Guess the primary

[toddybear]

Here is an unusual primary...any guesses? (first time bloom for me)

 

[Rick]

I think it must have double album parents.

Hangianum or emersonii with niveum????

 

[Brian Monk]

delenatii x farrienanum

 

[Mocchaccino]

As quite a premature slipper orchid enthusiasts, it would be difficult for me to guess. But I'm interested in challenges.

Let me try... The white color as the majority might resemble the strong inheritance of white color from Paph. delenatii, possibly as the mother.

While the shape of the flower and staminode are doubtful to my knowledge. However I think the yellow color on the side petals near staminode and the yellowish staminode may resemble Paph. primulinum.

After all, both of them mostly bloom with 1 flower at a time. The question remains whether this hybrid, if true, blooms simultaneously. Can there be more hints by showing the features of leaves and a photo of the whole plant?

 

[poozcard]

niveum x emersonii

i think niveum erases yellow on the pouch

 

[toddybear]

Brian got it...it's Black Diamond, using alba forms of both parents.

 

[Mocchaccino]

Brian got it...it's Black Diamond, using alba forms of both parents.

delenatii fma. album x fairrieanum fma. album

Really stunning. The flask must be costing way lots of money, considering the limited number of viable seeds in the capsule generated from two albino parents!

Would it be too weak to grow?

 

[s1214215]

Shoot... I was going to get this in flask from Hung Sheng at $60 a flask, but didnt.. now I wish I had. He used both album parents

Brett

 

[Jorch]

Nice Black Diamond!
Is this one from Cloud's?

 

[Paph_LdyMacBeth]

Nice Black Diamond!
Is this one from Cloud's?

I was going to ask the same thing with fingers crossed because I have one!

 

[toddybear]

Yes, it was a Cloud's purchase...took two years to bloom...very slow grower.

 

[SlipperKing]

Great results!

 

[W. Beetus]

Stunning white! Beautiful.

 

[SlipperFan]

Oh my -- I almost bought one of these....

 

[NYEric]

Nice. Looks just like mine, its a not difficult and consistent album cross.