Paph philippinense 'Alford' AM/AOS 4 spikes

[Justin]

Best flowering yet for me. 4 spikes with 14 flowers/buds.

 

[Ozpaph]

ooh, nice. I have some seedlings with it as a parent............!

 

[GuRu]

14 lovely flowers/buds on 4 flower spikes - that's a real eye catcher.

 

[troy]

That is sweet!! If everybody used a phillie like this to breed with, there wouldn't be anymore ugly p.o.s. a frame droopy petal hybrids!!

 

[Linus_Cello]

Very nice! How did you get this clone?

 

[mrhappyrotter]

I love it! Very nice. The petal stance is very pleasing, and that's coming from someone who usually prefers long, pendant petals on a phillie.

 

[troy]

I think a hybrid should be some sort of improvement, I don't like a frame hybrids

 

[JAB]

Very nice amigo!!

 

[tnyr5]

That's pretty impressive

 

[ksriramkumar]

Wow. Beauty indeed.

 

[Hamlet]

Wow!!! :clap:

 

[RandyT]

Fantastic! Love philies!

 

[Justin]

Very nice! How did you get this clone?

Thanks. I got this several years ago when junes orchid estate in florida was still in business and they had a bunch of clumps for sale. I believe Rick H and maybe sone others got one too.

 

[Guldal]

Amazing grace! :clap:

Just curious, as a relative newbie: how old is your division - and for how long have you grown it?!

Kind regards,
Jens

 

[gego]

Thanks. I got this several years ago when junes orchid estate in florida was still in business and they had a bunch of clumps for sale. I believe Rick H and maybe sone others got one too.

So a division of this clone you guys had? What a luck. Congrats...

 

[blondie]

Impressive spikes and flowers in do love this species

 

[Justin]

Amazing grace! :clap:

Just curious, as a relative newbie: how old is your division - and for how long have you grown it?!

Kind regards,
Jens

I cant remember when i got it but maybe in 2009? Not sure.

The division i bought was a huge clump so this clone is probably decades old. It has an AM and i think it also was a GM/WOC. If anyone has the award info that might.give a clue how old it is...

This plant is about 10 growths today.

 

[tnyr5]

April 1990

 

[Justin]

Thx...I also have rothschildianum 'Alford' from the same original grower/exhibitor but it hasn't bloomed for me yet.

 

[cattmad]

well grown