catching up..

[Pete]

just catching up posting some pics of things that have been blooming the past couple weeks.. sorry for the non-slipper photos in the same thread, its just way easier to put em all together..
Paph. henryanum, first bloom sib cross, good color.

Paph. rothschildianum x pinnochio... great petals on this one. its got good presentation too, with about three or four flowers open at a time

Paphinia herrerae

Cattleya percivilliana

Cattleya walkeriana var. coerulea.. sib cross. third blooming, and it gets a little better each time...

Paph. purpuratum... super vigorous plant

Paph. charlesworthii.. first bloom on like a fifth generation sib cross.. it kind of opened under the leaf of another plant and a second growth is in flower now with a better flower..

Paph. Hsinying agogo. the flowers not perfect but its a vigorous plant with a good stem and blooms twice, sometimes three times a year!
i think the cross is like [armeniacum x (Conco-bellatulum x bellatulum)]

enjoy!

 

[SlipperFan]

All those plant!!!

Great purpuratum!

 

[parvi_17]

Wow... You have an amazing setup!

 

[SlipperKing]

Nice shots Pete. It looks like your Paph adventures have expanded!

 

[Pete]

Thanks! Actually my collecting has kind of been on pause for the past 9 monthes due to financial restrictions! I've had the greenhouse up for a couple years now..

 

[etex]

All your plants look great!! Thanks for the eye candy. The blooms are knockouts!! Great growing!

 

[Heather]

Digging that purpuratum!

 

[delphiguy]

wow amazing plants great growing there.

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Awesome collection - love your greenhouse. oke: Show us some more!
Thanks for sharing.

 

[smartie2000]

Awesome collection. I love the Paph. Hsinying agogo, the colour is what gets me

 

[JeanLux]

cool slippers (esp. henry and charles, purp), great paphinia and extreme walkeriana coer. !!!! Jean

 

[Kavanaru]

very nice collection! Congrats!

Your Paphinia is just amazing!! Very interesting color. I had never seen one that white!

 

[Pete]

thanks for all the nice comments everybody!!

 

[biothanasis]

Great growing area and amazing blooms!!! I love the paphinia and I hope I can get and grow one succesfully one day! Are they difficult to grow?? What conditions do you give it?
TY

 

[John M]

Wonderful! I love the whole greenhouse shot too!

 

[swamprad]

Most impressive, Pete! The walkeriana looks huge, and I certainly like the Paphinia -- so many blooms! My paphinia Majestic is in bud for the third time, but I haven't gotten any of the species yet.

 

[Pete]

ya the paphinia was a gift from a friend some years ago. i had been growing it in my standard bark/perlite mix in a clay pot for almost two years and then thought that a hanging basket would display the flowers better.. when i switch things to hangers i usually put them in sphagnum and i fully thought that i was gonig to kill this thing because alot of plants just seem to really struggle with that drastic of a switch of medias.. but this thing just loved it and exploded. it has had about 6 spikes this time. i keep it evenly moist and pretty dark, with really good air movement.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Great looking collection! I love the walkeriana coerulea especially.

 

[NYEric]

Thanx for posting. Is that a greenhouse or a shade house [open on the ends]?

 

[paphioboy]

Very nice blooms.. Is the paphinia herrarae an albino form..? I've never seen one so white..