Paph villosum v. album

[SlipperKing]

What a surprise when this one blooomed! Here, you see the tag in the pot. No indication this would be album.

Doug George has bloomed two and both beautifully colored.

But not mine, why?

 

[Happypaphy7]

It's beautiful!!! I'll take it. Haha

It's possible that the tag is wrong.
I have bought one bellatulum from QF but it turned out to be Bella x Vietnamese.

Btw, is it really that green or is it the light?

 

[fibre]

A beautiful green one!
I would say it is probably mislabeled. Hadley has some very nice albine P. villosum too and did probably some breeding with these.
Is this plant red colored at the base of the leaves?

 

[Ozpaph]

that's stunning.
please show the plant/leaves.

 

[Mark Karayannis]

Magnificent color. Congrats

 

[SlipperKing]

It's funny you ask about the plant's leaf color. I paid no attention to it earlier but yes, it is solid green. I bought two at the time so checked the second plant and it does have maroon speckling to the base of it. It has the same tag as the first.

The dorsal is very green and the pouch/ petals are yellow, yellow/green. I'll try to photograph the whole plant tonight.

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[Ozpaph]

This is supposedly one of the parents.................... 'Candor XL'. Here's a link to the other parent..............definitely not 'alba'. http://www.marriottorchids.com/species.html

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[Spaph]

Wow, so special you got an alba! Very cool :clap:

 

[Paphluvr]

I'd take that alba form any day, mislabeled tag or not. I like the standard form of villosum but this is exceptional.

 

[emydura]

That is great Rick.

This is supposedly one of the parents.................... 'Candor XL'. enshot tool[/url]

If both parents carried the alba gene and then you selfed the seedling (as done here), 25% of seedlings will be alba. Don't know if that is true or not but it is a possibility.

 

[eggshells]

Nice surprise. Same thing happened to me once but with barbigerum. I wasn't dissapointed.

 

[gego]

You are very lucky. Really cool villosum.

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[NYEric]

Cool. I have one that's supposed to be album. Thanks.

 

[SlipperKing]

Here is a plant shot

 

[SlipperFan]

That is great Rick.

If both parents carried the alba gene and then you selfed the seedling (as done here), 25% of seedlings will be alba. Don't know if that is true or not but it is a possibility.

That's my thought, also. I think you have a winner!

 

[abax]

Very unusual and VERY attractive. Now everyone will want
one.

 

[Ozpaph]

If both parents carried the alba gene and then you selfed the seedling (as done here), 25% of seedlings will be alba. Don't know if that is true or not but it is a possibility.

I think its more likely the seedling was mixed up. They have a few albas on their website so an easy mistake.

 

[Ross]

I believe that 'Marriott Colorburst' is genetically half alba.

 

[emydura]

I believe that 'Marriott Colorburst' is genetically half alba.

That explains it then. You had a 25% chance of getting an alba Rick and you succeeded. Luck of the Irish.

 

[monocotman]

Sorry but if only one parent is genetically 'half alba' then there is no chance of producing an alba in the next generation.
To produce 25% albas would require both parents to be half alba.
David