Guess the bud!

[The Mutant]

Just because I can. :rollhappy:

So, this is the only Paph I have in bud right now. All the others have been busy with tricking me, making me believe they're going to bloom, only to get new leaves instead (which is also good, don't get me wrong).

I tried making it a bit more difficult for you by removing the foliage (I still think you'll guess it waaayy to quickly though), so hurray for mad Photostudio skills! Here's a clue; it's a premiere bloomer.

 

[eggshells]

Paph hirsutissimum?

 

[The Mutant]

I wish! It's a hairy little bugger, isn't it?

Oh, if it should blast now after finally deciding to go for it, I'll let you guys know which one it was.

 

[NYEric]

It's one of these! :evil:

Subgenus Sigmatopetalum:
Paph. appletonianum
Paph. argus
Paph. barbatum x sib ('Wesley' x 'Perfect Circle')
Paph. bundtii
Paph. callosum var. sublaeve
Paph. ceramense or cerveranum
Paph. ciliolare
Paph. hainanense
Paph. lawrenceanum 'Graue' BM/DOG
Paph. mastersianum
Paph. purpuratum
Paph. robinsonii
Paph. schoseri
Paph. sukhakulii 'Graue'
Paph. superbiens
Paph. superbiens var. curtisii
Paph. tonsum var. cupreum
Paph. urbanianum x sib ('Shine and Glory' x 'Rainbow')
Paph. urbanianum
Paph. venustum
Paph. violascens
Paph. wardii 'Darkwing' x self

Subgenus Paphiopedilum:
Paph. fairrieanum 'Dawlish Warren' x self
Paph. helenae
Paph. gratrixianum
Paph. henryanum
Paph. villosum
Paph. villsoum, new type from China

Subgenus Polyantha:
Paph. gardineri x sib 'Red Star' x 'Red Dragon'
Paph. lowii
Paph. parishii (NEW)
Paph. roebelenii
Paph. roebelenii 'Kellerkind' x self
Paph. rothschildianum 'Big Garden' x 'Lark' FCC/AOS
Paph. rothschildianum x sib 'Jim Krull' FCC/AOS x 'Canadian Club' GM/JOGA
Paph. rothschildianum 'Mont Miliais' x self (although I seriously doubt that)
Paph. rothschildianum x sib 'Oriental Red' x 'Mont Milais' FCC/AOS
Paph. rothschildianum 'Starship' x self

Subgenus Parvisepalum (what's this one doing here, huh, huuh, huuuh?):
Paph. delenatii var. vinicolor x sib ('Purple Lantern' x Purple Delight')
Paph. malipoense 'Giant' x self

Primary hybrids:
Paph. Ashburtoniae (barbatum x insigne)
Paph. Delrosi (rothschildianum x delenatii var. vinicolor)
Paph. Maudiae (callosum x lawrenceanum) Vinicolor 'Schwarze Madonna'
Paph. Michael Koopowitz (philippinense x sanderianum)
Paph. Pandion (venustum x fairrieanum)
Paph. Prine Edward of York (rothschildianum x sanderianum)
Paph. Wössner Vietnam Star (rothschildianum x vietnamense

Complex Hybrid:
Clair de Lune 'Edgard van Belle' FCC/AOS

NoID:
Paph. Vinicolor 'Black Jack'

 

[The Mutant]

You Sir, are utterly correct! :rollhappy: Or at least I hope so. It might be mislabeled...

 

[SlipperKing]

What a smart butt you are Mr. Eric!

 

[The Mutant]

Here's a bit of an update, should be easier to guess now.

It's growing like a Paph on mission at the moment, almost 4 cm in 4 days...

 

[Trithor]

villosum

 

[The Mutant]

Getting closer (I honestly suspect I'm incapable of flowering those buggers...).

