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Hi All Compliments of the season to everybody on this forum. I have been splurging on Paph anitum progeny in the last few years and I have been very well rewarded this spring/summer flowering season. This despite that Durban has been experiencing many cold (as low as 15c (60f) ;), it's all...

Hi I have been asked to write an article for Orchids South Africa (the SAOC's journal) on Paph rungsuriyanum and its first crop of hybrids. Of the hybrids I own, I have only managed to flower P Hanoi Fairy and P Haiphong Baby, so I am now searching for pictures of others. I noticed some have...

Hi All A 1st flowering Paph. sulivongii. Originally described as a variety of barbigerum but now considered as part of the gratrixianum complex. JL

Hi again I thought I would share these photo's for interest sake. I originally purchased the plant unflowered because of the striking spotting under the leaves. When it spiked, this spotting was even carried through to the flower bract. When the flower opened, I would best describe the flower...

Hi I have a very nice 1st flowering vini that has been in flower for over 3 weeks. I love the colour, but the tips of both petals are pinched. Each petal has created a tight forward roll from the top and bottom edge to create this pinched appearance. This picture was taken 2 weeks ago but the...

Hi All A first flowering HS Wild Cat. I'm very pleased with this one - especially the light coloured lip. I did not wait for it to flatten out completely, so as to not stress the newly acquired plant. Therefore, it was quite hooded as per the profile pic (2nd pic). However, when I removed...

Hi All So exited by this plant flowering in my shade house. I cannot take all the credit as the plants were in spike when received. I have only left this spike to flower as their 6000 mile trip to South Africa suffered some delays. A change in hemisphere is enough stress on the plants ;-)...

Complements of the season to all. 🎄 I have a lovely first-flowering curtisii in flower, the pouch looks like a deep rich plum velvet (which I cannot seem to capture on my phone) and the spotting is well distributed on the petals. A question to our German members on this forum - is gruene fahne...

Hi I really like this flower - which I believe is a synonym of P. appletonianum. Sadly the plant is taking strain, so I removed the flower as soon as I could take a pic. A small grow is peeping out and hopefully the plant will recover. JL

Hi all (from a still chilly southern hemisphere) A nice wardii has flowered for me, however it is dorsal has remained cupped. A comment from another paph grower has made me wonder if there is some sukhakulii in the background. Would be interested in your thoughts JL

Somewhat of a reluctant grower, but when it does flower, it is a very striking red. JL

Greetings from a decidedly cooler southern hemisphere This first-flowering Berenice is a strong growing plant, but has made me wait until it had 6 growths to flower. This year it rewarded me with 2 spikes (4 and 3 flowers). A paler version, but the yellow green is a nice contrast to the...

After searching for years and always end up with hybrids, I was really excited for this one to flower - reputable supplier importing from a well known nursery in Germany, cost a pretty penny etc. - it had to be a spicerianum... That pink pouch was the give away as it was opening yesterday, and...

Flowering has not been great with all the rain we have had this summer, but a couple have pushed through. - P Graham Robertson - Very cupped for about a week, but has flattened out somewhat. - P (purpuratum x fairriaenum) - Sweet but a tad disappointing in terms of sharpness of colour on the DS