Long name, little flowr

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Below is a multigrowth plant that originally came from the collection of Aquacorps. The leaf span on the growths are approximately 7 inches. There looks to be 4 or 5 growths in the 4 inch pot with one previously bloomed growth. The spike is 4 inches in height. I'm responsible for the way that the plant turned it's flower. What I did was let it just hang over the pot naturally. Then today tried to stake it for a photo. No way. The natural spread on the flower is 7.5 c.m. The photo would have been better if I had been home to hold the flower in a better position while Donna was taking the photo. The pouch is very waxy in substance. Much more so than the petals or sepals.

Here is a photo of the same cross that I've already posted a short time ago on a very short spike.

 

[SlipperKing]

Very different then the first blooming Bob. Any ideas on that?

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Rick, maybe I wasn't clear. I received at least 6 plants of this cross when Aquacorps gave up his collection. The second photo is a different plant that bloomed maybe a month and a half ago.

 

[W. Beetus]

The second bloom is nice! It just needs a stem.

 

[SlipperFan]

Hopefully, the first one will bloom better next time. The second is quite pretty.

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

I'm not crazy about either of them, but I'll give them another bloom. That's why I had Donna take a photo, so I didn't forget what they looked like.

 

[aquacorps]

They are from a flask I got from Norito or Harold K. Looking for teacup paphs.

 

[Ross]

The most recent bloomer (photo #1) looks pretty bad, but the first to bloom (photo #2) has a couple of nice characteristics: The dorsal has a nice blush color and is not as severely reflexed as many dorsals are in this type of cross. The petal color is not the greatest, but is what could be expected from a charleswothii cross. What's nice about them is that they appear to be fairly wide. Narrow petals are one of the more common weaknesses in miniature complex Paphs so far. I would rebloom photo #2 to see if the stem improves.

Thanks for sharing, Bob!

 

[NYEric]

That's why I had Donna take a photo, so I didn't forget what they looked like.

ity: Senior moment?! oke: