I'd second this. Very nice one.
Thanks! May I know the reason why to cut the flower off soon? To get it start a new growth? Right now it has a tiny little eye...
I guess, Stephen gave that advice for the plant to conserve its energy and use it for growth, not on flowering. When the plant is more established, you of course do not have to follow that course. But from my own bitter experience the advice seems sound, - and you can always keep the flower for some time in a vase and thus still enjoy it! (just remember to shift the water in the vase regularly!
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The tag said Paph. rothschildianum 'Early Bird' x Paph. sanderianum 'Kamakami'. I bought it in a local orchid show spring 2019. It was full bloomed with 4 flowers. I made some mistake growing it by watering it too often. Plus it grows very slow. It got setback. I learned that I let it dry out a bit between watering and this summer I left it outside in very warm temp. It seems to like it. It finally started a spike. Here is the photo when I first got it.
Just found out that my Wossner Black Wings received an AM award. This is a first flowering seedling from Sam's cross (rothschildianum 'Leo' SM/JOGA x adductum var. anitum 'Ace' AM/AOS). This plant has a bit of a different look, especially the long pendulous petals. Probably the standout features of this clone is the very tall spike (85 cm) and the well spaced flowers. As Stephen has mentioned before, in Australia this plant is awarded under the name Johanna Burkhardt as anitum is not recognised here. This is the first time I have flowered a Paph involving anitum and I can now see what all the fuss is all about. It is such a wonderful hybrid.
