Paphiopedilum venustum 'Astrid' AM/AOC

[Ryan]

Hey All . This is my very first attempt at posting something so hopefully It works . I have Just flowered my first ever Paph venustum and wanted to share . It's a division of the awarded Paph venustum 'Astrid' . Hope you like.

Cheers Ryan

 

[emydura]

That is an impressive first post Ryan. You are lucky to have a such a nice clone. Good colour and shape.

 

[Ozpaph]

That's a nice one. I've seen divisions of 'Astrid' on eBay occasionally - good buy.
Where are you from? (Brisbane???)

 

[Ryan]

Thanks David . Yeah I'm pretty happy with this one . And yeah I'm in Bris .
Ryan

 

[Ryan]

Paph venustum 'Astrid' AM/AOC

Here is a photo without flash .
Ryan

 

[Ryan]

Paph venustum 'Astrid' AM/AOC

And one of whole plant . Sorry for the low res pics .
Ryan

 

[eggshells]

That is a very nice plant. Congratulations.

 

[abax]

crazy pretty venustum and I love it. I hope the petals don't start reflexing.
I have a really nice one, but the second or third day it after it opened the
petals did reflex a bit. It was a first bloom. I'm hoping the second blooming will be better.

 

[Ryan]

I would just like to add that this is not a plant I got awarded . It's a division of an already awarded plant .

Ryan

 

[NYEric]

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

[GuRu]

That is an impressive first post Ryan. You are lucky to have a such a nice clone. Good colour and shape.

Nothing more to say, I agree completely.

 

[Paul]

very good one!!!

 

[Ozpaph]

Bring it to TAPS!!!

 

[Ryan]

Yes . For sure . I'll be at TAPS next Tuesday .

 

[Clark]

Pouch is killer.

 

[SlipperFan]

Very nice, indeed!

 

[SlipperKing]

I seriously doudt an awarded AM venustum will develop strong reflexed petals. So what you see is what you get. That is one excellent clone Ryan. Money well spent.

 

[Trithor]

Wow, that is a stunner! Great cherry petals, nicely contrasted by a pale almost luminescent pouch and a well shaped dorsal.
Petal reflexing is a feature of the species, with there being a range of degree of reflex. I do not feel that this reflexing is a negative feature, just view it simply as a characteristic of the species. I am not sure that it being awarded necessarily indicates that it will not reflex. How old is the bloom?

 

[17andgrowing]

Awesome!

 

[Ryan]

Paph venustum 'Astrid '

This is it after 8 days I think . Just took now .