Paph leucochilum ('Dark Lord' x 'Locomotive' HCC/AOS)

[Ross]

First to bloom from a flask I got from Sam Tsui in 2020. Approximate Measurements: NS: 9.0 cm, DW: 5.0 cm, PW: 5.2 cm

 

[littlefrog]

Nice!

 

[Djthomp28]

That's a very nice outcome. I think I have a seedling from this cross. Thanks for sharing. It gives me something to expect.... or potentially expect.

 

[Ozpaph]

Looks big. 3 years from flask seems an achievement

 

[Justin]

Nice! I have a different cross from around the same time. Mine are growing quite well but not as fast.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Well done to bloom leucochilum within 3 years from flask!

That one dot on the right side of pouch with have some people riled up lol.

 

[Ross]

Well done to bloom leucochilum within 3 years from flask!

That one dot on the right side of pouch with have some people riled up lol.

It's still a teenager with a little acne on the chin!

 

[Guldal]

Good job.... and verty nice flower!

That one dot on the right side of pouch with have some people riled up lol.

Let's wait to get too riled up, untill we have encountered it the 2nd or 3rd time around!

It's still a teenager with a little acne on the chin!

Acne? Nay, it's just a li'll beauty spot, that adds to its present charm!

 

[GuRu]

Lovely flower and 3 years from flask is great.

.....That one dot on the right side of pouch with have some people riled up lol.

Leslie, nobody riles up there are only different views what deserves the name P. leucochilum ..... and b.t.w..... I'm keen to correct you because I count 3 spots at the side and one at the bottom of the pouch.

 

[annica.jarvela]

First to bloom from a flask I got from Sam Tsui in 2020. Approximate Measurements: NS: 9.0 cm, DW: 5.0 cm, PW: 5.2 cm

Nice big plant already! Congrats!

 

[annica.jarvela]

and b.t.w..... I'm keen to correct you because I count 3 spots at the side and one at the bottom of the pouch.

I noticed the same amount of spots.

 

[Guldal]

Lovely flower and 3 years from flask is great.

Leslie, nobody riles up there are only different views what deserves the name P. leucochilum ..... and b.t.w..... I'm keen to correct you because I count 3 spots at the side and one at the bottom of the pouch.

As y'all know, I'm 100% with Rudolf on this matter! And I can't for my death fathom what morphological features separates leucochilum from the typical form of godefroyar. I have heard numerous proposals in respect to this. e.g. differences in leavage, differences in the rootsysteme. I've found exactly these proposed, differential features in plants, that clearly were typical godefroyaes, so.....
Yes, there is the uncoloured outer lip of the pouch in leucochilum, but that's not a morphological feature, I.e. this does in my book barely account for leucochilum to be considered a variety of godefroyae, and far from a species in its own right.
The only logical solution to the whole leucochilum kerfuffle is in my point of view to subsume both under godefroyae, and consider the leucochilum plants (I.e. flowers with an all white, outer pouch) as a colourform of godefroyae. This implies operating with the typical form, P. godefroyae, and the colourform, P. godefroyae fma. leucochilum

Lovely flower, by the way!

 

[eds]

P. godefroyae fma. leucochilum

Completely agree. Somebody should publish describing it as such quickly to end all this nonsense!
(I know it is not a 'quick' thing to publish such a paper though!)