Hello All

[wilbeck]

My first orchid, a lurid purple paph, purchased two years ago after reading "The Orchid Thief," has finally sent up a new bloom spike. Thus encouraged, I started looking for more information about slipper orchids, et voila, here I am. I do like the slipper orchids best and now have three others, though I am sure I have not been infected with orchid fever. Yet.

Wilson

 

[Marco]

Welcome Wilson. You've come to the right place. What are the three others?? oke:

Make sure to check out the pictures section. Polyanthas! :drool:

 

[Heather]

Welcome Wilson!
I look forward to seeing your lurid purple paph!
We're all about lurid around here.

 

[wilbeck]

Hello Marco and Heather,

Thanks for the greetings. My other three Paphs are:

Paph. Hsinying Cherry x Paph. Hsinying Maru “Ching Hua”
Paph. maudiae ‘Silverado’ x Paph. lawranceanum
Paph. delanatii x Paph. lienianum

I presume they are unnamed. I have no idea about the lineage of my orchid #1. I would post an image of it if I ever learn how.

Wilson

 

[PHRAG]

Welcome to the forum! If nobody has told you yet, owning a Phragmipedium besseae is part of the membership requirement here. I suggest you buy one immediately.

As for posting photographs, you can see a tutorial at the top of any of the photograph forums that tells you everything you need to know. If you have any questions, just ask Heather. She knows all.

 

[wilbeck]

The Purple Paph

Hello Phrag,

Phragmipedium besseae, eh? I'll get on that right away. I will try the Image Shack route to post a photo of the original (in my collection) Paph. I purchased it from a florist named Asrai Gardens on North Avenue in Chicago and the only label it had indicated it was from Salinas Orchids. If anyone can identify it, I would be most appreciative. Thanks.

wilson

 

[PHRAG]

Holy cow! I just realized you are from Columbia, MO!

I am from southwest Missouri. I am just in Phoenix temporarily. My wife and I are coming home in October and I am excited.

 

[wilbeck]

It looks like Image Shack didn't work, so here's an attachment:

 

[PHRAG]

Wow, that pouch is dark! Very nice.

 

[gore42]

That is indeed a very dark pouch, and big round dorsal. Pretty impressive, actually

Matthew Gore

 

[Gideon]

Hi Wilson and welcome

Great colouration on your paph

 

[Greenpaph]

Welcome, Wilson!

I love your fairrienum cross!

thanks for the post!

 

[SlipperFan]

Nice flower. Welcome, Wilson.

 

[wilbeck]

Thanks for the nice comments on the Purple Paph. Peter, is it a fairrienum cross as you mention? It apparently originated at Salinas Orchids and was not identified further when I bought it. Phrag, on further review, I think you are right-on that I should buy a Phragmipedium besseae. Now, where and when to do it?

Wilson