Paph henryanum in bloom and more to come

[Sangii]

#1

and 3 spikes on #2 :rollhappy:

 

[Heather]

Wow! Sweet!

Looks like henryanum season is upon us.

 

[Gideon]

Stunning :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[couscous74]

Wow, I'm so jealous :clap:

 

[SlipperFan]

Gorgeous. Are you going to have it judged?

 

[Sangii]

Gorgeous. Are you going to have it judged?

no ! over here in Europe there's not much judging going on and I actually never had a plant judged....

 

[SlipperFan]

I'm not a judge, but I do wonder what judges would think of it...

 

[slippertalker]

It has nice form and color, but judging from a picture is almost impossible. You don't get a good idea of the size and presence of the flower or the substance and texture. Usually an award quality flower will scream "here I am" when you view it...Many very nice flowers are not of award quality.

 

[littlefrog]

I concur... It appears to have excellent color in the photo. But without seeing it in person... Just as a first impression, it looks like a nice plant and definitely a keeper, but probably not awardable (in the AOS). There are at least a couple dozen awards to this species, so there would be considerable competition.

I have no idea how judging works in Europe, though. A faint idea about the RHS system, but other than that...