Paphiopedilum niveum. Not a very good shape...
Paphiopedilum niveum
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JeanLux
Well-Known Member
I like that color; too bad for the dorsals !!! Jean
First bloom? Perhaps it will do better the next blooming.
I love the whites with speckles.
I love the whites with speckles.
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Dido
Guest
The color is good, will improve the next time
SlipperFan
Addicted
I agree.
Well.. but it is not the first bloom... It is a "second hand plant" and there was an old flower stem on an old fan.
Now, now, be positive. It's the first bloom in your conditions and will improve. I've had it happen to me and
I bet most growers here too. Be nice and don't cuss it out.
Paphs. are very sensitive and you can't swear at them like you can Catts.
I bet most growers here too. Be nice and don't cuss it out.
Paphs. are very sensitive and you can't swear at them like you can Catts.
ditch it.
OK, I will be positive and keep it for a few more years!! Thank you!
likespaphs
some call me brian
toddybear
Awarded Stud
Yayyy niveum!
raymond
Well-Known Member
very nice
John M
Orchid Addict
That dorsal looks to me like something that will happen again. It's just part of that plant's shape. Maybe that's why the first owner got rid of it? Did you buy it at a meeting or at a show? There's nothing wrong with a Paph that is not show quality, as long as you did not pay a show quality price. If it blooms again with a dorsal like that, take it to a meeting in bloom and sell it or give it to a beginner. They'll be thrilled and love it even with a wonky dorsal. Plus, you will help a fellow orchid grower to be turned onto growing the slippers.
Maybe you can attach scotch tape to the back of the dorsal to help flatten it? This is not allowed for show, but fine for displaying your plant at home.
