Peloric Paphiopedilum Arete

[ramadayapati]

I bought the flask from a grower in Malaysia back in 2011 as a primary hybrid between Paph. spicerianum x Paph. concolor (= Paph. Arete). Some seedlings looks crimped on their shoots and producing very unstable ugly flower. This photo below is the fifth clone blooming and has the worst mutation on Paphs, peloric! Eventually the expression may caused by the undesired environmental condition since it grow on a lowland tropical condition of polluted Jakarta but definitely the presence is genetic. Maybe too much plantlet multiplication or hormones during protocorn stage. Who knows...

 

[NYEric]

Yikes! Thanks for sharing.

 

[abax]

I've never seen this type of peloric Paph. Scary, isn't it?

 

[Ozpaph]

rubbish bin

 

[SlipperKing]

Some folks are turned on by this type of peloric flowers. A novality for sure.

 

[polyantha]

Wanna see a peloric sanderianum? http://iweyshen.myweb.hinet.net/sp-Polyantha/sanderianum/sanderianum-TN-ThreePouch.jpg

 

[PaphMadMan]

That's just not pretty. It might be good to mark this thread for the next time someone complains about an ugly Paph in their collection. They can feel better when they see this.

 

[SlipperFan]

Poor thing!

 

[Linus_Cello]

Wanna see a peloric sanderianum? http://iweyshen.myweb.hinet.net/sp-Polyantha/sanderianum/sanderianum-TN-ThreePouch.jpg

Ouch! The peloric Arete is cool. A peloric sandy would be disappointing.

 

[NYEric]

Honestly, if I could have a peloric collection and make sure that there was no unwanted cross-hybridization I would have those!

 

[eggshells]

I like Paph. rothschildianum var. elephant

 

[17andgrowing]

Yuck!

 

[SlipperFan]

That's funny! It looks like a long nosed jet.

 

[cnycharles]

Double post, tapatalk won't let me delete

 

[cnycharles]

I like Paph. rothschildianum var. elephant

Now that's cool! Lol

 

[Trithor]

Peloric do not always repeat, so re blooming may have a different result. I have a Lady Roths that tends to throw a peloric bloom every few bloomings, but on the normal bloomings in between she is an absolute stunner!
That roths looks more like a bulbo!

 

[trdyl]

I bought the flask from a grower in Malaysia back in 2011 as a primary hybrid between Paph. spicerianum x Paph. concolor (= Paph. Arete). Some seedlings looks crimped on their shoots and producing very unstable ugly flower. This photo below is the fifth clone blooming and has the worst mutation on Paphs, peloric! Eventually the expression may caused by the undesired environmental condition since it grow on a lowland tropical condition of polluted Jakarta but definitely the presence is genetic. Maybe too much plantlet multiplication or hormones during protocorn stage. Who knows...

It is unique to say the least.

I like Paph. rothschildianum var. elephant

I think I like this one. So where the synsepal is supposed to be does it resemble petal like the dorsal does?

Ted