Cypripedium elegans

[yijiawang]

Cypripedium elegans, I just came from Tibet

 

[SlipperFan]

Is it fully open? If not, please post a photo when it does. It looks intriguing.

 

[yijiawang]

Is it fully open? If not, please post a photo when it does. It looks intriguing.

Hello, Yes it is an open flower, different flower color with other elegans.

Another slipper orchid in flower now, fragrant

 

[Leo Schordje]

Interesting, in some ways reminds me of a Selenipedium. I hope seed propagated C. elegans becomes more available in the hobby someday in the future.

 

[Shiva]

Very nice! Great posting.

 

[Rick]

Very interesting flowers. Can you propagate these?

 

[W. Beetus]

Different! I like them.

 

[SlipperFan]

New one for me -- Unusual patterns for a Cyp.

 

[yijiawang]

Yes I have pollinated Xself and hybrid with Cyp.tibeticum, hope success.

 

[goldenrose]

:clap: Really neat/different! :drool::drool:
Hope you're successful!

 

[Kevin]

Is Cyp. elegans the one in your first post? What is the one in your other post? I agree with Leo that it does look like a Selenipedium.

 

[Hakone]

look like subtropicum

 

[yijiawang]

yes it's staminode is very similar to American Selenipedium, different with Cypripedium though it is belong to Cypripedium genus now. Anyway, let's try to hybrid.

 

[Berthold]

Yes I have pollinated Xself and hybrid with Cyp.tibeticum, hope success.

Did You also cross pollinate two plants or do You have only one flowering plant of subtropicum available?
Selfing should be critical.
Crossing with reginae brings capsules at least.

 

[yijiawang]

These 2 spikes were from one rhizome, I made some hybrid with fasciolatum macranthum parviflorum and so on, hope, successful

Very different lip and staminode with Chinese Cypripedium genus species, do not know why it was belong to this genus. but hope these hybrid could have baby!

reginae? I hope I have!

 

[Berthold]

These Very different lip and staminode with Chinese Cypripedium genus species, do not know why it was belong to this genus.

subtropicum is in close relation to wardii. Have a look at that flower construction, its similar.

 

[NYEric]

Thanx for sharing. I hope to see these in cultivation in USA during my lifetime.

 

[Berthold]

Thanx for sharing. I hope to see these in cultivation in USA during my lifetime.

Whats Your age?

Selfpollination missed in a second case I heard from.

 

[Dido]

congrats Yijia on finding the elegans.

So there was no pict since a long time.

your collection is growing. cross the fingers for you and your hybrid.

the stamminodium of debile looks close too I heard.

 

[NYEric]

Whats Your age?

51 going on 14 so I am hopefull! oke: