Paphiopedilum godefroyae album ‘Double Happiness’ AM/AOS

[DrLeslieEe]

Blooming again after the recent award with a bigger flower. Pure white happiness lol.

NS 8 cm (7cm previously when awarded in March this year).

 

[GuRu]

Leslie, this is lovely. Good shape and a really big flower ... but what I like the best are the green markings on the staminode (mine has yellow ones).

 

[Tom-DE]

Not a huge fan of alba/album form of any species but that is very nice! Any markings/colors at the back?

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Not a huge fan of alba/album form of any species but that is very nice! Any markings/colors at the back?

That’s a big compliment! Thanks.

No red pigments on back so pure album.

 

[Ozpaph]

its lovely.
In the photo theres a faint blush in the dorsal. It that present to the naked eye?

 

[Murray F]

Beautiful flower love the albas

 

[Just1more]

Your flowers and plants are always near perfection! Here I see leaf tips that look like a couple of my plants. What is the cause? I’ve treated my plants for mites although I don’t see any present.

 

[Guldal]

One word suffices, Leslie: Eminent!

In the photo theres a faint blush in the dorsal. It that present to the naked eye?

To my eye, though not unclothed, it looks more like a faint shade ON the dorsal than a faint blush IN it!
And furthermore, I guess the AOS-judges would have detected even the slightest trace of anthocyanin in the flower and plant, before awarding it as fma. album!

 

[mSummers]

Beautiful! I need to find one of those.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

its lovely.
In the photo theres a faint blush in the dorsal. It that present to the naked eye?

No it’s a shadow from the red tones of full spectrum lights. I’ll take a pics in natural light tomorrow.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Your flowers and plants are always near perfection! Here I see leaf tips that look like a couple of my plants. What is the cause? I’ve treated my plants for mites although I don’t see any present.

Those are spider mites coming in from show plants that unfortunately took while I was away. But sprayed soon after so now stable.

 

[Tom-DE]

No it’s a shadow from the red tones of full spectrum lights. I’ll take a pics in natural light tomorrow.

It is hard to entertain every idea/request at forums...unless you want to, there is no need for pictures to prove it...we will take your word for it.

 

[Guldal]

...we will take your word for it.

.... and the AOS award and the photos from its blooming the last time round!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I had time today so here’s some pics in natural light. Looks like shadows from the thick substance.

 

[LadySlipper]

Lovely!

 

[Rhouse]

Love this. Thank you for pointing out the mite damage. I am just getting back into Orchids after 40 + years. I have acquired quite a few paphs from eBay with the same appearance. I was thinking it was cell collapse from cold water. So far I haven’t seen any live mites

 

[Ozpaph]

Thank-you. Lovely.
Agree, must be the substance making it look pink.
It would be interesting to cut the dorsal and look under a microscope at the 'thick' parts.

 

[Hien]

So beautiful and creamy with jade white color
I would have named the flower 白衣 觀 音 or White-robed Guan Yin
instead of double happiness , since I always associate double happiness with red color

 

[Guldal]

I always associate double happiness with red color

And I, with my sleazy mind, with the more sordid types of Thai Massage!

(Oh, dear....I hope, Guan Yi will look with mercy and compassion on this twisted soul!)