Paphiopedilum charlesworthii var. album

[Rick Barry]

Paph charlesworthii var. album 'Green Eyed Monster'

From the Orchid Zone's early fall openings.

Regards,
Rick

 

[NYEric]

Hideous! Send it COD!

 

[likespaphs]

crazy!

 

[Ernie]

Wow!

-Ernie

 

[Scott Ware]

Now there's one to put a smile on your face. Makes me wanna go out and remake Paph. Western Sky.

 

[Ernie]

BTW, this form of the species has some spiffy name that escapes me at the moment... forma sandowiae or something like that??? Not album. A little help Olaf...

-Ernie

 

[Drorchid]

BTW, this form of the species has some spiffy name that escapes me at the moment... forma sandowiae or something like that??? Not album. A little help Olaf...

-Ernie

Yep, it is forma sandowiae. Very nice flower. I like the flat dorsal.

Robert

 

[paphioland]

This flower was very large too. Larger than the coloratum forms open at the same time.

 

[Elena]

Cool!

 

[JeanLux]

lovely pict. of a great Flower!!! Jean

 

[paphlady]

Until another taxonomist comes along and change it to something else....

 

[kentuckiense]

Effin' awesome.

 

[Heather]

I'm with Zach on this one, it's absolutely fabulous!

 

[paphjoint]

Great great great !

 

[SlipperKing]

Nice Chuck, Rick!

 

[goldenrose]

:drool::drool: GORGEOUS!!!
Seeing my reg charles is in bud I'm hoping my album is going to bloom too!

 

[rdlsreno]

Very nice and I wish mine will bloom as nice!!

Ramon

 

[Ernie]

Until another taxonomist comes along and change it to something else....

Ouch. However, this is 100% correctly described and not likely to change. The hobby trade simply tacks on "album" to anything without red. In this case, it was properly named Paph charlesworthii forma sandowiae. If you have a venustum album, you call it the wrong thing; philippinense album wrong, primulinum album wrong... Just hobby names of convenience. Get Olaf's new book to get the real names.

-Ernie

 

[SlipperFan]

Simply superb!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Wonderful!