smallest paphiopedilum

[NYEric]

The smallest Paph blooms I've ever seen are canhii, rungsuryanum, tranlienum, helenae, thaianum, and fowliei.

 

[Bjorn]

btw. helenae can be small here is one I had (before I killed it)

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[Stone]

btw. helenae can be small here is one I had (before I killed it)

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You keep your tape in the greenhouse?

 

[Bjorn]

You keep your tape in the greenhouse?

No, it had been lying around outside. Somehow its gone now, had to get a new one

 

[youngslipper]

This is what I am going to get

Paph. thaianum(3-5cm)
Paph. tranlienianum(5-7cm)
Paph. concolor(5-7cm)
Paph. druryi(5-7cm)
Paph. fairrieanum (5-7cm)

And a member of our society said that he will give me a helenae if a piece of his falls of when he repots his!
Now I just can't wait till canhii and rungsuryanum becomes available. As I can recall very few orchid plants are illegal in south africa. I would be prepared to pay R2000 for a rungsuryanum.

 

[Bjorn]

I never thought that tranlienanum was particularly small, more like a normal flower on a small plant, here a comparison with some others, tran to the right.

 

[youngslipper]

Thank you! I will definitely take druryi. Dont know about tranlienianum anymore

 

[valenzino]

The one that can have the smallest flower is for shure Paph. thaianum .... but not always...i've seen also some just a bit over 1 cm in total flower size...but some other can get up to 4-5 cm

 

[youngslipper]

i have changed my mind once more. Will stay by concolor, thaianum anf fairrieanum but also armeniacum, esquirolei

 

[NYEric]

:rollhappy: I see a pattern.
BTW druryi = big plant small flowers!