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Here is my very personal observation, not as a botanist, not given by any in-situ experience and not challenging any expert... I always found the most striking attribute of charlesworthii the beautiful white staminode and the broader flag. I would have preferred this to be described as a...

My temp range seems good but the light is a surprice. 2.500 foot-candle of sunlight is about 500 PAR-PPFD (µmol/m^2.s) ; that is about 5 times the 90-100 PPFD I normally give my paphs... that's huge, wow

wow Leslie... what a wonderful albino species.. right up my alley !!! any cultural advice? mine seems to be growing extremely slow and very sensitive to fungus attacks. any cultural difference with esquirolei album?

This was my first purchase and my experience was good. Plants I ordered were extremely good quality. Communication was professional and very personal. Just by luck our travels crossed and we could work out a pick up agreement, so I really cannot comment on winter shipping; plant packaging or...

agreed, the phill force is strong with this one...😊

Another albino family member I like to introduce: Paph Bobby Orr fma album Bobby Orr = stonei x Mount Toro {= stonei x philippinense} As a "die hard albino species lover" I realize I will have to wait many years before my "100% stonei album" seedling will ever flower, so you can...

Wonderful !!! again a magical albino species in flower, so you got me for full 100% 👍 Nice pictures as well. I would not mind if it remains that creamy white

I can see the picture in Windows / MS Edge

Welcome from Belgium - sharing the same dark/wet part of the globe Both flowers are really nice ...absolutely not "against" any other orchids genus at all, just a bit more "pro" slippers 😇 ...if you can create a beautiful pouch/slipper and fool insects to enter it not only once but multiple...

paphio ✅ species ✅ albino ✅ beautiful flower ✅ ...all my boxes checked Rick!!! Nice pictures.

paphio ✅ species ✅ albino ✅ beautiful flower ✅ ...all my boxes checked Rudolf.. Mine is working on a flower as well. Will post when opened.

Thank you for that great observation Leslie !!!

Another albino family member that is blooming: officially Paph godefroyae var leucochilum fma album Bloomed first time ever in March this year, now did a second blooming in December Just for fun... a little mind game: if a "leucochilum" is a godefroyae with a spotless lip, isn't a "leucochilum...

Thank you LO69 for the nice comments. You can always find more info on my setup & my other albino's using the links in my signature below. There is a picture of my setup in my member intro.

Another albino family member that bloomed a few months ago. Hope you like it. DIanthum with some "delusions of grandeur" thinking it could be a TRIanthum if it made three flowers :) Sadly the first flower already started to fade when the last one opened.

paphio ✅ species ✅ albino ✅ beautiful flower ✅ ...all my boxes checked Leslie.. I love it !!!! Very elegant petal curves.

second flowering of the same plant - fully opened this week

paphio ✅ species ✅ albino ✅ beautiful flower ✅ ...all my boxes checked Jens.. I'll take it !!!! :) Btw, I never test how many sequential flowers these cochlopetalum species can produce as I tend to cut the stem after a few flowers. Prefer to have the plant put it's energy in a new shoot...

paphio ✅ species ✅ albino ✅ beautiful flower ✅ ...all my boxes checked Istvan.. I'll take it !!!!

I also like the many interactions and replies to my post. It was all very useful slipper talk :) thanks to all Dirk