Paphiopedilum micranthum 'Sasha'

[Spaph]

I have been growing orchids for over 20 years and finally entered my first display at our society's annual AOS show. I was pleasantly surprised to find my Paph. micranthum 'Sasha' getting a first place in the parvi section, trophy award for best Paphiopedilum and getting pulled for AOS judging. No AOS award, but pretty exciting none the less

The plant on the right is the one I brought in for judging, the plant on the left is the mother plant that the division on the right came from. 'Mom' was a bit behind and didn't make the show, too bad as I think she is a bit better

 

[troy]

Great colors!! I'm not a big micranthum guy, but yours is excellent

 

[khrisna.9]

Nice!

 

[JeanLux]

Congratulations!!!! Jean

 

[Ozpaph]

Great flowers. Well done and very nicely grown.

 

[Bjorn]

Wonderful! Is it a bulb pan (tray) they grow in?

 

[Justin]

holy moly look at that plant! great flower too.

 

[PaphMadMan]

Congratulations. I really like the look of your display.

"Mom" is better in this comparison, but it might be mostly the age of the flower. You definitely grow micranthum very well.

 

[eOrchids]

Congrats!

Stunning examples of micranthums!

 

[MaryPientka]

WOW! Congratulations!

 

[NYEric]

Congrats. I have no luck with micranthums so I am super impressed by your Mother-plant.

 

[Spaph]

Thanks everyone for you nice comments!

Wonderful! Is it a bulb pan (tray) they grow in?

Yes, bulb pans work really well for this species and if I can't find a bulb pan, I just cut down a regular sized pot and create my own bulb pan

 

[John M]

WooHoo....very nice! Yes, I agree; "Mom" is a bit better and it's really too bad that she didn't make it to the judging. It's beautifully grown and the flower is top notch!

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Yes, they are nice indeed.

 

[cnycharles]

Very nice

 

[Migrant13]

Way to go...the whole family looks great!

 

[SlipperFan]

Congrats! Good looking family!

 

[abax]

Congratulations! I think mom and offspring are both
gorgeous.

 

[SlipperKing]

Fantastic growing and great looking flowers either one of them. Do you fill in the bottom of the pan with Styrofoam peanuts or all mix?

 

[MorandiWine]

Those are absolutely delicious!