Paph. victoria regina x phalaenopsis !?!

[rdlsreno]

My Paph. victoria regina flowered. I got this seedling because of the wide leaves which looks like a stiff phalaenopsis. For a first bloom it looks promising.

Ramon

Paph. victoria regina plant

Flower

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

What a cutie and great shots as well!

 

[SlipperKing]

What! that ain't no Phal! It's too cute to be!!!! Nice flower Ramon, you must of been under the tables again!

 

[goldenrose]

:rollhappy: What a chub!! Very nice!!! :clap: :clap:

 

[Roy]

Just wondering if this could be a form of Paphiopedilum kalinae. The pics I've seen of it don't show the plant well but what I could see were like yours.

 

[Ernie]

I doubt it's kalinae. The pouch is too chubby, it's probably not fuzzy enough, and the dorsal is wrong. Ours have different leaves too. IMO of course.

-Ernie

 

[SlipperKing]

This is an excellent example of what is floating a round the states as Paph. victoria regina or chamberlainiaum if you like.

 

[NYEric]

Nice juicy leaves!

 

[JeanLux]

very nice flower!!! Jean

 

[CodPaph]

very nice

 

[Kavanaru]

hehe, I had seen your pic in Flickr before, and was delighted with it... very nice plant

 

[mkline3]

Great bold markings!

 

[SlipperFan]

Nice flower. But I'm amazed at the leaves -- they are so short and wide.

 

[John M]

Fantastic potential there! Keep it and grow it well. It's gonna be something awesome one day!

 

[likespaphs]

This is an excellent example of what is floating a round the states as Paph. victoria regina or chamberlainiaum if you like.

do you mean these are different than true chamberlainianums? should i google or could you provide examples?

 

[smartie2000]

The bloom is good too! I like those spots

 

[SlipperKing]

do you mean these are different than true chamberlainianums? should i google or could you provide examples?

Most if not all taxos have come to the concluison that these two names are one in the same plant. victoria reginae predates chamberlainianum

 

[likespaphs]

dang. i always hoped chamberlainianum was first....

oh... i had originally misinterpreted your post. i thought you were suggesting that there had been breeding which would have confused several different gene pools, such as liemianum, kalinae, etc.

 

[SlipperKing]

dang. i always hoped chamberlainianum was first....

oh... i had originally misinterpreted your post. i thought you were suggesting that there had been breeding which would have confused several different gene pools, such as liemianum, kalinae, etc.

I feel this "confuison" that you have mentioned has already taken place! I really hate to buy plants from this group unless I have one in hand and can examine it very close!

 

[NYEric]

The solution is to avoid species! :evil: