Enjoy!

Welcome to the slipper orchid forum! Glad you could join us!

Glad you could join us! :welcome:
Texas might be a bit too hot, but anything is possible!

Hey Trey,

Good luck growing Cyps in southern Texas! I mean that. It will be a challenge for sure. C. kentuckiense could make it outside, but the others will need a false winter in the fridge, plus an air-conditioned summer. I'd consider growing them inside under lights in a temperature controlled room. C. irapeanum indeed has seemed to elude cultivation despite some pretty serious efforts. Stories about plants being grown in Europe have yet to be confirmed, but that possibility remains. In your hot climate I'd also consider trying C. formosanum due to its heat tolerance and ability to overwinter in cool (around 50F) conditions.

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome to the Slipper Orchid Forum! Thanks for joining!

Welcome. phrag grande or caudatum is on my wishlist too, but the plants can get enormous so i don't really have room for one right now.

Hi there and welcome. Isn't Texas too hot to grow Cyps?

Well, we do have Cyp. kentuckiense growing quite happily in the far eastern part of the state. Though I'll have to admit that its haunts are a couple hundred miles north and east of where I am.

That is great to know that cyps can and do grow in Texas.