Paph dianthum alba

[SlipperKing]

1st bloom

 

[eds]

Nice flowers. Is that a 3" net pot or bigger?

 

[Greenpaph]

Love this Greenpaph

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Big bloom for such a small ‘leaf’ foot print.

 

[Duck Slipper]

Nice alba dianthum!

 

[Ozpaph]

eager bloomer!

 

[merc]

I noticed your dianthum and parishii both have fairly small footprints. What's your secret for such compact bloom size MFs? I would welcome more MFs into my collection if I only had the room...or knew the secret to keeping tiny MFs. Please do tell!

 

[SlipperKing]

The net pot is 3.5 inches. The plant is 6.5 inches so it is small. I have 4 total dianthum, 2 alba and 2 normal color forms. The other 3 are not blooming but the 2 normals look like they're on their last leaf before blooming.
The parishii on the other hand is not small. It measures 20 inches across in a 4 inch pot. I have a couple more parishii the same size but not blooming. Basically luck. Buy enough and you might get lucky with an early bloomer!

 

[GuRu]

..... The plant is 6.5 inches so it is small......

That's not small for this species, I think that's tiny....and 2 lovely flowers on such a tiny plant, that's exceptional. Congrats Rick.

 

[SlipperKing]

Ok, Rudolf I stand corrected. Tiny!

 

[BrucherT]

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In love. Size of plant with those huge flowers…amazing.

 

[Just1more]

love this bloom, so elegant! I tried growing one over a year ago and lost it! I should try again, perhaps I could succeed

 

[SlipperKing]

I find I have to grow these guys and their cousins, parishii in net pots or they rot just to look at them!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I think these are first bloom seedlings and will grow normal large size when mature. But a few will stay compact if they’re genetically inclined like my hangianum ‘Mammoth’. You will only know after 2-3 years of growth,

 

[NYEric]

Wow! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Just1more]

I find I have to grow these guys and their cousins, parishii in net pots or they rot just to look at them!

 

[Just1more]

Thx for that info. May I also ask where you purchased the plant?

 

[SlipperKing]

Same place,QF. I buy plants commercially and sell them through my wife's salon.

 

[DirGo]

paphio species albino beautiful flower

...all my boxes checked Rick!!! Nice pictures.

 

[SlipperKing]

Thanks DirGo. I'm impressed with the twist/ no twist presentation as in, no twisted dorsal but tightly twisted petals.