Purple Paph--Who's Your Daddy?

[wilbeck]

Here is a photo of my first orchid, which has finally re-bloomed after two years. Dos anybody have any idea what it's parents might have been? The foliage is shiny, smooth and faintly mottled.

 

[kentuckiense]

It'll be pretty much impossible to tell for sure.

I'd imagine it has fairrieanum and callosum in it, at least.

Looks very nice, too!

 

[John M]

Looks like a Paph. Fair-Maude to me. Nice vini colour!

 

[Heather]

I would tend to agree with John M. on this one. Definitely fairreanum and some maudiae or the like.

 

[wilbeck]

Thanks to all of you for the input.

 

[wilbeck]

I found this link by Googling "maudiae hybrids." The orchid pictured looks quite close to my mystery plant. http://www.ladyslipper.com/1964j.htm. What do you think? Here's the picture from the website:

 

[Heather]

To me, it looks like your's has more fairreanum influence in it than the one you posted.

Clearly though, Faire Maude is a variable cross...Here's one with your dark colour.

 

[SlipperFan]

I like!

 

[Jmoney]

it is a Maudiae-type x fairrieanum. the exact identity of the non-fairrieanum parent is impossible to tell if you ask me. but the color is very nice.