Paph. Pine Glow x P. vietnamense

[nikv]

Hi!

This is a Paph. Pine Glow x P. vietnamense 'October Bride' that I recently purchased from Ernie at EnLightened Orchids in his Beat the Heat Sale. He mentioned that the plant I would get would be in spike. It recently opened and I'm very pleased with it. The flower is huge! It has a natural spread of 4.75 inches from tip to tip. Would be even more if I spread out the petals. The pouch does have a dent in it, but that sort of thing isn't unusual for a first-bloom seedling. Also, it seems to have inherited the sequential bloom capability from the Pine Glow parent. There will be one and maybe two more flowers after this one!


First, the flower:

And the plant:

And as close as I can get to the staminode:

Best Regards,
Nik

 

[Ernie]

Cool! Yeah these have been really beefy, colorful flowers! The pouches are fuzzy too. I'll bet the second, third, etc open up nicer- it was a pretty "puffy" bud when it went out. Great start though.

-Ernie

 

[JeanLux]

a huge flower!!! Jean

 

[snow]

too bad ernie can,t sent to canada eh!

 

[biothanasis]

Great flower!!

 

[SlipperKing]

Nice buy. new color combos. I wonder how long the flowers will last?

 

[Ernie]

Nice buy. new color combos. I wonder how long the flowers will last?

We'll see. I am very impressed with their substance- they are pretty thick. The count so far is about a week with no signs of fading.

-Ernie

 

[NYEric]

Hmm, I have to check the sale page out!

 

[SlipperFan]

Good choice, I think.

Hmm, I have to check the sale page out!

If only we had unlimited funds. And space...

 

[Mrs. Paph]

Interesting - I like the spotting on the pouch

 

[nikv]

Hi!

Just an update on this one. This flower is still going strong. I thought that vietnamense and it's hybrids were notoriously short lived, but this flower has remained strong for weeks. It has a spread of six inches! I never thought the flower would be so large given it's parentage. The petals are a bit recurved, but I'm not complaining.

The next flower on the stem is starting its growth, so I guess this flower will drop off soon. I'm hoping the next one doesn't have a dented pouch.

Best Regards,
Nik

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

What a monster! The spotting on the lip is really intriguing.

 

[smartie2000]

sweet! am suprized bout the size and longevity

 

[NYEric]

Good purchase.

 

[SlipperFan]

Love the color and pattern. The shape? Not so much. Maybe better next time.