Paph. Pandion (venustum x fairrieanum)

[Candace]

This isn't an award winner, but it's an easy grower and bloomer. I've had it for 3-4 years. It's a primary cross of venustum aureum x fairrieanum and it's growing happily in semi hydro in the g.h. The venustum pouch carries through. Some people like that and some hate it, I fall in the like it group.

 

[NYEric]

Mars Attack! Can you show the foliage too, thanx?

 

[Candace]

Only for you Eric. It looks like snakeskin patterning to me. And before anyone says, "I thought you only recommended hydroton for phrags and not paphs." I do. I only have maybe 5 paphs left in hydroton. They do much better in the Old primeagra. This one is such an easy grower though, I haven't wanted to mess with a good thing.

 

[NYEric]

That's terrible you should send it to me! No, really that's a very diff and cool leaf pattern and I would love to have one. Can you post the vendor? All I can see is "THE ORCHID.."

 

[Candace]

I bought it from a vendor at the Sonoma Orchid Society annual show about 4 years ago. She used to be the main paph vendor there. Unfortunately due to health reasons, she's not doing shows anymore and has no website. I haven't been to their show since she got out of the business as she was the main reason I went. Great lady and great plants. She ran the Orchid Bench in Fort Bragg, CA.

 

[NYEric]

Of course Well, when it gets big enough to divide, remeber me.

 

[SlipperFan]

The lines are amazingly well defined.

 

[Bolero]

I can see both species in that.........interesting and very pretty flower.

 

[Corbin]

I like the pouch. I have been eying the album (sp?) form of the venustum as I think it really accents the pouch veining.

 

[goldenrose]

I'm with you Corbin! I have an album venustum for that reason! I think this one shows more venustum influence but who know's in another few weeks when my fairrieanum album is in bloom, I might change my mind!

 

[Jorch]

Pretty flower! I got one recently from Zephyrus, made with alba parents. I cant wait to see it grow and bloom after seeing how nice yours is! :clap:

 

[practicallyostensible]

I like the pouch. I have been eying the album (sp?) form of the venustum as I think it really accents the pouch veining.

I saw "boo" to the album venustum. How can you not love the colors in this pouch? :smitten:

 

[Hien]

Only for you Eric. It looks like snakeskin patterning to me. And before anyone says, "I thought you only recommended hydroton for phrags and not paphs." I do. I only have maybe 5 paphs left in hydroton. They do much better in the Old primeagra. This one is such an easy grower though, I haven't wanted to mess with a good thing.

-The leaves are very attractive.
-Hydroton does not leach as much salt as some other stuff, but it still leaches out some.

 

[Candace]

Hydroton does not leach as much salt as some other stuff, but it still leaches out some.

Salt build up or leaching isn't a problem for me with any of the leca. Hydroton stays dry at the top and that isn't necessarily a good thing for small developing paph roots.

 

[Hien]

I saw "boo" to the album venustum. How can you not love the colors in this pouch? :smitten:

Look at those yellow bumps behind the staminode. Outrageously beautiful.

 

[Hien]

Salt build up or leaching isn't a problem for me with any of the leca. Hydroton stays dry at the top and that isn't necessarily a good thing for small developing paph roots.

Candace, you maybe on the money here, when you mention about the small roots.
I notice the thick root paph seems to do better than the thin roots in Hydroton.

 

[practicallyostensible]

Candace, you maybe on the money here, when you mention about the small roots.
I notice the thick root paph seems to do better than the thin roots in Hydroton.

That's something to think about.

 

[Mrs. Paph]

Cool foliage, and the flower is just Cute!

 

[Candace]

This is interesting I think...an update on this plant. I've bloomed it several times in the g.h. where it gets cooler at night and it looks like this

and it bloomed for me a few months back and I forgot to put it back in the g.h. so I've been growing it inside and warmer for the past 2-3 months. A spike developed and it looks like this...

Weird huh? It looks like a completely different plant!

 

[jblanford]

In the March Orchids mag. pg.187 is the natural hybrid
(fairrieanum X venustum) Paphiopedilum x pradhanii. Witch I would like to make when my plants bloom next time. I sure think it would be interesting, I also have never done a cross yet, so I have a lot of research to do.
Wish me luck. Jim.