Paph richardianum and haynaldianum

[SlipperKing]

A couple more plants from Quintal Farms for our show (canceled )
The Paph richardianum is a paler form of the species. When the buds formed they were solid green. I was hoping for an album. It's still cool



haynaldianum with a up right spike


A side by side for size comparison

 

[troy]

Nice colors!!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

The lowii complex (lowii, haynaldianum, richardianum, etc) has always been an enigma to me. Their similarities melds into each other. Studying the differences, and seeing them in real life, makes me appreciate that they really are very different. Thanks for posting.

 

[Guldal]

Thank you for the illuminating comparison! Beautifull haynaldianum - well coloured and with clear and well deleniated spots, not to speak of the gorgeous pink hue/flush on the dorsal!

 

[dodidoki]

Both are brilliant!

 

[GuRu]

These are two very nice and impressive flowers. Good to see them side by side.

........The Paph richardianum is a paler form of the species.......

The differences between P. lowii and P. lowii var. richardianum are very striking and don't reduce to the paler colouration. I'm no taxonomist but I'm not really lucky with its state to be a varity not a true species.

 

[ORG]

Nowerdays the tendency is going Always more and more to the species-level for Paph. richardianum. The Problem inthe beginning were the Pictures of the typeplant which showed us a floppy form of lowii. The other Problem was that there are not so many plants of richardianum are in culture. But the differences in shape and near plastic-like c

onsistency o​

f the Flower are great enough for the Status as distinct species. Here the Picture of the type in Orchid Digest 52 - 3 - 120 - 1988

Best greetings

Olaf

 

[richgarrison]

wow that's certainly in the ugly duckling category ;-) i'm wondering how many type specimen descriptions and photos are actually this far away from existing cultivars on the market. I have a compot of intaniae that i'm hoping 15 years from now (assuming any actually survive) won't turn out to be a huge disappointment.

 

[troy]

Pictures don't really capture haynaldianums color spectrum, they are very vibrant, and very different from lowii and it's varities... richardianum used to be a lowii v. Not sure if it still is

 

[Don I]

Interesting.
Don

 

[dodidoki]

Intaniae may will cause disappointment if you expect big flowers.Is has surprisingly tiny flowers, maybe 3- 4 cm wilde.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I saw this richardianum last summer at a friend’s GH and it was spectacular. The violet petals shone brilliantly in the sun.

It unfortunately did not make it through the year. Such sadness with the loss of this beautiful plant.

 

[GuRu]

I saw this richardianum last summer at a friend’s GH ........It unfortunately did not make it through the year. Such sadness with the loss of this beautiful plant.

Indeed the loss of such a mature and big plant with such nice flowers is very sad.

 

[SlipperKing]

Wow that is shame. Something catastrophic must of happen to of lost this size of a plant.

 

[Guldal]

I saw this richardianum last summer at a friend’s GH and it was spectacular. The violet petals shone brilliantly in the sun.
It unfortunately did not make it through the year. Such sadness with the loss of this beautiful plant.

WAUW......and R.I.P.

 

[Ozpaph]

ouch.

 

[SlipperKing]

UPDATE
well it only took 30 days for my second richardianum to open its first flower of 3. Much better then the first one I posted above.

Here is the first plant still hanging in there. Look how white the petal tips are compared to this second plant.
Lastly, the 3rd plant has started to open but not there yet. It's even a bit more darker than this second plant

 

[Greenpaph]

Love that second one!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

The second plant flowers is more colorful.
I wonder if the first plant's flower lost color from age? Or did it open like that?
I wanna see what's in door 3 please.

 

[SlipperKing]

When comparing the fresh flower pic above (#1)with the 30+ day old flower pic there are two different backgrounds but I would say it has faded.