Like the title says... Does anyone know if Phrag. fischeri has been found growing in the wild? I believe it was described based on a single imported plant which bloomed in the greenhouses of Orchids Limited amongst a group of imported schlimii(?). E.A. Christenson in an AOS article from a few years back fuzzily mentions its habitat as near Maldonado, Ecuador, but I am unsure of that.

Anyone at all?

And on a side note, does anyone happen to have a copy of the description of Phrag. fischeri from Leaflets of the Schlechter Institute 3 (1996) that they could e-mail me?

Thanks

--Stephen

Dear Stephen,
I will send you the description.

Best greetings

Olaf

Yes, It is found near the Ecuador/Columbia border.

Kyle

Hi Kyle,

During your travels in Ecuador, have you ever actually been in the habitat of Phrag. fischeri? If so, did you do a habitat analysis? Photos of plants in situ?
I've heard that the habitat is in a dangerous location, but any information about the habitat would be useful to those of us who grow it.

Thanks,

Hi Tom, long time no chat! Hope all is well!

Unfortunatly, I was only able to get to within 100 km of the area. A place called Lita. I was able to see longifolium and hirtzii. I have heard that the hike to get the fisherii site is pretty tough with thick vegitation.

Thats all I know. I did see lots of pictures of the site on the Ecuagenera computer. It looks very simular to cliffs that kovachii was on, which are very different then the besseae cliffs.

From what I heard the dangerous part is the people in the area.

Kyle