Paph. gratrixianum 'Orion'

[Chien]

Paph. gratrixianum, it is very easy to grow here.
It looks good, but......

 

[Chien]

But, two years ago when I bogugnt it, the color on dorsal was different!
What happened?

 

[likespaphs]

could be because the temperature was different.
do you know if it was grown cooler or warmer than last year?

 

[Chien]

A friend bought it for me from Bangkok, much warmer than Taiwan where I live.

 

[likespaphs]

i think cooler temperatures sometime promote redder coloring.

 

[ohio-guy]

Could the redder color come as the flower ages? how old are the new blooms now? when you got it last yr, was that an older more mature bloom?

 

[SlipperKing]

Beautiful, regardless of the dorsal.

 

[likespaphs]

Could the redder color come as the flower ages? how old are the new blooms now? when you got it last yr, was that an older more mature bloom?

it could be, but in this case, i don't think so. i don't really have any good reason why, i just kinda have a feeling about.
i don't know if the flower will fade to white as it ages but i don't think so either.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Interesting change. Other possibilities - light levels or perhaps even the substrate it is growing in?

 

[toddybear]

Mine decided to skip blooming this year

 

[musiclovertony]

WHOA! beautiful dorsal! I like it a lot!

 

[SlipperFan]

I suspect cooler temps made the difference. But in any case, if you don't like it, you can send it my way!

 

[JeanLux]

I would not have suspected these pics showing flowers of one and the same plant :drool:!!! But IMO the actual blooms are great in shape in coloring!!! Jean

 

[biothanasis]

Great flowers!!!

 

[Bolero]

Lovely flowering, thanks for sharing.

 

[Lance Birk]

Hello Chien...

In most circumstances it is higher light levels which bring out an increase in anthocyanin display of flowers. Seldom do temperatures have that effect. Seeing the differences in your two photos is a good example of how this is observed.

Remember how you shade your green Cymbidium flowers in order to keep them so "clean" and the color so pure.

Nice plant.

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Nice plant. That is a species that I don't own. One of many I suppose. I'm sure you were a little disapointed but I still think it's pretty nice.