Two clones of helenae and maliopense

[GuRu]

Since few weeks P. helenae blooms have been shown here and I won't miss it to show photos of mine two different helenae clones.
At first a common P. helenae

This is a pale greenish / yellowish clon, the older the blooms get the closer they will come to P. helenae aureum, but it isn't one. Tis year it flowered abundantly with four blooms - I'm very pleased with this little gem.

I took these photos of P. malipoense in spring already, maybe you will notice the different light. So far there wasn't really time to show them here.

 

[Rick]

Great pictures!!

It's pretty cool that a few years ago only a handful of helenae pics were being posted (and just about all from Europe).

This year there is a burst of helenae from all over, and very beautiful in their diversity.

 

[fibre]

The pale one is vey nice and well grown!

 

[Dido]

Nice flowers
is tis seramis they growing in

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Ooo, the yellow one is lovely.

 

[Paph_LdyMacBeth]

Love the yellow one too
Great growing!

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[Ozpaph]

love the lighter coloured H as well.

 

[SlipperFan]

I like the slight blush on the more yellow one.

 

[JeanLux]

Lovely pics!!!! I esp. like the 4 flowered helena !!!! Jean

 

[abax]

So far, I've loved every helenae I've seen posted...all different and all lovely. Now if my newly acquired three
turn out this beautifully, I'll be enormously happy.

 

[NYEric]

I read that malipoense are easy to grow so i am now going to look for a couple. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mrs. Paph]

Great pictures!!

It's pretty cool that a few years ago only a handful of helenae pics were being posted (and just about all from Europe).

This year there is a burst of helenae from all over, and very beautiful in their diversity.

What Rick said!! :clap:

 

[GuRu]

Nice flowers
is tis seramis they growing in

They grow in a potting medium of a mixture of broken expanded clay (LECA) and Seramis.
I was experimenting for some years with different potting mediums based on inorganic compounds. I figured this one out eventually and so far I'm quite pleased with it.

 

[emydura]

Love the helenae's Rudolf, particularly that pale coloured one.