Paph. Ho Chi Minh

[quiltergal]

This was my very first Paph. purchased many years ago. It was originally labeled as delenatii, but was later identified by an AOS judge as Ho Chi Minh. It has always been a good bloomer but this year outdid itself. Normally it carries just 2 flowers. This year there are 3. I'm not sure if all 3 will be open at once. The first flower to open is on the right. For some reason it did not open all the way. Maybe the petals were pushed up against the other buds. The second flower to open looks much better. I sure wish the blooms lasted longer on these.

 

[MorandiWine]

Either way its a fantastic flower!

Tyler

 

[reivilos]

Very nice.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

At this point, I think you could get away with classifying the plant as a multifloral.

 

[Erythrone]

A beauty!

 

[SlipperKing]

Its still a beauty even short lived!

 

[Ruth]

Lovely!

 

[NYEric]

Very good. We all wish Parvi blooms lasted longer.

 

[Ozpaph]

very good form and colouration AND 3 flowers!!
A winner.

 

[SlipperFan]

Very pretty -- good shape and flowers. I agree it would be good if these lasted longer.

 

[Trithor]

Nicely flowered, well done! That is a good one.

 

[abax]

Beautiful colors and I had a Ho that did the same thing with crowded
blooms and changing to K-Lite elongated the stem of the two blooms
this year and both flowers looked much better. I didn't specifically time
the length of bloom, but seems like mine lasted a bit longer using K-Lite.

 

[Dido]

nice congrats on that beauty

 

[quiltergal]

Thanks everyone! I plan to give K-Lite a try as soon as I use up the rest of my MSU.