Paph. St. Low

[nikv]

Hi!

I discovered this one blooming in my greenhouse on Saturday and I thought I'd share a photo of it. I apologize for the poor photo quality, but it's difficult for me to get a decent shot of it. This one is Paphiopedilum St. Low (lowii 'Fernbrook' x St. Swithin). I purchased this plant sometime in the early to mid 90's and it has bloomed reliably for me. Not the best of flowers, but I like the dark coloring.

And here is a photo of the entire plant (for Eric):

As you can see, there's another bud or two coming along. Oh, by the way, this plant is growing in an eight-inch diameter plastic pot in medium fir bark.

Best Regards,
Nik

 

[JeanLux]

what a pretty strong plant Nik, with a very nice flower that seems to be very large!!! Jean

 

[rdlsreno]

Pretty nice color!


Ramon

 

[biothanasis]

Very beautiful!!!!

 

[P-chan]

I love the bloom! Those petals are really cool! Nice plant!

 

[SlipperKing]

Super plant when it blooms reliably! Is this flower fully opened?

 

[goldenrose]

:clap::clap: One parent is as strong as the other in this one!

 

[Elena]

Nice colours. The flower looks like it's still unravelling? Would be great to see an updated pic once it's fully opened!

 

[nikv]

Thanks for all the comments! I'll post another photo of it when the flower is fully open. Maybe the second bud will be open by then, too.

 

[jblanford]

WOW!!! What a great looking plant and flower, thanks Jim.

 

[NYEric]

Nice. I always like a whole plant shot and the pot size so people who aren't familiar w/ a plant [ahem, ahem..] know how it grows and how much room it needs. Thanx!

 

[Potterychef]

Great looking plant, Nik. Thanks for the pic. Doug

 

[SlipperFan]

Is that a third bud?

 

[nikv]

Yes. There is one flower and two buds on this spike.

 

[nikv]

Hi Everyone!

It's been a few days, so I thought I would post updated photos. The first flower is fully open. It measures five inches from petal tip to petal tip (without stretching them out). The second bud is in the midst of opening and there will eventually be a third flower, too.

I'm by no means a great photographer, but I tried my hand at using a dark background. Didn't come out as nice.

Thank you for viewing my thread!

Best Regards,
Nik

 

[NYEric]

Thanx for the update.

 

[Rick]

There's some cool contrasting colors in this flower. Very nice.

I can't believe you just "discovered" this plant in bloom one dayoke:oke:

It's to big and beautiful to not get your attention from 50 feet.

 

[SlipperKing]

Nik, This is a really nice flower Thanks for the update PIC and keep your eyes open for next year!

 

[SlipperFan]

The flash is washing out the colors. If your camera is depending on reflected light to determine how much flash to use, the dark background is causing it to overexpose.