Paph Michael Koopowitz

[emydura]

I haven't been able to post photos of my orchids for a while due to computer issues. These are now resolved so I'm back up and running.

Here is a photo of my Michael Koopowitz that was in flower a few weeks back. Like the cross in general, I have been a bit jinxed with this plant. I bought it as a FS plant at least 12 years ago. It had no roots so was in poor shape. It quickly put out a spike of one flower which was totally deformed. More than a decade later I have flowered it for the 2nd time. Not great but good enough to think if I get this plant strong enough it will put out some nice flowers. Unfortunately the jinx continued as before I could take a photo, the plant was knocked over smashing the bottom two flowers and the third flower stopped opening.

I have had bad experiences with this cross in general - either plants are very poor growers or they get rot easily. Early this year I had a seedling that was growing like a weed - as vigorous as any multi-floral I own. But it got rot and had to be thrown out.

Paph Michael Koopowitz (sanderianum 'Jacobs Ladder' x phillipinense 'Red Corkscrew).

 

[Justin]

the petals are long that's for sure. hopefully the plant will get stronger.

 

[SlipperFan]

Are you using a different photo editor now? The saturation on this photo is unreal.

 

[abax]

But you gotta admit it GLOWS! Perhaps it's a Paph. lamp.

 

[Ozpaph]

worth persisting with.
How red are the petals? (the white balance is very warm).

 

[labskaus]

Nice flowers, worth the effort. I hope you can get this plant going stronger.

The photo looks like it has been taken in candle light.

 

[emydura]

That was pretty bad wasn't it. That was the jpg file basically straight out of the camera. I might need to revisit those settings. This is from the RAW file. I cut the spike off a fair while back so I can't compare it directly. It is a terrible photo and flowering whatever you use.

 

[GuRu]

David, MK is worth all efforts and hopefully your plant will become stronger as quick as possible.
The second photo looks more realisticly.

 

[Trithor]

That certainly has potential and well worth the effort of effort of carrying on with it. I have also found this to be a hybrid which under my conditions can be very prone to alternating rapid growth and rot cycles. I have found with an introduction of cal/mag nitrate feed inbetween my regular fertilizing that the growths have strengthened and seem to be less susceptible to rot, time will tell.
I like that a lot, one of my favorite sandi hybrids!

 

[SlipperKing]

Yes, one of my favorite sandie hybrids as well. I have come up against these rot issues as well with this hybrid. I have four different clones and of course the awarded clone has been hit the worse with rot! Man you hate to hear it.
That is a very old clone David. You just don't hear anything about the two parents of your plant. I wonder if either are still alive.

 

[emydura]

That certainly has potential and well worth the effort of effort of carrying on with it. I have also found this to be a hybrid which under my conditions can be very prone to alternating rapid growth and rot cycles. I have found with an introduction of cal/mag nitrate feed inbetween my regular fertilizing that the growths have strengthened and seem to be less susceptible to rot, time will tell.
I like that a lot, one of my favorite sandi hybrids!

This plant did nothing for many years but really picked up in the last couple of years when I was providing much higher amounts of Ca and Mg.

Yes, one of my favorite sandie hybrids as well. I have come up against these rot issues as well with this hybrid. I have four different clones and of course the awarded clone has been hit the worse with rot! Man you hate to hear it.
That is a very old clone David. You just don't hear anything about the two parents of your plant. I wonder if either are still alive.

Sorry to hear about your awarded plant Rick. That was a big specimen plant from memory. I find when I get a plant to that size, it will never get rot.

I think this was one of the first MK. The sanderianum 'Jacobs Ladder' is a clone I have heard a lot of although not recently. From that perspective it would be nice if I could keep my MK alive.