Mysterious Paph "species" on eBay

[eOrchids]

Title says it all:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/paphiopedilum-short-leaf-new-species-3-growths-/281269665578?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item417cfa7f2a

 

[Dido]

Interesting, I had a nearly dead one which looked one time close, but it had only a few growth.

maybe a bad treated one???

 

[John M]

It looks like any Brachy that has lost all it's leaves; so, the rhizome has produced a bunch of survival growths that are still very young. If I had an otherwise healthy Brachy and I ripped off all it's leaves, that's what it would look like about 6 months later. A 3 growth division from that plant right now will likely just die. A waste of money, IMO. Plus, it's hardly legal for international sales.

 

[Chicago Chad]

I'm a little confused by the pics. If the seller hasn't seen it flower, I assume we are rolling the dice if it is even a paph at all.

anyone else seen this before?

 

[NYEric]

Did you buy it? :evil:

 

[Erythrone]

It looks like any Brachy that has lost all it's leaves; so, the rhizome has produced a bunch of survival growths that are still very young. If I had an otherwise healthy Brachy and I ripped off all it's leaves, that's what it would look like about 6 months later. A 3 growth division from that plant right now will likely just die. A waste of money, IMO. Plus, it's hardly legal for international sales.

I agree... a waste of money...

 

[Chicago Chad]

Did you buy it?

Hell no! I already had my bad ebay experience for the week.

 

[eOrchids]

I'll be surprised if anyone buys it.

 

[Tom499]

Looks like someone has dipped a dying paph rhizome in auxin.

 

[ehanes7612]

I am sure some sucker who has never heard of Slippertalk will buy it

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

I was about to post this also. I agree, it just looks like a brachy that lots its main growth. I'll post it on the FB paph forum...Guido and Olaf are on there. Olaf is here...what do you think?

 

[paphioboy]

Lololol