OZ Paph blooms

[JC94030]

I am posting several pictures from my recent visit to OZ.
They are as follows:

Paph HK

Paph Macabre (sib)

Paph Macabre cross

Two "platinum Paphs" where the color is being lost.

I like them all.

 

[paphioland]

cool stride towards platinum paphs John.

 

[bwester]

wow.
What is a "platinum paph"?
Did I miss that in the few weeks I was gone??

 

[goldenrose]

I particularly like that first 'platinum'!

 

[NYEric]

wow.
What is a "platinum paph"?
Did I miss that in the few weeks I was gone??

see what they do to us!:wink:

 

[Candace]

What is a "platinum paph"?

Just sounds like a fancy name for an album.

 

[paphioland]

wow.
What is a "platinum paph"?
Did I miss that in the few weeks I was gone??

It is this ongoing attempt to get the green mauds to loose their color. When they do you get this platinum color where the green was and white shimmery backround. I have never seen a complete platinum. I don't know if anyone has. Many have been striving towards this though.

 

[paphioland]

John what did these look like in person?? The platinums? I love them by the way.

 

[Hien]

Forgive me for being slow, but they still look like green Maudiae hybrids.
Am I missing some subtlety fine points here?

 

[Candace]

Pssst, Hien. Giving fancy names to plants is a great way to sell a bunch of them.

 

[paphioland]

Forgive me for being slow, but they still look like green Maudiae hybrids.
Am I missing some subtlety fine points here?

If you look they are losing their color in certain areas. Not common to see green mauds like that. Prob more noticable in person. People are getting close to creating platinums. Not to far away. MAybe they already exist in someones collection

 

[Hien]

If you look they are losing their color in certain areas. Not common to see green mauds like that. Prob more noticable in person. People are getting close to creating platinums. Not to far away. MAybe they already exist in someones collection

Can you explain a little bit more for me.
What exactly do they look like, do they having a silver sheen like jewel orchids?
If platinum means more white, then , there are alot of paphs already pure white?
Is this term only used for certain type of paph hybrid and not all types of paphs?

 

[paphioland]

If you look the green is gone in many areas and replaced by this platinum streaking. They r actually pretty cool. There are no white mauds though. Let me see if I can find a more representative pic later Hien

 

[paphioland]

Look at the first ones stipes it can be seen there. They have turned platinum.

 

[GuRu]

Look at the first ones stipes it can be seen there. They have turned platinum.

Sounds a bit far fetched to me - in my eyes they are just albums!!
To be honest I like albums - but platinums????

Best regards from Germany, GuRu

 

[paphioland]

Sounds a bit far fetched to me - in my eyes they are just albums!!
To be honest I like albums - but platinums????

Best regards from Germany, GuRu

It is all semantics. Platinum is the name commonly given to this color configuration. They are never completely white. There are however much more platinum ones than these.

 

[bwester]

looks a bit more aluminum to me....

 

[Paphs_in_Rocks]

I am waiting for the titaniums to come out. Light weight and indestructible.

 

[SlipperFan]

Whatever you call them, this must be an amazing place to visit.

 

[Heather]

Whatever you call them, this must be an amazing place to visit.

Must be, but Ken, aren't you in Rochester, NY? I'd be lying if I failed to mention that I wonder why Terry's sending you plants, sight unseen?? Seems to not be your MO, frankly.