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My initial posting shows a picture of the whole plant in flower. Here it is, again.

No divisions for now.

While waiting for the (album x 'Hella Stripes') to bloom, I did a second selfing of my original plant. Those are growing out in compots.

I got some of these seedlings from Hausermans a few years ago, bloomed one and selfed it. It is a stable leaf pattern. I sent one pollinia to a friend who crossed if to a delenatii album and shared a couple flasks with me. The first Paph delenatii (album x 'Hella Stripes') bloomed this spring. I...

The variation in siblings is what I find fun about growing out complex hybrids. Thanks for sharing!😀

Great points, David!

Thank you for the excellent information. I had not considered the tetraploid issue with standard complex Paphs.

About 8 months ago, I took advantage of double spikes on one of my compact maudiaes, pollinating one with niveum and the other with thaianum. Hopefully both crosses produce viable seed and I can get a direct comparison of the effects of the two on the same plant. Initially, because of the...

Both crosses are good bets. When I get a nice complex Paph it is like winning the lottery. That's why I stack the odds by buying or producing flasks.

Very nice!

I always like the venustum influence on the pouch

I generally hesitate to weigh in on these discussions, but I thought I'd share my perspective as a small grower and Paph hybridizer. I have been hybridizing for 20 years, and have submitted many plants for judging during that time. Initially it was useful for helping me set standards for...

For shorter plants, I've used tubs and for larger show plants that are taller, a box covered with a large plastic trash bag. I usually add a tall bamboo stake to hold the plastic above and away from blooms. this has worked in temps around 0 F and slightly colder. The St. Paul Winter Carnival is...

Welcome from slightly snowy Minnesota!

That sounds like an excellent idea, also! I look forward to seeing the result. Paph sukhakulii seems to give any cross good form. Also a good idea.

A little slow in responding, but possibly a good Macabre or any of its progeny would make good flowers. Krull Smith produced Paph Yaba Daba Doo = Chiara X Macabre. 5 have been awarded so far. Most Chiara crosses appear to have been done with the green form. Given the success of Paph Iantha...

I placed the sensor in an area that doesn't get sprayed on. It's too early to tell if humidity will degrade the sensor. The gateway is in the attached head house, away from any water issues.

When I couldn't get my LaCrosse sensor linked to the new router, I tried Govee sensors. They have worked well so far. They can be accessed via Bluetooth when close by or via the internet when linked to their gateway which links to your router. It was easy to set up, inexpensive, and you can...

Well grown! Many primary henryanum hybrids tend to have fewer and smaller spots than henryanum itself. This hybrid shows more spotting than most, most likely due to combining it with exul which also has strong spotting on the dorsal. When you cross an henryanum hybrid back to henryanum or...

I look forward to seeing them.