Tweed show Paph Moustache

[Stephan]

Hi all

This past weekend saw a show being held in the border town of Tweed Heads. The main reason I went was because a number of New South Wales vendors were attending (P & R notably) and I wanted to scope for plants

I took a number of photos of standout plants and this is one of them. This is the best looking happy and healthy plant I've seen at a show. It's Paph Moustache which is phillipinense x St Swithin.

Up close

Whole plant

Cheers
Stephan

 

[Heather]

That's a great hybrid. Interesting how much philippinense comes through! almost looks like Berenice!

 

[Greenpaph]

Very nice!

It really doesn't look like a Moustache. It has all the characteristics of a lowii or haynaldianum cross.

thanks

 

[Marco]

I love the petal stance on these. Thank's Stephan

 

[NYEric]

Nice, but border with what?!?

 

[SlipperFan]

I vote for Lebaudyanum (haynaldianum x philippinense)
http://www.slipperorchids.info/paphprimaries/PaphLebaudyanum_GateofHeaven.jpg
Berenice's staminode is different:
http://www.slipperorchids.info/paphprimaries/PaphBerenice1.jpg
I don't think it's Moustache -- petals are too different:
http://www.paphiopedilum.org.uk/images/Moustache.jpg

 

[Stephan]

Nice, but border with what?!?

Sorry mate

The border between Queensland and New South Wales. Darn automatic assumptions. I just figure that if I have a fair idea where the states of America are then you probably have the same sort of idea about Australia, No?

Cheers
Stephan

 

[troy]

Lol... old post but still funny hope it wasn't judged as a moustache lol...

 

[Justin]

awesome plant, just not Moustache

 

[Trithor]

A post from 2006!

 

[Ozpaph]

why bring this up??

 

[SlipperKing]

why bring this up??

Dido