Envy Green

[Happypaphy7]

Finally!!

I bought this plant from Piping Rock Orchids in the summer of 2015 at the Parkside final sales event.
I picked up Golddollar at the same time, which flowered later that year, but the plant came down with basal rot as soon as it opened its first beautiful golden flower.

This plant has been a good grower and all this time, I've been waiting for flowers. Leaf after leaf...it has a total of 14 leaves on the main growth and it has been growing a second growth since a few months ago.

I'm surprised that the flower is quite large and how green it is!

The picture doesn't show well, but the leaves are also beautiful.
They have this nice undulating edge.

 

[Paphluvr]

Interesting. Parentage? Paph. primulinum x ? ?

 

[Happypaphy7]

malipoense.

 

[SlipperKing]

If the camera is true, that has got to be the greeness EG I've ever seen.
That is sweet.

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[mrhappyrotter]

That's a good quality flower for the cross at the very least. And look at that Malipoense-esque elongated spike!

Given that both parents are, or at least can be, fragrant it surprises me that Envy Green tends not to be fragrant or if it is, the scent is very faint.

 

[DIN]

Wow amazing primary hybrid.

 

[Wendy]

That colour is amazing!!! Is it that green?

 

[Ozpaph]

If the camera is true, that has got to be the greeness EG I've ever seen.
That is sweet.

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I agree. Never seen one that green. How long has it been open?

 

[gego]

Wow!!! COOL GREEN.

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[Happypaphy7]

Yes, it is very green!

 

[NYEric]

Nice! 14 leaves?! YIKES! Mine is only half that size. It was hard going for a while but is picking up speed. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Ok, it's 12. I counted the oldest & dead bottom most leaves as well. lol
It grew so many leaves before finally sending up a spike!

Hopefully the next growth won't do the same.

Plus side, the spike is showing two more buds. So, a total of three buds on the first spike.

My Deperle in comparison, always had 2 buds until this year. Finally 3!!

 

[Don I]

Good looking plant and flower.
Don

 

[NYEric]

Mine looks to be between the size of both growths, I have a ways to go. Thanks.

 

[Ozpaph]

show the flower now, please

 

[Happypaphy7]

It looks the same, except the rolling on the dorsal and petals has gotten worse.
The petals have elongated further out.

The second bud is slowly opening up.
The thrid bud is increasing in size, also.

 

[blondie]

It'd a beaut mine is in spike at the mo

 

[Happypaphy7]

One more to open!

 

[Ozpaph]

It has stayed so green

 

[Secundino]

Wow - that is a stunning plant! Love it!