Paph. villosum (boxallii)

[jblanford]

Haven't seen any of these so it's hard to compare, but I think it looks OK. Enjoy...... Jim.

 

[Candace]

Nice and dark coloration on this one.

 

[CodPaph]

very nice

 

[SlipperFan]

I like the colors.

 

[Roy]

Not Boxallii Jim, its a very nice villosum though. Boxalli has a heavily spotted dorsal blending into a block of color as the flower matures. The flower is also about half the size of a standard villosum.
Bad pic but the only one I have.

 

[goldenrose]

How does one determine the size of a flower by looking at a pic?

:clap: I'd keep/take it! :clap:

 

[Rick]

If itl's like Ed's gratrixianum (striped in 07 and spotted in 08). This could be var.boxali.

Villosums are like Christmas presents, it's always a surprise when they open up!

Bloom it some more JB!!!

 

[biothanasis]

This is a very cool flower!!! I like the darkish colouration!!!

 

[Corbin]

Not Boxallii Jim, its a very nice villosum though. Boxalli has a heavily spotted dorsal blending into a block of color as the flower matures. The flower is also about half the size of a standard villosum.
Bad pic but the only one I have.

WOW! ITS EVEN GOT SPOTS OUT IN MID AIR! oke:

Jim, Is it the plant's first bloom? As I learned from that gratrixianum the first bloom is not definative.

 

[Bob Wellenstein]

Defining where villosum ends and boxallii starts is a bit difficult. I suggest that anyone interested in this or insigne get Helen Adams excellent articles from back around 1952 in the AOSB. They are essential for anyone interested in breeding.

 

[jblanford]

No.. Ed, this plant has bloomed before, that's about all I can tell you......... Jim.

 

[Ernie]

I have a couple pieces of this exact plant too (pretty sure, they were floating around the club, right Jim?), and I sort of stick it with boxallii, but I don't consider myself up to speed 100% on the villosum complex. Shoot, if it was easy, they wouldn't call it a complex. It is very different from the villosums I'e gotten from Marriott, but those are line bred a little.

-Ernie

 

[jblanford]

Your right Ernie and I also have a 3 growth plant from Marriott Orchids, should bloom soon I hope, than I can compare them....... Jim.