vietnamense, volonteanum and wallisii (popowii)

[Bjorn]

Took them out in the sun


The vietnamense is the notorious two-flower per stalk presented in another thread http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40865
the volonteanum is a first-flowering from flask, wonderful flower but not a good grower and the wallisii(realised that its not popowii but warszewiczianum was too quick in the heading - which I am not able to change now) came from Peruflora in 2012.
Close-ups:
volonteanum

Indoor picture:


vietnamense, this nis the 2nd flower on this stalk, this time the NS is 13cm. It is really hughe, the previous flower was a bit bigger, normally the flowers yield around 15cm NS.



warszewiczianum

photo sharing

 

[Ozpaph]

big viet - nice trio.

 

[SlipperKing]

Too bad Bjorn, I never get to see your PICs while I'm at work. Thery're blocked with this message added, "Mixed Content/Potentially Adult;File Storage/Sharing"

 

[Bjorn]

Too bad Bjorn, I never get to see your PICs while I'm at work. Thery're blocked with this message added, "Mixed Content/Potentially Adult;File Storage/Sharing"

Wow, must be some sexy slippers?

 

[troy]

I've never seen a volunteanum like yours very nice bloomings!!!

 

[JAB]

Look great!
May I ask why you say the volt is not an easy grower?
Thanks

 

[NYEric]

All very nice, but aren't you worried about pollinators?

 

[dodidoki]

Very nice plants! Volonteanum is one of my favoutite, I have two plants but never bloomed yet., :-(

 

[Bjorn]

Look great!
May I ask why you say the volt is not an easy grower?
Thanks

For me it is not, dont know why, but it comes from a flask and the rest is worse. Could be genetic or.....its me

 

[Bjorn]

I've never seen a volunteanum like yours very nice bloomings!!!

I agree, one of the most colorful

 

[abax]

Outstanding trio, Bjorn! I love the volunteanum...well,
actually I love all three. You do grow lovely plants.

 

[Paphluvr]

Great looking volonteanum!

 

[Stone]

All three are very nice! Bjorn, are you happy with the colour of the vietnamense leaves? Here is a newly collected one! http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid/people/tanaka/orchid/org/newpaph8.html

 

[Bjorn]

All three are very nice! Bjorn, are you happy with the colour of the vietnamense leaves? Here is a newly collected one! http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid/people/tanaka/orchid/org/newpaph8.html

Not really Mike, but that is how they turn out after some time. I have been changing fertiliser composition relatively lately, think things green up a bit. Btw. Most of the leaves you see are quite old some three years plus I would assume. The new ones look better
If you look at the old pics in that thread I attached, you will see the same leaves.
But I agree, the leaves could improve, perhaps the light is a bit high as well?

 

[Stone]

Not really Mike, but that is how they turn out after some time. I have been changing fertiliser composition relatively lately, think things green up a bit. Btw. Most of the leaves you see are quite old some three years plus I would assume. The new ones look better
If you look at the old pics in that thread I attached, you will see the same leaves.
But I agree, the leaves could improve, perhaps the light is a bit high as well?

Yes I heard that they like a lot of shade but it's very hard to find good habitat info on this species!

 

[SlipperFan]

All nice, but I like wallisii best (not popowii, I have to learn how to spell wars...