Mafate
You know what? I'm happy!
Finally, after years of waiting, my Paphiopedilum bellatulum is flowering.
This is one of my oldest Paphiopedilum of the subgenus Brachypetalum. I bought it in February 2017 and this is the first time that I managed to complete its flowering even though it has started numerous flower stalks since I grew it.
All my other Brachypetalum flower regularly but this one therefore seems particularly recalcitrant even if, otherwise, it grows without problem.
So it’s a big day for him and me!![Cool :cool: :cool:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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This is one of my oldest Paphiopedilum of the subgenus Brachypetalum. I bought it in February 2017 and this is the first time that I managed to complete its flowering even though it has started numerous flower stalks since I grew it.
All my other Brachypetalum flower regularly but this one therefore seems particularly recalcitrant even if, otherwise, it grows without problem.
So it’s a big day for him and me!
![2023-11-21 18-23-05 (B,R1,S6)r_FB.jpg 2023-11-21 18-23-05 (B,R1,S6)r_FB.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/42/42351-4dd8de55edb47f2d9801283c55dcabea.jpg)
![2023-11-21 17-16-16 (B,R1,S6)r_FB.jpg 2023-11-21 17-16-16 (B,R1,S6)r_FB.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/42/42352-6914ae005eb82f3cc6c98f70bb150391.jpg)
![2023-11-21 18-58-00 (C,S6)r_FB.jpg 2023-11-21 18-58-00 (C,S6)r_FB.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/42/42353-bee7d0d024bf28a784f5c0935df3e8d2.jpg)
![2023-11-21 18-13-20 (B,R1,S6)r_FB.jpg 2023-11-21 18-13-20 (B,R1,S6)r_FB.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/42/42354-424343fa2b17a822a281fa33443820c6.jpg)
![2023-11-21 14-01-42 (B,R1,S6)r_FB.jpg 2023-11-21 14-01-42 (B,R1,S6)r_FB.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/42/42355-dff084e8eb3e64651e02f360a1bcb7df.jpg)
![2023-11-21 15-11-47 (C,S6)r_FB.jpg 2023-11-21 15-11-47 (C,S6)r_FB.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/42/42356-60051f8a94f40d53525e2be0f780525b.jpg)