Plant name : Phragmipedium Eric Young (4n) x Phrag. Sorcerer's Apprentice (4n)

Owner : Heather Erickson

Where grown : Kitchen windowsill under Fluorescent and Sodium Halide lights

Special notes : Blooms last longer during cool weather; plant condition also improved after air holes were made in the sides of the pot to increase aeration of the media. (4n) parents indicates seed that has been treated with a mutagen to increase the number of chromosomes, which often will create plants with thicker and more attractive flowers.

Photo taken by : Heather Erickson