My monster kolopakingii var. topperi

[Camellkc]

After one decade, I can finally successful to raise this tree from one growth to a big monster clump and it produces a total of 23 flowers to me this year. 8 flowers for 2 spikes each and 7 flowers for the remaining spike.

I wonder whether I can get a CCE on this plant under such condition.

 

[Guldal]

My God, it's massive! Well done!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

To me it looks definitely in the CCE range…. Well done!

 

[Camellkc]

To me it looks definitely in the CCE range…. Well done!

Thanks for the encouragement! It is one of the first ever Paph species I acquired from the very beginning when I enter into the paph’s world, and it’s the only one that I have been preserving until now. (Others either go to haven or sold to others)

I have located the photo of the plant when I bought it in 2013.

 

[GuRu]

Holy cow, what a pretty bunch of flowers and what a monster plant.

........I have located the photo of the plant when I bought it in 2013.

What difference 10 years make !

 

[dodidoki]

This situation when I say: I can belive if I could see this personally...unbelivable. Do give your kolo some kind of steroids???

 

[spujr]

This is a very well grown kolo, congrats!

 

[lori.b]

OH - MY - GOSH!!!!!!!

 

[Martin]

Wow, thats huge! Not seen every day.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Wow!

 

[Camellkc]

This situation when I say: I can belive if I could see this personally...unbelivable. Do give your kolo some kind of steroids???

No steroids. I just place lots of solid fertilizer sticks originated from US on the top of the growing media and that is.

 

[Ozpaph]

extremely well grown!

 

[gego]

Wow!!! Very well grown. Good job.

 

[troy]

whats the current leafspan? It’s a very healthy specimen size plant!!

 

[Camellkc]

whats the current leafspan? It’s a very healthy specimen size plant!!

The largest leaf is around 65cm long and 14 cm wide. The longest LP is around 110 cm.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

The largest leaf is around 65cm long and 14 cm wide. The longest LP is around 110 cm.

When you're that big, they call you 'Sir'!

 

[SlipperKing]

So the greenhouse smells like cat pee or what?

 

[Djthomp28]

Well grown! At the size, I assume it eats other orchids and small mammals...

 

[Camellkc]

So the greenhouse smells like cat pee or what?

Yes, the flowers smell like cat pee.

 

[annica.jarvela]

It really is a big fine plant and great flowers. Wonderful! Great growing! I saw from your pictures, that you have also other Paphs blooming and some other orchids. There were one with orange flowers. Sorry to ask, but what does that LP mean?