Leo Schordje
wilted blossom
Eric, I like your list,
My list
Paph Maudiae 'Magnificum' or "The Queen", or 'Bankhaus', but only one of these, or substitute a Paph Claire de Lune 'Edgar van Bell' - all three are green and white, old classics, sometimes can be found very inexpensive, but when you want one now can still be expensive (especially 'the Queen') When grown on to 6+ growth clump, the clump will bloom 2 - 3 times a year.
Phrag Inca Embers, or substitute Phrag After-Glow, or Sunset Glow, any one of these are great for oranges and orange-reds. All three have enough longifolium in them that they grow well, and when happy can carry 20+ flowers per inflorescence. Good performers. But they are big plants.
Paph henryanum, I just love this species. Only blooms once a year, but it is charming, a medium to small-ish plant, fits on a windowsill. Long lasting flowers. Or, for a species, you could also substitute superbiens, or purpuratum, or charlesworthii, or spicerianum. All will bloom only once a year.
Like Eric, I think 3 is not enough.
As he suggested, I strongly recommend getting one of the sequential blooming multiflorals, like Pinocchio, or Pine Glow, or Salvador Dali, or Sunny Delight. Or one of the sequential species, primulinum, liemianum, chamberlainianum, or moquettianum or my favorite liemianum. But from this group, start with just one.
I really like hybrids between brachypetalum & or parvisepalum and the sequential multiflorals. My favorites are Annabellchen (liemianum x delenatii), (primulinum x concolor), (bellatulum x glaucophyllum), and others. But get only one of this group, and see how you like them.
There are hundreds more I could recommend, but for a start, they will work.
My list
Paph Maudiae 'Magnificum' or "The Queen", or 'Bankhaus', but only one of these, or substitute a Paph Claire de Lune 'Edgar van Bell' - all three are green and white, old classics, sometimes can be found very inexpensive, but when you want one now can still be expensive (especially 'the Queen') When grown on to 6+ growth clump, the clump will bloom 2 - 3 times a year.
Phrag Inca Embers, or substitute Phrag After-Glow, or Sunset Glow, any one of these are great for oranges and orange-reds. All three have enough longifolium in them that they grow well, and when happy can carry 20+ flowers per inflorescence. Good performers. But they are big plants.
Paph henryanum, I just love this species. Only blooms once a year, but it is charming, a medium to small-ish plant, fits on a windowsill. Long lasting flowers. Or, for a species, you could also substitute superbiens, or purpuratum, or charlesworthii, or spicerianum. All will bloom only once a year.
Like Eric, I think 3 is not enough.
As he suggested, I strongly recommend getting one of the sequential blooming multiflorals, like Pinocchio, or Pine Glow, or Salvador Dali, or Sunny Delight. Or one of the sequential species, primulinum, liemianum, chamberlainianum, or moquettianum or my favorite liemianum. But from this group, start with just one.
I really like hybrids between brachypetalum & or parvisepalum and the sequential multiflorals. My favorites are Annabellchen (liemianum x delenatii), (primulinum x concolor), (bellatulum x glaucophyllum), and others. But get only one of this group, and see how you like them.
There are hundreds more I could recommend, but for a start, they will work.
You must have them in your possesion, for full point!
