P. delenatii & P. delenatii v. dunkel bud watch begins...

[The Orchid Boy]

I think the delenatii may have 3 buds! Take a really close look:

(Sorry for the bad coloration of the picture on this one.)

 

[eggshells]

Only two

 

[The Orchid Boy]

Only two

I think I see three

 

[The Mutant]

It has what looks like the beginning of another bud, but if it's going to become anything, I'm not so sure. Let's keep our fingers crossed shall we?

 

[The Orchid Boy]

Hmm... Not so sure if the 3rd bud is going to do anything. I took the 2 pictures below to show how much the spike grows in 24 hours- 1/2 an inch. That seems fast to me. I've noticed that my delenatii seems to grow its spikes faster than phals or other paphs.

The spike has grown quite a bit more since the last picture was taken.

 

[NYEric]

Delenatii is a quick bloomer. Sorry to see about the jinx getting the vinicolor. Keep us posted.

 

[The Orchid Boy]

It grows spikes very quickly but takes FOREVER to open its blooms! The first bud started to open on April 4 and its still not open and I can't see the pouch yet.

Here you can see how it is secured to the stake. Should I move the clip up higher onto the seed pod? Or will it straighten up more?

I got some pollinia from one of Leo's sanderianums to make Paph. Sacagawea's Slippers (which I will eventually cross back into sanderianum). I want to enjoy the blooms as long as possible. I have a few questions. Should I pollinate the first or second bloom? How long can I enjoy the bloom before I should pollinate it? If I pollinate the first bloom, will it lose the second bud?

 

[papheteer]

hmmm.. looking good. I have one in bloom with 2 flowers as well. When it started opening, it took only a few days to fully open. I think 5 days max.