Paphiopedilum canhii blooming

[SlipperFan]

This one is way better than the original plant photos, which looked like something I'd expect to see on Snopes.com....

:rollhappy:

This must be the type plant for staminode shield!

I like the flower -- new one for me.

 

[cxcanh]

Thank you all for your comment.
This one was not the last year plant, a difference one.

 

[Kevin]

Very interesting. Looks a lot better than the first photos I've seen of this species/natural hybrid! It looks very compact and a small flower - can you give us some measurements?

 

[valenzino]

Hi Canh,very nice one!Thats convince me more that is a genuine new species.
Also can be that some of the strange hiepii,angustatum Paphs are natural hybrids between canhii and malipoense/Jackii

 

[Howzat]

This is the first time I see this new species. If this is a parvi, then it is the first parvi that has longish narrow petals. The leaves are also very unusual. Thanks for showing.

 

[cxcanh]

After 10 days fully open.

and How big it is (this is one of the biggest plant and flower)

 

[SlipperKing]

Holding up very well! Now I need to find that old pack of cigs to figure out the lenght!

 

[paphioboy]

I'm not sure if I find this adorable.... Its one of those semi-creepy flowers that kinda freak me out, like tranlienianum...

 

[Ernie]

Dang, that flower is a lot bigger than I expected.

I can't imagine any combination of species that would give a staminode like that. ???

The leaves are gorgeous.

I like it, creepiness and all.

 

[JeanLux]

.. Now I need to find that old pack of cigs to figure out the lenght!

I have hidden my last one some 28 years ago !!! Jean

 

[cxcanh]

Oh, I'm sorry... but it should not too difficult to find one cigs right????

One more..... strange...

 

[cxcanh]

Plant in the wild this year.

 

[Shiva]

Wow! It's got a great profile and the pollinator is a two pound purple frog.oke:

 

[wojtek]

Smokers Orchid

 

[tenman]

Thanks for the additional pics; while I appreciate the effort, the cigarette doesn't help much since we don't know it's length and they do vary greatly by up to several inches (+ or - 5cm); I find it hard to believe you don't own a ruler. There are no cigarettes in my house. I would have to go buy several packs of different lengths to even try to estimate the size of that flower.

 

[fibre]

Plant in the wild this year.

This seems to be a very poor habitat - poor in light or poor in nutrients, because there is only moos growing next to these Paphs. But very high humidity, I guess. What kind of soil are they growing in?

 

[NYEric]

Gorgeous! Now I must have some!! I didn't like the original greenish one but this I like. Thanx for the size reference photos. I can imagine it behind the school house smoking to impress all the parvi-chicks!

 

[nikv]

So does it put out a smoke smell in hopes of attracting cigarettes as it's pollinator?

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

The foliage is spectacular....and I can't help but love a flower that creeps me out so much. (But I feel ill at even the sight of a cigarette....)

 

[Kevin]

I agree Eric - to that whole statement. I think this is one I might have to have, although it might be many years before it gets over here.