fairreanum

[JustinR]

This little fairreanum is blooming in a 5cm pot, I got it as a seedling about a year ago. Date on the label 10/21 is probably deflasking date.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Really nice flower! I think the color on the dorsal is particularly pleasant.

This species is, or can be, fragrant. I did not realize this until fairly (no pun intended) recently. So, give the flower a whiff late morning to early afternoon and see if you smell anything.

 

[richgarrison]

Nice coloration…. Source and parents if you know?

 

[JustinR]

I got it from Großräschener Orchideen in Germany but there was no indication of the parentage.

 

[Ozpaph]

good colour in the dorsal

 

[Djthomp28]

rich color!

 

[richgarrison]

I got it from Großräschener Orchideen in Germany but there was no indication of the parentage.

i ask because it had similar markings as a couple i got from Popow back in 2022? thanx!

 

[hamiltons]

I got it from Großräschener Orchideen in Germany but there was no indication of the parentage.

Hello
Many of the paphiopedilum plants from this nursery is from Popow, so that might be the explanation, I have myself bought a couple of Phragmipedium kovachii from them, and they explained that they was offspring from motherplants from the late Boscha Popow, and a lot of their Paphiopedilums also is from Popow, Boscha might have a "spotted" reputation but I knew him personally, and he was always very nice and generous to me, and was always comitted to give good quality plants, sadly most of the paphios I got from him back then, died due to warm, dry windowsill conditions then, that attracted a lot of various insects that killed most of them, very sad, as there was quite a few rarities, but as said, many of Grossraescheners plants is from Popow

 

[JustinR]

Hello
Many of the paphiopedilum plants from this nursery is from Popow, so that might be the explanation, I have myself bought a couple of Phragmipedium kovachii from them, and they explained that they was offspring from motherplants from the late Boscha Popow, and a lot of their Paphiopedilums also is from Popow, Boscha might have a "spotted" reputation but I knew him personally, and he was always very nice and generous to me, and was always comitted to give good quality plants, sadly most of the paphios I got from him back then, died due to warm, dry windowsill conditions then, that attracted a lot of various insects that killed most of them, very sad, as there was quite a few rarities, but as said, many of Grossraescheners plants is from Popow

Thanks for that info. I did notice that they often have some nice alba paphs in stock, this explains it! I also got a concolor there and it is a very nice little multi-growth plant with 3 or 4 growth leads. That concolor might have cost a little more but if you consider how long it takes to grow a seedling to that size it is pretty good value.