Paph delenatii vinicolor (dunkel)

[wjs2nd]

This is my new vinicolored delenatii. It's darker then the pictures show but it's not like some of the soild purple ones seen lately. The petals have purple tips and the leafs have a very dark band going around the outside.

It is very compact. Is delenatii usually small? The leaf span is 6 inches.

I've been watering often to keep it moist (every 3 days). It gets K-Lite once a week and Kelpak every 2 weeks. So far all my paphs have really liked this treatment/schedule (i think they were getting to dry before).

 

[The Orchid Boy]

Nice one! Is this its first time blooming? The leafspan on my regular delenatii is 8 1/2 inches.

I'm dying for my regular delenatii to bloom! Last year I knocked both buds off, it would have been the first time it bloomed. Still hasn't even spiked. Last year it spiked on the last day of January.

 

[eggshells]

Did you take this under LED?

About your question on the growth habit. Once they mature, cultural and feeding. They can get big. Around 10 inches for a mature single growth.

 

[wjs2nd]

This is it's second bloom. The grow on the second bloom seems larger but still compact.

By-the-way, I sent you a pm Orchid Boy.

 

[wjs2nd]

The red glow is my LED lights but I don't grow my paphs under LEDs. For now, my current location gets enough sunlight.

 

[NYEric]

Not bad.

 

[Ozpaph]

the shape and staminode look a bit vietnamense to me. (sorry to be sceptical)
Can you show the leaves in natural light, please?

 

[wjs2nd]

Here is the best shot I could get with the light and my cell phone camera.

 

[The Mutant]

Oooooh, LOVE the foliage on this one. Must get one for myself.

 

[Paphman910]

Here is the best shot I could get with the light and my cell phone camera.

Definately a delenatii vinicolor. See link:

https://files.nyu.edu/jlc314/public/Paph. delenatii fma. vinicolor.html

Paphman910

 

[Linus_Cello]

Oooooh, LOVE the foliage on this one. Must get one for myself.

basically I grow it for the foliage. I bought one 3 years ago, and it hasn't bloomed yet.

 

[The Mutant]

basically I grow it for the foliage. I bought one 3 years ago, and it hasn't bloomed yet.

That's what I'm going to do too, which is also why I haven't sold my malipoense, the foliage is just too pretty (and it was a freebie).

 

[Paphman910]

Oooooh, LOVE the foliage on this one. Must get one for myself.

I agree! The underside is completely black purple!

Paphman910

 

[wjs2nd]

Here is the best I could do of the underside. It is very overcast (cloudy) here.

The underside of the leaves is very pretty! It's a very dark and deep purple.

 

[Ozpaph]

the foliage certainly looks 'dunkle', though I have no idea what the cross leaves would look like.

 

[wjs2nd]

Cross leaves? Do you mean delenatii x vietnamense?

 

[SlipperFan]

Pretty color -- nice leaves. Winner.

 

[SlipperKing]

I need a better shot of the flower. The pink haze is doing a number on these old eyes!

 

[papheteer]

Very nice! Healthy looking plant too!

 

[Ozpaph]

Cross leaves? Do you mean delenatii x vietnamense?

yes.