F Fabrice Well-Known Member Joined Mar 10, 2008 Messages 863 Reaction score 7 Location France Jan 8, 2017 #1 1st bloom from a german seller. I'm not a fanatic of venustum but this kind of bloom is changing my mind! Color and form are exactly in my taste.
1st bloom from a german seller. I'm not a fanatic of venustum but this kind of bloom is changing my mind! Color and form are exactly in my taste.
J jimspaphs Well-Known Member Joined Dec 10, 2010 Messages 1,375 Reaction score 8 Location South East Queensland, Australia. Jan 8, 2017 #2 good one
fibre Well-Known Member Joined Oct 4, 2009 Messages 2,865 Reaction score 275 Location Germany Jan 8, 2017 #3 WOW! A lovely coloured one and a wonderful photograph! Hopefully it keeps its shape when the flower becomes older.
WOW! A lovely coloured one and a wonderful photograph! Hopefully it keeps its shape when the flower becomes older.
G gego ST Supporter Supporting Member Joined Mar 19, 2015 Messages 2,289 Reaction score 364 Location NVa Jan 8, 2017 #4 Yeah, this is flat. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
Paphluvr Well-Known Member Joined Oct 19, 2011 Messages 1,674 Reaction score 409 Location Base of the Thumb, Michigan Jan 8, 2017 #5 Nice one. Dorsal not cupped and the petals in a single plane. Good color, too. Hopefully it will stay that way as it ages.
Nice one. Dorsal not cupped and the petals in a single plane. Good color, too. Hopefully it will stay that way as it ages.
K ksriramkumar Well-Known Member Joined Jul 18, 2016 Messages 534 Reaction score 0 Location Bangalore Jan 8, 2017 #6 Nicely done.
orchid527 ST Supporter Supporting Member Joined May 29, 2011 Messages 1,115 Reaction score 424 Location southern Indiana Jan 8, 2017 #7 Good color and shape. It looks like you have a keeper. Mike
SlipperFan Addicted Joined Jun 9, 2006 Messages 43,287 Reaction score 49 Location Michigan, USA Jan 8, 2017 #8 Great color and shape - definitely a keeper.
TDT ST Supporter Supporting Member Joined Mar 24, 2010 Messages 624 Reaction score 1 Location Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Jan 8, 2017 #9 Beauty!
Happypaphy7 Paphlover Joined Aug 14, 2014 Messages 8,147 Reaction score 2,308 Location New York City Jan 8, 2017 #10 Very nice!
F Fabrice Well-Known Member Joined Mar 10, 2008 Messages 863 Reaction score 7 Location France Jan 9, 2017 #11 In bloom since more 2 weeks. Shape is definitive. It's not completely flat at the end of the petals but very good. I suppose the dorsal size is not enough big for a judgement but I don't care. I find with that, it keeps an "original" shape.
In bloom since more 2 weeks. Shape is definitive. It's not completely flat at the end of the petals but very good. I suppose the dorsal size is not enough big for a judgement but I don't care. I find with that, it keeps an "original" shape.
SlipperKing Madd Virologist Joined Sep 16, 2007 Messages 19,906 Reaction score 1,761 Location Pearland TX Jan 9, 2017 #12 The intensity of the green staminode is awsome too. Show us a whole plant PIC please.
Don I Crown Rot Supporting Member Joined Sep 2, 2016 Messages 1,577 Reaction score 153 Location Guelph, Ont. Canada Jan 9, 2017 #13 I've always liked them.
A abax In Remembrance 2023 Supporting Member Joined Jul 8, 2011 Messages 13,042 Reaction score 1,002 Location Kentucky zone 6B Jan 14, 2017 #14 Hey look, the petals aren't reflexing...yaaaay! I love a well colored and shaped venustum and this one is really good.
Hey look, the petals aren't reflexing...yaaaay! I love a well colored and shaped venustum and this one is really good.
M Mark Karayannis Well-Known Member Joined Nov 8, 2016 Messages 878 Reaction score 0 Jan 14, 2017 #15 Good one. Worth keeping.
blondie Well-Known Member Joined Feb 28, 2016 Messages 2,690 Reaction score 172 Location Tamworth UK Jan 14, 2017 #16 very nice i have a seedling of this species long time to go yet. i do love the lip on this species.
R Rick Well-Known Member Joined Jun 9, 2006 Messages 12,765 Reaction score 19 Location Leiper's Fork, TN Jan 14, 2017 #17 Lots of red in this one :drool:
M Markhamite ST Supporter Supporting Member Joined Jul 27, 2014 Messages 1,167 Reaction score 51 Location Markham, ON, Canada Jan 16, 2017 #18 Yes, love the colour.