emydura
Well-Known Member
Unfortunately the developing bud barely got out of the sheath and ended up very deformed. I just snapped it off to put it out of its misery. I'm not sure what would cause this. The plant is a good size clump. I wonder if it the stress caused by back to back flowering. This spike was initiated straight after an earlier flowering in which the flowers were open for 3 and a half months. Maybe it would have been better to have had a rest before sending up another spike. I've very rarely had a Paph flower consecutively like this.
The flowers below are from the earlier flowering a couple of months back. You can see why I'm a little dissappointed about the most recent flowering. Everyone should have a Harold Koopowitz in there collection.
David
The flowers below are from the earlier flowering a couple of months back. You can see why I'm a little dissappointed about the most recent flowering. Everyone should have a Harold Koopowitz in there collection.
David
![paphhkdeformedflower.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/6f3/6f3ad3c81ec8ba94616c23a157a4d533.jpg)
![paphharoldkoopowitz2008sload.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/071/0714440d75e8ec27aca045292eedc60e.jpg)
![paphharoldkoopowitzs2load.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/497/497e8bbe2e564f605d7b730b8d1c3cf2.jpg)