So...all time favorite Phragmipedium?
(and for the sake of being obnoxious - no kovachii - none of us really has seen it in person yet so unless you have, stick to the legals, ok? deal?)

For me so far, it is besseae, hands down. I've only had a flava bloom though, so I'm not sure which variety is my favorite yet.

Although it was a little tempting for me to say wallisii. Those long petals are down right spectacular! I tend to develop bias when I see things in person.

Fairrieanum....... :poke:

Fairrieanum....... :poke:

:roll:
(Tadd - in case you did not notice, this would be the Phragmipedium forum....kindly keep your Paphs where they belong! :lol: )

Geesh, one track mind or what?

Mine would have to be caudatum sanderae. Love the long petals and the arching leaves!

wait you mean to tell me there are other types of slippers and orchids besides paph fairrieanum? :poke: Phrag fairrieanum? :poke:

wait you mean to tell me there are other types of slippers and orchids besides paph fairrieanum? :poke: Phrag fairrieanum? :poke:
Pfftt!!!!
:disappointed:

YOU, my dear, are hopeless! Completely! :lol:

Mine is schlimii- in flower at the moment 7 spikes - so cute
Billie

a good DARK warscewiczianum is a sight to behold.

As much as I love the caudatum types, when I finally bloomed a bessea, that won, hands down....I have never seen a phrag to beat it....the form and color were perfect...I have never seen a bloom that vermilion, and I didn't care that it was small. I have not been that impressed by kovachii....it looks like it would be fun, for size alone...but that's it...not a great shape, and I don't care for its color. And of course, no phrag hybrid can even come close to besseae...besides, most phrag haybrids are just more of the same....A complete phrag hybrid collection would have 4 plants...a besseae hybrid, a caudatum-type hybrid, a pink schlimii-type hybrid, and a miscellaneous Sorceror's Apprentice type....Take care, Eric

I'm with Bozo on this one.

Dead in a Massachusets swamp.
Rick

Mine is schlimii- in flower at the moment 7 spikes - so cute
Billie

Hello?? Pics please? Can you post some photos? would love to see!!!

As much as I love the caudatum types, when I finally bloomed a bessea, that won, hands down....I have never seen a phrag to beat it....the form and color were perfect...I have never seen a bloom that vermilion, and I didn't care that it was small. I have not been that impressed by kovachii....it looks like it would be fun, for size alone...but that's it...not a great shape, and I don't care for its color. And of course, no phrag hybrid can even come close to besseae...besides, most phrag haybrids are just more of the same....A complete phrag hybrid collection would have 4 plants...a besseae hybrid, a caudatum-type hybrid, a pink schlimii-type hybrid, and a miscellaneous Sorceror's Apprentice type....Take care, Eric

Eric, I hear you! I love the caudautums but well, the bess, it's just so darned sssWWWEEET!

Rick! Hey! You're missed, ya know! - get out there and hunt some Cyps in that swamp, will ya? Or give me a call in your spare time...which I think maybe you have not much of this week. :therethere: Me neither, as it turns out. :roll:

Well -here goes trying to post a pic of my schlimii also had to show off my Don Wimber coming into flower also
Billie http://i4photobucket/image.jpg

Sorry, Billie, something about that link isn't right - I tried copying and pasting it into my browser window and it couldn't be found. :(

:embarass: sorry didnt work I added to album http://photobucket.com/albums/y139/bhams
I just cant make the connection I know Dumbo - thats me
but pics are there if you want to look .
again sorry Billie

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/bhams/Phragschlimii.jpg

Okay, Billie, in Photobucket, to post, choose the IMG box, copy it, and then paste it here, as above. See if that works for you. Nice schlimii!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/bhams/Closerpic.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/bhams/Closerpic.jpg

Billie, I don't know what is up - I tried to copy and paste your link in a new message and worked fine, but when I put a second link of the same image in your message, it doesn't work. So then I deleted everything in your message and pasted in the new link and it still didn't come up.

You're doing everything right, but for some reason the image tag isn't working. I think you do, but do you have your photobucket account set up to be viewable by others? That's the only thing I can think of that would cause this. Too weird! Sorry I haven't been able to figure it out....:confused:

Looks good regardless!

:clap: Thanks Heather and all for your paitence I'll make it right one day what do they say try try again .
Billie

Your specimen sized schlimii is really very impressive! I alos love this species.