Wooot! 4 New Paphies! XD
So, today I picked up my latest order from Orchid Inn (I participated in a joint order on a Swedish orchid forum, we ordered a total of 86 plants from Sam!) and I've been looking forward to this order ever since I placed it.
The Paphs I ordered were; Delrosi (rothschildianum x delenatii var. vinicolor), barbatum x sib ('Wesley' x 'Perfect Circle'), urbanianum x sib ('Shine and Glory' x 'Rainbow'), and last but not the least, delenatii var. vinicolor x sib ('Purple Lantern' x Purple Delight').
I have an urbanianum and a barbatum var. nigritum since before, but these guys are not really growing that well, I even almost managed to kill the barbatum during this winter, but it might still make it (it has a new fan emerging and I hope I'll be able to save it). I ordered these new guys in case the other two don't make it.
So, when I came home it was with trepidation I unwrapped the roots on the new Paphs, since I've read that the roots might not always be the best on Orchid Inn's Paphs. Overall, the Paphs looked great, but who knew what was hidden beneath the wrapping? It turned out that the roots on the urbanianum and the barbatum were bad, the barbatum had only two and neither were viable. Since it also has two well grown fans, I don't think those two roots are enough to support the plant, so I hope it'll make more roots ASAP. The roots on the urbanianum were slightly better and it's only a single growth plant which helps, but I still hope this guy too, grow a bunch of new roots quickly.
Here's Paph. barbatum x sib ('Wesley' x 'Perfect Circle'):
And here's Paph. urbanianum x sib ('Shine and Glory' x 'Rainbow'):
When it came to the delenatii var. vinicolor I was relieved since the root system was perfectly okay and it had new roots growing as well. God, it's so gorgeous! I just love the maroon, almost black colour on the underside of the leaves, and their dark edges. I'm so glad you guys posted pics of this variety so I could get one for myself.
Here's my gorgeous Paph. delenatii var. vinicolor x sib ('Purple Lantern' x Purple Delight'):
Lastly, it was time for the Delrosi to show its true colours (or roots at least). The Delrosi threw both me and the guy responsible for the joint order, since it was so large. It said BS on the list I ordered from, but you never know what you'll get, so I was prepared for anything. It has three, large growths, with a leaf span of 40 cm each (16") and the leaves are approximately 5 cm wide (2"). Naturally, I was hoping for a root system to match the rest of the monstrosity, and I was not disappointed. It had a great root system, with plenty of new, fat roots growing as well as viable, older ones. I had to pot it into a 12 cm pot (ca 5") since the roots couldn't fit into anything smaller. This is now the biggest plant I have, and I'm so, so, SO pleased with it that I'm prepared to forget all about the barbatum's non-existing root system.
So here it is, my big one Paph. Delrosi (rothschildianum x delenatii var. vinicolor):
Oh, and if I'm lucky, the Delrosi is going to bloom. :drool:
Updated list:
Subgenus Sigmatopetalum:
Paph. appletonianum
Paph. argus
Paph. barbatum x sib ('Wesley' x 'Perfect Circle') (NEW)
Paph. barbatum var. nigritum
Paph. bundtii
Paph. callosum var. sublaeve
Paph. ceramense or cerveranum
Paph. ciliolare
Paph. hainanense
Paph. lawrenceanum 'Graue' BM/DOG
Paph. mastersianum
Paph. purpuratum
Paph. robinsonii
Paph. schoseri
Paph. sukhakulii 'Graue'
Paph. superbiens
Paph. superbiens var. curtisii
Paph. tonsum var. cupreum
Paph. urbanianum x sib ('Shine and Glory' x 'Rainbow') (NEW)
Paph. urbanianum
Paph. venustum
Paph. violascens
Paph. wardii 'Darkwing' x self
Subgenus Paphiopedilum:
Paph. fairrieanum 'Dawlish Warren' x self
Paph. helenae
Paph. gratrixianum
Paph. henryanum
Paph. villosum
Paph. villsoum, new type from China
Subgenus Polyantha:
Paph. gardineri x sib 'Red Star' x 'Red Dragon'
Paph. lowii
Paph. roebelenii
Paph. rothschildianum 'Big Garden' x 'Lark' FCC/AOS
Paph. rothschildianum x sib 'Jim Crull' FCC/AOS x 'Canadian Club' GM/JOGA
Paph. rothschildianum 'Mont Miliais' x self (although I seriously doubt that)
Paph. rothschildianum x sib 'Oriental Red' x 'Mont Miliais' FCC/AOS
Paph. rothschildianum 'Starship' x self
Subgenus Parvisepalum (what's this one doing here, huh, huuh, huuuh?):
Paph. delenatii var. vinicolor x sib ('Purple Lantern' x Purple Delight') (NEW)
Paph. malipoense 'Giant' x self
Primary hybrids:
Paph. Ashburtoniae (barbatum x insigne)
Paph. Delrosi (rothschildianum x delenatii var. vinicolor) (NEW)
Paph. Maudiae (callosum x lawrenceanum) Vinicolor 'Schwarze Madonna'
Paph. Michael Koopowitz (philippinense x sanderianum)
Paph. Pandion (venustum x fairrieanum)
Paph. Prine Edward of York (rothschildianum x sanderianum)
Complex Hybrid:
Clair de Lune 'Edgard van Belle' FCC/AOS
NoID:
Paph. Vinicolor 'Black Jack'
Oh, fogot to mention that my smallest roth ('Jim Crull' FCC/AOS x 'Canadian Club' GM/JOGA) got badly burned. It's still alive, but I don't know if it'll make it yet. Another thing that has happened, is that my MK has started growing again after some serious sulking, which I'm very happy about. Other things that have happened are; my hainanense has started on a new growth, as have my schoseri, ciliolare and my wardii's second growth has started growing after I repotted it. So, all in all, most of my Paphs are doing alright with a few exceptions (barbatum var. nigritum and roebelenii are not too happy) and I hope my new ones are going to like living with me.