 

[eggshells]

gratrix

 

[Erythrone]

It's one of these! :evil:

Subgenus Sigmatopetalum:
Paph. appletonianum
Paph. argus
Paph. barbatum x sib ('Wesley' x 'Perfect Circle')
Paph. bundtii
Paph. callosum var. sublaeve
Paph. ceramense or cerveranum
Paph. ciliolare
Paph. hainanense
Paph. lawrenceanum 'Graue' BM/DOG
Paph. mastersianum
Paph. purpuratum
Paph. robinsonii
Paph. schoseri
Paph. sukhakulii 'Graue'
Paph. superbiens
Paph. superbiens var. curtisii
Paph. tonsum var. cupreum
Paph. urbanianum x sib ('Shine and Glory' x 'Rainbow')
Paph. urbanianum
Paph. venustum
Paph. violascens
Paph. wardii 'Darkwing' x self

Subgenus Paphiopedilum:
Paph. fairrieanum 'Dawlish Warren' x self
Paph. helenae
Paph. gratrixianum
Paph. henryanum
Paph. villosum
Paph. villsoum, new type from China

Subgenus Polyantha:
Paph. gardineri x sib 'Red Star' x 'Red Dragon'
Paph. lowii
Paph. parishii (NEW)
Paph. roebelenii
Paph. roebelenii 'Kellerkind' x self
Paph. rothschildianum 'Big Garden' x 'Lark' FCC/AOS
Paph. rothschildianum x sib 'Jim Krull' FCC/AOS x 'Canadian Club' GM/JOGA
Paph. rothschildianum 'Mont Miliais' x self (although I seriously doubt that)
Paph. rothschildianum x sib 'Oriental Red' x 'Mont Milais' FCC/AOS
Paph. rothschildianum 'Starship' x self

Subgenus Parvisepalum (what's this one doing here, huh, huuh, huuuh?):
Paph. delenatii var. vinicolor x sib ('Purple Lantern' x Purple Delight')
Paph. malipoense 'Giant' x self

Primary hybrids:
Paph. Ashburtoniae (barbatum x insigne)
Paph. Delrosi (rothschildianum x delenatii var. vinicolor)
Paph. Maudiae (callosum x lawrenceanum) Vinicolor 'Schwarze Madonna'
Paph. Michael Koopowitz (philippinense x sanderianum)
Paph. Pandion (venustum x fairrieanum)
Paph. Prine Edward of York (rothschildianum x sanderianum)
Paph. Wössner Vietnam Star (rothschildianum x vietnamense

Complex Hybrid:
Clair de Lune 'Edgard van Belle' FCC/AOS

NoID:
Paph. Vinicolor 'Black Jack'

You are right, Sherlock!

 

[The Mutant]

He definitely is. :wink:

 

[Ghosthunt64]

Paphippedilum spicerianum?

 

[The Mutant]

I don't have a spicerianum, so nope.

 

[NYEric]

Hint: it's one on the list.

 

[The Mutant]

Yup, care to take a guess Mr. Smartypants? oke:

 

[Bjorn]

Henry

 

[The Mutant]

YES! I knew you guys would get it (you were all in the right subgenus, but Bjorn nailed it).

It's my beloved little Henry that's planning to flower for the first time. I've had it for little over a year, so I'll take full credit for the flower. *proud mommy*

I've been fussing like crazy over it since the bud started developing like two months ago, and when the sheath started poking out of the leaf axis, a heat wave struck Sweden. It practically didn't move during these months, but when the temperatures finally started to drop, it took off. I've been so worried that it was going to blast due to the heat, and the fact that it also has two new growths going, that it's a miracle I have any hair left.

It's really going for it now, I don't think any of my other Paphs have been this quick with their spikes (the spike is about 9 cm (3.5") now, bud not included, but I don't know how long it'll get).

But since I wrote this, the bud will either blast, or I'll knock it off, or I'll drop it, or something equally frustrating... I wouldn't be surprised, Murphy's Law and all that. :rollhappy:

 

[The Mutant]

Silly question btw, I'm a bit uncertain whether or not it IS a Henry... It has a leaf span of approximately 40-43 cm (15.7" - 16.9"), which feels a bit big... I thought they were smaller, and I thought it was rather large when I got it when the leaf span was 32 cm (12.6"). Recently, I thought it looked sort of even larger, and measured it and it seems it has been quite busy growing behind my back. It also sneaked up a flower sheath behind my back too, so it's a rather sneaky Henry.

I've come to understand that it's quite a variable species, so is this within what could be considered normal for a Henry?

I suppose I'll have to wait until the flower opens to be absolutely certain, but I'm rather impatient! :wink:

 

[Trithor]

We wait for the bloom (villosum?)