Mislabelled parvi

So this is the plant I was talking about. Labelled malipoense x jackii, but I highly doubt it is. Most likely Mem. Larry Heuer. But the foliage looks so unlike my other MLH's. I have 2 of these that I got as small seedlings around 2 years ago. The other plant looks identical to this, though I have yet to flower it. Any thoughts?

It could be a m.l.h. made with jackii?

troy said:

It could be a m.l.h. made with jackii?

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Troy, I think you're onto something. General shape and markings on petals scream jackii instead of malipoense. I am very sure the other parent is emersonii though.

Very good pick up!!!

Someone needs to register a Paph with the name 'Mislabelled'.

Beautiful flower.

I agree that it's likely MLH, made with either malipoense, or jackii. But, which one? You'll need to contact the vendor and hopefully trace back to the originator of the cross to find out for sure. It's definitely got emersonii in there. Good luck.

I just got a reply from the vendor. He said it's just what he expected from the cross. He even showed me a photo of another bloom that's completely different from mine. He thinks they look similar. I don't see it going anywhere. I'll keep the plants. At least they're pure parvis.

The foliage proves it is NOT malipoense x jackii. Who's the vendor?

M.l.h. is emersonii x malipoense in this case looks like "V. Jackii"

I really like that flower, though. It's very nice. Great color and an interesting shape. Does it happen to be fragrant, too?

Interesting flower and I'd like to know if it's fragrant too.

Lance, that's a great idea. There's a lot out there already
to qualify.

I would love this kind of accident any day!
The flower is gorgeous!!!!
OMG, this is how I want mine to look like. The shape and color are all very nice example of the cross.

I also think it's MLH. Even if it was made with jackii, the leaves and the flower definitely show that this plant has emersonii in it.

Malipoense x jackii I thought comes out looking pretty much like malipoense. It's something that should not be made because of potential mix up with malipoense.
Just my opinion.

mrhappyrotter said:

I really like that flower, though. It's very nice. Great color and an interesting shape. Does it happen to be fragrant, too?

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Unfortunately, no fragrance. MLH usually are..

Happypaphy7 said:

I would love this kind of accident any day!
The flower is gorgeous!!!!
OMG, this is how I want mine to look like. The shape and color are all very nice example of the cross.

I also think it's MLH. Even if it was made with jackii, the leaves and the flower definitely show that this plant has emersonii in it.

Malipoense x jackii I thought comes out looking pretty much like malipoense. It's something that should not be made because of potential mix up with malipoense.
Just my opinion.

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I think it's a keeper too. But I did expect something a lot different. I kinda knew it's mislabelled when the bud developed really fast.

I would love to have a few real malipoense x jackii though. A good mix of the 2 shouldn't look too much like malipoense.

It is definitely a keeper. So nice!!!
I'm dreaded that my MLH might come out with droopy petals which I'm not too fond of at all. hehe
love this icy minty (or jade or whatever you might want to call it) light green color is so cool!!!

In theory, but a few exmples I've seen of malipo x jackii was "dangerously" close. One cannot tell if it's a malipo or a malipo x jackii without a lable. With malipoense varing quite a bit in shape from chunky round to skinny, although nothing quite like jackii, but then I've seen some chunky jackii too but of course the stami is quite different than malipo, which add to the potential problem of mix up of such primary hybrid, it is a concern to me.

I think Cloud's Orchids were selling this primary hybrid seedlings just until recently, but I think they are sold out or at least not showing up on their catalogue any more.

I think Cloud's Orchids were selling this primary hybrid seedlings just until recently, but I think they are sold out or at least not showing up on their catalogue any more.[/QUOTE]

You mean malipoense x jackii? Yes I bought 2 of those. This flower is one of them.

To me it looks to be correctly labelled. I see no emersonii anywhere.
IMHO, its a cross that should of never been made. It could be considered an improvement over jackii but it distroyed malipoense.

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What?!!!! You need better glasses.
This flower is very typical of Mem. Larry Heuer.
It's screaming emersonii, both flower and the leaves.

Here is mine for reference mlh

troy said:

Here is mine for reference mlh

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That is an amazing MLH! Please tell me it's still alive and healthy. One day I would love to have a piece of that! take good care of it please!