P. bellatulum and P. concolor

[naoki]

Fairly normal looking brachys, but I was having fun with a new lens: Olympus 60mm/2.8 macro. I have a few macro lens, but this is a pretty nice lens, and I'm pretty happy about it so far. Olympus has been always strong in macro-photography. The photos were taken about a month ago.

I got both species from Orchids by Hausermann.

This is the 1st time flowering:

Paphiopedilum bellatulum 'Fv' x sib, CH-20827

I think P. concolor is Tom Kalina's breeding.

Paphiopedilum concolor 'Select' x 'Fox Valley'


Phalaenopsis tetraspis 'C1' and Paphiopedilum concolor 'Select' x 'Fox Valley'

It's an amazingly vigorous plant, this is the 2nd time flowering. It took 8-9 months to mature the 2nd growth. It has 3 flowers.

This is the 1st time (Oct 2012):

Paphiopedilum concolor

It's interesting how different they are. For the largest bottom flower, NS was 51.58mm in 2012 (1st flowering) and 60.27mm in 2013 (17% increase). The shape is different, too. I personally like the less round, more triangular, 2nd-time flowers, which look more natural to me.

 

[NYEric]

Is the sky always so blue!?

 

[Chicago Chad]

'Fox Valley' is Tom's breeding. It is quite nice. I don't think I have ever bought a bad plant from him.

 

[papheteer]

Love that concolor!!! Nice shape and 3 flowers too! Great job ! Do you grow these under t5's? How many bulbs and how far? Thanks!

 

[naoki]

Eric, compared to NYC, the sky is bluer in AK. But Olympus camera contributes to the blueness.

Papheteer, due to low RH, I have to use a grow tent, and the only light source is T5HO and LED grow light. T5HO has 4 bulbs (6500K) to cover 2x4' area, and it is about 8-10" between the bulbs and top of the leaves, 13-14h/day. In the winter, I can use all 4 bulbs, but I use 2-3 bulbs during the summer (heat problem in the encolosed space). About 1000-1400fc with 4 bulbs. So it is getting probably a bit more light than your setup. But I've moved them to lower intensity now (under LED grow light). P. niveum isn't doing so well, though.

 

[SlipperFan]

Nice concolors!

 

[NYEric]

Eric, compared to NYC, the sky is bluer in AK. But Olympus camera contributes to the blueness.

Clean Alaskan air may have too much oxygen. I might die like a fish out of water there!

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Really cool. I'm not a brachy kind of guy, but that concolor is making me reconsider. Tiny plant. Two flowers and one bud ... what's not to love?

 

[SlipperFan]

I just noticed the tetrapsis -- WOW!

 

[naoki]

Clean Alaskan air may have too much oxygen. I might die like a fish out of water there!

That's true. But in the winter, you would be ok. We have lots of smog issues when temp is < -20F. Because of temperature inversion, exhaust from cars and wood stoves can't rise.

Dot, the P. tetraspis 'C1' in the background flowers almost non-stop. I started to wonder if there is something wrong with my growing environment.

 

[SlipperFan]

...Dot, the P. tetraspis 'C1' in the background flowers almost non-stop. I started to wonder if there is something wrong with my growing environment.

Oh, definitely! You should send that plant to me! :wink:

 

[tomkalina]

Nice to see some of my (concolor) kids blooming! As a group, they were some of the most vigorous of the species in the collection.

 

[SlipperKing]

I'm crazy about your concolor, three flowers is very good. Once common but now-a-days not seen much. Probably a result of line breeding darker and rounder flowers.