My Polyanthas in 2023

[DrLeslieEe]

Not haynaldianum… maybe Julius?

 

[Michael Bonda]

Since last Friday I've been back home and meanwhile the buds in the photo of posting #2 are in flower. Yesterday with sunny wether I found time to take photos of these flowers. It's clearly one more mislabeled plant because I bought it as Paph. haynaldianum dark and ....yes the flowers are dark, tha's true, but obviously it. isn't Paph. haynaldianum but with high probability a hybrid with haynaldianum.
It would be nice if anybody could make a suggestion because I'm not really familiar with such hybrids.

My guess would be Paph Lebaudyanum (haynaldianum x philippinense).
Some pics of this hybrid look identical to yours, some photo examples do not have such long dark petals. Yours is exceptional !

 

[Michael Bonda]

Pic for reference :

 

[tnyr5]

Houghtoniae is my guess.

 

[annica.jarvela]

My first thought was also Julius as DrLeslie proposed, but the petals on Julius are usually more horizontal, but it`s possible. But Lebaudyanum is probably correct. Houghtoniae does not have so much red color on the petals at least that I know of. Both flowers are beautiful. No wonder the MK is called Long Hair and the second has also lovely colors. The red on the lower half of the petals isThe whole flower is beautiful.

 

[GuRu]

My guess would be Paph Lebaudyanum (haynaldianum x philippinense).
Some pics of this hybrid look identical to yours, some photo examples do not have such long dark petals. Yours is exceptional !

My first thought was also Julius as DrLeslie proposed, but the petals on Julius are usually more horizontal, but it`s possible. But Lebaudyanum is probably correct. Houghtoniae does not have so much red color on the petals at least that I know of. Both flowers are beautiful. ................

Thanks Michael and Annica, yes I think P. Lebaudianum matches the best.

 

[MichaelTibbs]

I honestly think the name is correct Paph Leybaudyanum