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03-30-2009, 02:44 PM
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| Phrag. Fox Valley Fireball
anyone have this plant? i saw one at the show over the weekend and am seriously in love... awfully pricey though... Phrag. Fox Valley Fireball: Orchids By Hausermann
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03-30-2009, 03:13 PM
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For $35 thats not bad. I love it.
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03-30-2009, 03:44 PM
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for a 2 and a quarter inch pot?
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03-30-2009, 03:46 PM
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Love it!!!
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03-30-2009, 04:21 PM
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I have it, but haven't bloomed it yet, can't wait...... Jim.
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03-30-2009, 04:50 PM
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Jim, How big is yours? Love to see a picture. I am thinking about getting this one.
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03-30-2009, 05:28 PM
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wow...that's beautiful!
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03-30-2009, 07:59 PM
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Here it is April...Like my ruler? the LS is about 12", I think it's close to blooming size, I'll just have to watch and wait....... Jim
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03-30-2009, 08:36 PM
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The color is awesome! This one just went on my wish list! 
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03-30-2009, 09:04 PM
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Jim, it looks pretty close to blooming size! I definately want this one!
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03-30-2009, 09:20 PM
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It sure is nice and the color is to die for. Is the price high? I don't know if it is or not. I wouldn't mind getting one too.
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03-30-2009, 10:10 PM
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Price is only relative to how much you want it You can justify just about anything this way  Think of all the happy times you two will have    |
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03-31-2009, 10:03 AM
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i dunno, $35 for an adult plant within a year of blooming is one thing, but a 2.25 pot sounds like a seedling to me... oh well, i'll just have to keep an eye out for a sale. 
__________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/v/caffeine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Apart from the utility of binomials for standardizing reference for effective communication, Laelia Speciosa is a tad easier to pronounce and spell than its Atzec name chichiltictepetzacuxochitl." --Alec Pridgeon |
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04-01-2009, 02:36 PM
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So, I sent a message to Fox Valley Orchids to ask about the size of this Phrag and this is the answer: Hi April, With 10"+ leaf spans, the Phrag. Fox Valley Fireball seedlings in 2.25" pots are approx. 12 months from blooming. They normally bloom at 14-15" leaf spans in 2.25" pots. I'm attaching a photo of one we bloomed earlier this year, because the color is more accurate than the one on our `Online Specials' section of the web page. Thanks, Tom Kalina/ Fox Valley Orchids, Ltd. I may have to get one!!! 
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04-01-2009, 02:47 PM
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ooh, thanks for that! jim, how do you grow yours? do you keep it in a puddle of water?
__________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/v/caffeine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Apart from the utility of binomials for standardizing reference for effective communication, Laelia Speciosa is a tad easier to pronounce and spell than its Atzec name chichiltictepetzacuxochitl." --Alec Pridgeon |
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04-01-2009, 02:48 PM
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You are welcome Janet! My birthday is coming up and I think I will have to have one! My thoughts are: since it is a besseae hybrid you could grow it in a puddle of water.
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04-01-2009, 04:07 PM
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Wow, I never seen a Phrag like that. I have never been interested in them...but that is just beautiful!
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04-01-2009, 04:23 PM
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yeah, i'm batting... .500? i have a phrag that i grew in a puddle, and it was quite happy, then i put it in s/h, and it's still quite happy. then i have a jason fischer, which i grew in a puddle, and it languished, so i put it in s/h, and it continued to languish, so i put it back in bark, and it's still languishing. it's not quite dead yet... hence my hesitation to shell out what will likely be $45 by the time postage et al is included...
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04-02-2009, 03:23 PM
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Hi, janet-a..... Yes my plant sits in about 1/2" of water, for my Phrags I use only rain water, I have most of them in one tub and for the long petaled phrags they are on risers so they just touch the water. The plants are under a 400w MH light. Hope this is of some help....... Jim.
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04-02-2009, 03:41 PM
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yes, thank you.
__________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/v/caffeine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Apart from the utility of binomials for standardizing reference for effective communication, Laelia Speciosa is a tad easier to pronounce and spell than its Atzec name chichiltictepetzacuxochitl." --Alec Pridgeon |
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04-02-2009, 04:06 PM
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well 35 dollars for a 2" pot looks a bit expensive for example one similar bessae (Phrag. bessae :: Schwerter Orchideenzucht - Das Orchideen Zentrum Westfalens) i have on my wishlist on a 10cm pot and a few months from blooming is 20Euros.
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04-02-2009, 07:47 PM
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OK, I did it! I ordered the Phrag special on line from Fox Valley Orchids!!  I will be getting three (3) besseae hybrids..one will be the Phrag Fox Valley 'Fireball', Phrag Inca Ruby, and Phrag besseae 'Fox Valley Flame' x 'Select'. All are NBS. I just couldn't help it  , I must be addicted!!!!! Someone stop me....
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04-03-2009, 10:06 AM
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sorry april.   i may break down and just order the thing anyway. maybe i'll call and chat with them first. most growers i've encountered are pretty good about telling you if a plant you want is simply going to fall over dead in your conditions. 
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04-03-2009, 10:30 AM
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To show you what a great grower Tom Kalina is here are a couple of pics of his displays at local shows here in the Chicago area. ENJOY...... Jim.
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04-03-2009, 10:41 AM
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ooh pretty!! ok, impulse satisified: i just ordered it. will keep you posted if it falls over dead. (the grandparents are three species, but the parents are secondary hybrids, so hopefully it won't shrivel up and die they way the rest of the species i've tried have.)
__________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/v/caffeine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Apart from the utility of binomials for standardizing reference for effective communication, Laelia Speciosa is a tad easier to pronounce and spell than its Atzec name chichiltictepetzacuxochitl." --Alec Pridgeon Last edited by janet_a; 04-03-2009 at 11:29 AM. |
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04-03-2009, 11:32 AM
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Thanks Jim, very beautiful! I can't wait to get mine, I am moving things around to make room for them! Janet Did you just get the Fox Valley 'Fireball' or all three from the online special??
__________________ April "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail" -Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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04-03-2009, 11:41 AM
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just the one plant---i don't really have room for it, much less the other ones. life was so much easier when i though slipper orchids were goofy looking things and i wouldn't be caught dead with one... 
__________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/v/caffeine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Apart from the utility of binomials for standardizing reference for effective communication, Laelia Speciosa is a tad easier to pronounce and spell than its Atzec name chichiltictepetzacuxochitl." --Alec Pridgeon |
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04-03-2009, 01:50 PM
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LOL! I hear ya! I love Paphs and Phrags and so it is hard to turn away from one or two or..... Sadly, the other types of orchids call to me too!! The story of an addiction!
__________________ April "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail" -Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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04-03-2009, 01:59 PM
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April, we will enable each other! what are sister for!!! I went to the site, what a great deal!!
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04-03-2009, 02:04 PM
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Thanks Jacqui! I can't wait to get them. I will be putting them in some different places than my other Phrags. I will put two of them, the Inca Ruby and the besseae, on the half wall with artificial light and sunlight from east and west exposure. The Fireball will go in the kitchen next to the besseae that I already have and the Sorcerers Apprentice, with east exposure. I hope they grow FAST!!!
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