delenatii, my multifloral paph

[Fabrice]

Not a very nice form but very good fragrance and 3 flowers!!!

 

[Heather]

That's beautiful! Welcome to the forum, Fabrice!

 

[WolfDog1 (C. Williams)]

Very nice.
I just love those multiflorals!

Craig

 

[Elena]

That's gorgeous!

Looks like you have a nice view too

 

[GuRu]

That's extraordinary - strong plants of P. delenatii produce sometimes 2 or 3 buds. Often the second or third bud doesn't evolve completely and wilts. To bloom all three is gorgeous.
BTW also hello and welcome.
Best regards from Germany, GuRu.

 

[Candace]

Yes, seeing 3 flowers on a delenatii open at once is very unusual.

 

[smartie2000]

bravo! that is excellent!

 

[Park Bear]

very nice

 

[SlipperKing]

Are you sure that last one isn't glued on?oke:
Very nice blooming. are you growing under lights?

 

[rdlsreno]

Awesome!!!!!! Welcome to Slippertalk Fabrice!!


Ramon

 

[NYEric]

I didn't know delanatii is a multi-floral! Well done!

 

[Fabrice]

Are you sure that last one isn't glued on?oke:
Very nice blooming. are you growing under lights?

I'm sure!

Yes, I'm growing under lights (MH 400 W)

 

[JeanLux]

Félicitations! Great bloom! and very nice pict (is this the Seine river?). Jean

 

[Fabrice]

Félicitations! Great bloom! and very nice pict (is this the Seine river?). Jean

Thank you!

No, it's the Garonne; I'm in Toulouse.

 

[cwt]

Very nice and welcome from Pretoria, South Africa.

 

[SlipperKing]

I'm sure!

Yes, I'm growing under lights (MH 400 W)

Under lights. That's very intersting. I have a theory about artifical lighting vs. natural lighting and the bloom count of slipper orchids. I've seen it twice and now your delenatii might be a third plant. The theory goes like this, artifical lighting can extraordinary increase the number of blooms a slipper will produce vs. natural (sun) lighting. Now, the reason I say this, is because I have two plants one is a Phrag the other is a primary Paph hybrid and both came from previous owners that grew underlights (fluorscent). The Phrag pearcei (richteri) underlights would put up a three foot spike with ten (+/_) flowers, one at a time on it. In the greenhouse I get no more then four, maybe five per spike. The same thing with the Paph Herbert Barnhart (sp?), leimenaum X praestans, underlights it would bloom with nine or so and hold at least four open once it got going. Now in the GH I get four total before it goes out of bloom. I say lighting but it could be influenced by temperature or a combination. Of course my experimental numbers are low, two plants but it would be interesting to play a round with it more

 

[SlipperFan]

Welcome, Fabrice. You have a wonderful plant!