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Yours is lovely....I just bloomed mine, too

And I just bloomed mine, too... yours is gorgeous too

I think mine is coming into bloom also. I, too, got mine from Orchidweb

Wow, what a stunner! White cross is it? What does MM stand for

What retailer had multifloral paphs?

WOWZA that's a real beauty!

That's a great observation about send eriana. That plant has long petals which is obviously spectacular, but if you take away those petals and look at things like the dorsal sepal and general flower size, most Sandy's are kind of doggy-looking

I agree totally... and who the heck knows what the judges want anyway? I hate that the judging system is subjective, and not specific, i.e. x points for color, x points for shape, etc, with clear standards

I have a large multi-growth Kolosand that I'm hoping will bloom this year..

Yes, it is my 12 year old G speciosum....I also have G wallisii, a giant G elegans, Broga Tiger, and more

This one has adductum in the background (Spiderman = Michael Koopowitz x adductum)

The seller had more of the same cross by the way

This should be an interesting topic. What are you impressions/thoughts on current breding trends in paphs, especially multiflorals? I have noticed that plants I have acquired in the last couple of years have flowers that are 2 or 3 times the size of plants that I acquired 5 years or more ago...

No I was not there when the judging happened

I actually know Terry...or rather, I met him many times at even had dinner at his house in the kitchen with him and his wife

Big joke. Not an award. Zero. Zip. Tired of dragging plants in for AOS judging, only to have them passed, while inferior plants get awarded

Plant #1

Better pic of #2

Here is a great example of two plants from the same grex bearing different flowers. Plant #1 has a very wide dorsal and synsepal, and its long petals hang freely, while plant #2 has narrower dorsal, holds its petals out more before they dangle. I am taking both for AOS judging this weekend. Both...