Paph Season 2024

[Tony]

Tony, so far I knew you as a great multifloral grower but obviously you have some more beauties in your greenhouse.

You're too kind. The Parvi/Brachy types were entrusted to me by @Happypaphy7 when he moved to Germany and I'm doing my best to keep them happy.

 

[hkunberger]

The pink coloring on your Ho Chi Minh is outstanding. What a perfect flower for the beginning of spring.

 

[Tony]

Finally filled a gaping hole in my collection, and I didn't even have to sacrifice a gonad.

 

[Justin]

Comgrats! Blooming on a small plant. Does it have a new growth yet?

 

[Tony]

Comgrats! Blooming on a small plant. Does it have a new growth yet?

Not yet, I cut the flower and stored the pollen right after the pic to hopefully get it moving.

 

[tnyr5]

Finally filled a gaping hole in my collection, and I didn't even have to sacrifice a gonad.

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Must...not...comment * bites tongue *

 

[Tony]

Must...not...comment * bites tongue *

Yeah, yeah, yours is bigger I know...

 

[Duck Slipper]

Finally filled a gaping hole in my collection, and I didn't even have to sacrifice a gonad.

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Goodness gracious!

 

[hkunberger]

Now now boys! Let’s rein this in before the cattleyas get involved…

 

[Happypaphy7]

Congrats and good luck! It looks to be a bit tender given the size and the color of the leaves. Or maybe the lighting giving the wrong impression.
Is this species harder to keep going than anitum?

 

[Tony]

Congrats and good luck! It looks to be a bit tender given the size and the color of the leaves. Or maybe the lighting giving the wrong impression.
Is this species harder to keep going than anitum?

It is yellower than I would like, but for $50 I rolled the dice. If nothing else I got some pollen to work with.

 

[Tony]

I couldn't resist this Wössner Giganitum at the Asheville Orchid Festival today, I'm looking forward to growing it up and seeing what it can do.

 

[Tony]

Peak blooming season has passed but I'm still getting flowers here and there.

Another stonei:



Sunlight Rothschild:



Xanthophyllum:



Lastly a disappointing Wössner Black Wings. It had potential with four flowers on a first bloom and a nicely marked dorsal sepal, but as it opened the petals started to roll and then the dorsal reflexed. Another cull for the cull throne.

 

[Justin]

"No biggie, Just casually blooming stoneis over here..."

 

[Tony]

"No biggie, Just casually blooming stoneis over here..."

Are they really that difficult? One of the judges at Asheville commented that the one I had on display there was only the second he had seen in his life. The first was mine in our show last year lol

Besides you have like 40 flowers on 'Mont Milais' right now, that's way cooler

 

[Tony]

I do have a couple more stonei on deck though

 

[GuRu]

Yeah, yeah, yours is bigger I know...

Guys, let's talk about .... whose are bigger

 

[GuRu]

I couldn't resist this Wössner Giganitum at the Asheville Orchid Festival today, I'm looking forward to growing it up and seeing what it can do.

As I know you by your posts ... I think you can do a lot. Good luck !

 

[GuRu]

...... Xanthophyllum:

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Though your Paph. Xanthophyllum is an very old hybrid (registered in 1893) I didn't here of it and havn't seen is so far. I like it due to the intense colouration.

 

[Justin]

Are they really that difficult? One of the judges at Asheville commented that the one I had on display there was only the second he had seen in his life. The first was mine in our show last year lol

Besides you have like 40 flowers on 'Mont Milais' right now, that's way cooler

Ha yes I am not complaining

I have only bloomed 2 stonei in my life, and those were the only 2 I have ever seen in person (including 15-20 years of OS meetings/shows).

Luckily one of those I selfed and have seedlings...

I am actually anticipating a couple from a Taiwanese flask to bloom this summer...16 years from flask.