A little funky .....

I got some paphs out of the production trays at Acker's 2 years ago & Chuck said under the right conditions some will be blooming in 2 years! Here it is - Lebaudyanum album (philip. album x haynald. album). I'm a bit surprised with the purple petals.

The dorsal is a bit pinched & a little twisted & the stam is crooked! :-( but there's hope for the second flower!

I have a paph that had a really screwy staminode the first blooming, but looks better the second time-
This bloom is beautiful! The contrast of the petals is stunning! That's a keeper!

It is not unusual for two albums crossed to produce flowers which are not album - especially between different species but also intraspecific. Their recessive genes are different and so are not expressed. I have a Honey out of alba parents I kept because it had better color than the normal form. When I want an album species, now I only take a selfing. I had two 'appletonianum albums' which were normal color forms when bloomed out - they were a cross of two different albas - same with my first 'sukhakulii alba' - similarly two different albas used, and a normally colored flower resulted.

very very nice , congratulations

Looks good.

Nice!! Sure deserve a second chance!

please post a pic ( a bit larger??) of the 2nd bloom!!! Jean

OH, this has so great colours!!!! Next blooming will have no deforms, I guess!

Yes Rose, please post a larger PIC of your funky flower!

I think the yellow is very nice!

As I said a little funky - it could be worse! The plant is 3 growths, 11" l.s. on the largest/oldest growth, so I'm confident it will improve.
TY tenman I knew someone would have a reason & I know some Mt. Toro albums bloom out regular, so why shouldn't these! Is it likely that all sibs would be colored like this? I originally had 10, traded & sold some & have a few left.

Thanx for the photos.

THis closer photo is superb!!

Rose,
It is still very nice!! Even with a few minor flaws!! I say it is a keeper.

Tom