Paph Wössner Armenijack

[Gideon]

Another one blooming at the moment

Paph Wössner Armenijack

 

[Mahon]

Ah, very interesting! Great flower! I see alot of the Paph. jackii influence in it... are the leaves lighter colored also?

-Pat

 

[SlipperFan]

Nice pouch. The dorsal looks a bit wonky to me, though.

 

[kentuckiense]

Now that is a cool flower!

 

[Park Bear]

now that is very different looking

 

[NYEric]

Nice, if I ever get into green Paphs I would get one of these hairy granny smiths! Who is the vendor?

 

[kentuckiense]

Who is the vendor?

Unfortunately, jackii hybrids are illegal in the US. (Unless the powers that be consider it to be malipoense)

 

[NYEric]

More beaurocrapsy.

 

[NYEric]

Hey wait a minute. That's a hybrid, cant they be imported?

 

[Heather]

Hey wait a minute. That's a hybrid, cant they be imported?

Not if they're made with illegal parents.
Same reason why hangianum hybrids are not legal here. Move to Canada?

 

[Mahon]

More beaurocrapsy.

Actually, not exactly...

-PM

 

[Tony]

More beaurocrapsy.

Didn't you know the best method of conservation is to prevent it's introduction to horticulture, allowing it to continue in the wild until it's habitat is destroyed for development?

 

[Mahon]

Didn't you know the best method of conservation is to prevent it's introduction to horticulture, allowing it to continue in the wild until it's habitat is destroyed for development?

An expert has discussed with me the main objective for limiting orchid species (especially Subfamily Cypripedioideae) in cultivation... it is to benefit the proffesional growers (sellers). When reknown growers give false reports on wild populations of Paphiopedilum going "extinct", the price for the Paph. species goes up. Of course, we know that many of the Paphiopedilum species are in huge numbers in the wild, even plants of Paph. sanderianum, Paph. helenae, etc... as he mentioned, the high priced, un-selected Paphiopedilum species is a real scam. So really, the proffesional growers and sellers would hate to see Paphiopedilum removed from CITES Appendix I... there could be no true fluxuation in value if listed in App. II...

So it isn't nesecarily CITES that holds these sought after species from cultivation's grasp; it's the growers with false reports to make profit. Also, if Cypripedioideae was taken off CITES App. I, then where would be the real competition in species "rarity"?

-Pat

 

[Greenpaph]

Very beautiful, Gideon!

thanks

 

[TADD]

Very cool... Someday.....