Paph helenae x spicerianum

[gego]

 

[Ozpaph]

Much nicer than I thought it might be.

 

[Secundino]

OH - a green helenae with spicer-stripe! I love the white staminode, not spicerish at all.

 

[emydura]

That is really nice. I love the compact growths. It looks like it clumps very easily.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Is this semi-hydro set up?
It is growing very nicely, and flowers are super cute!

 

[Wendy]

Great cross!

 

[fibre]

Nice one!

 

[troy]

Very nice!!! Imo, It seems this cross is the base of all the large bulldog paphs

 

[John M]

I like it!

 

[Secundino]

Very nice!!! Imo, It seems this cross is the base of all the large bulldog paphs

How could that be? Helenae was described in the 90s (of the last century) and is the tiniest of all ... oke:

 

[gego]

Is this semi-hydro set up?
It is growing very nicely, and flowers are super cute!

Yes, SH set up. The original plant had longer but slimmer leaves, now they are shorter but wider, making the plant even more compact. The dorsal started really round and flat and then it flexed, arghhh!!!!

Thanks everyone.

 

[17andgrowing]

I like it. Very nice.

 

[fibre]

Yes, SH set up. The original plant had longer but slimmer leaves, now they are shorter but wider, making the plant even more compact. The dorsal started really round and flat and then it flexed, arghhh!!!!

Thanks everyone.

Do you grow it in strong light?

 

[Trithor]

Attractive in a very cute way!

 

[gego]

Do you grow it in strong light?

800 to 1100 FC for 12 hours. LED + Filtered sunlight.

 

[NYEric]

Nice, thanks for sharing.

 

[SlipperFan]

Interesting result.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Well, given the parentage, the reflexing of dorsal sepal is expected and natural.

I find this kind of dorsal of spicerianum, villosum, gratrixianum very beautiful.

If all paph had flat dorsal, how boring is that?

 

[abax]

I think it's rather amazing. I would never have imagined
the stripes. I like it.

 

[nathalie]

Nice cross