Bulldog NOID

[tenman]

Got a bunch of NOID bulldogs in a cheap deal about two years ago; some bloomed last year. This is the first of this year's season to open. It's ok, but not great. I'm trying to decide whether to keep it and give it another shot next year or not.

 

[SlipperFan]

Not my cup of tea.

 

[Roy]

I've seen worse awarded but I'm with Dot, wouldn't stay in collection long here.

 

[goldenrose]

Do you like it?
Do you have the bench space to keep it another year?

 

[tenman]

Do you like it?
Do you have the bench space to keep it another year?

Overall I don't like it, but the coloring has promise. I have noticed that bulldog bloomings can vary immensely from one year to the next in terms of shape, which is what gives me pause. Space? I can barely move in the GH, but that's more the fault of cattleyas in bigass pots and overgrown bulbos in 16" pots. A paph in a 3.5" round doesn't really make much of a dent.

 

[NYEric]

Buy more paphs! :evil:

 

[goldenrose]

Overall I don't like it, but the coloring has promise. I have noticed that bulldog bloomings can vary immensely from one year to the next in terms of shape, which is what gives me pause. Space? I can barely move in the GH, but that's more the fault of cattleyas in bigass pots and overgrown bulbos in 16" pots. A paph in a 3.5" round doesn't really make much of a dent.

Sounds like it might be around another year!
You make a good point on how much bulldogs can vary from one year to the next. My problem is it's a NOID and with all the lovely labeled plants you have I don't know that I would give it the space based on color, just MO.