Noid identity

[troy]

I thought maybe boxalii

 

[TyroneGenade]

Perhaps gratrixianum?

See http://www.slipperorchids.info/paphdatasheets/paphiopedilum/gratrixianum/index.html

Note the leaves:

The long flower stem:

But also the pattern in the dorsal:

Lets wait for it to open fully... We will need a photo of the staminode.

 

[troy]

Yes!!! Thats gotta be it, the seller said exul, that was wrong

 

[NYEric]

Are you high?

 

[troy]

Why?

 

[troy]

The lady I got mine from grows sooo bright forced it to bloom on a small growth I'm going to cut it to save the plant

 

[troy]

Maybe gratrix x villosum

 

[Justin]

the plant looks fine, let it open first to see the flower before u cut it.

 

[NYEric]

Why?

It's obviously not gratrixianum, the dorsal and lateral sepals are quite different, probably a hybrid.

 

[troy]

I unpotted it roots didn't look so good so after it blooms out completely I'm gonna cut it

 

[TyroneGenade]

Troy, we need to see the whole flower but even if we get a nice bloom we are still guessing.

Based on what we see any of the following hybrids are likely:
gratrixianum x villosum (see http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid/people/tanaka/InterOrShow/EOC/EOC03/photo/vill xex.JPG)
gratrixianum x exul (can't find a pick)
villosum x exul etc.. (see http://www.orchidboard.com/communit...lum/41495-paphiopedilum-vill-exul-flower.html)

The major concern is that purple stripe down the back which is typical of spicerianum... Are we looking at gratrixianum x leeanum or gratrixianum x spicerianum (probably not). Then there is the petals with the typical villosum bicolor pattern... is this then gratrixianum/exul x Lanthanum?

Why I like the idea of gratrixianum is because there is often a lot of purple in the dorsal.

 

[troy]

 

[troy]

Alot of the color washed out due to sun overexposure

 

[troy]

It's Monsier de curte

 

[NYEric]

What!? Did you find the tag in the pot!? oke:

Then I'm just guessing

Why!? :rollhappy:

 

[TyroneGenade]

Well, that does look what I would expect from crossing this:

http://flo.com.ua/forum/viewtopic.php?f=106&t=19027#p446423

and insigne.

But this is what boxalli is supposed to look like:
http://slipperorchids.info/paphdatasheets/paphiopedilum/villosumvarboxallii/index.html

A gratrixianum /affine cross with insigne seems more likely... The gratrixianum can give the bicolor petals, the purple in the hood, the long stem, the speckled leaf bases as well as the spotting on the flower.

Who told you it was Monsier de curte? I would love to know the reasoning.

 

[troy]

A monsier de corye is insigne x gratrixianum right

 

[Erythrone]

A monsier de corye is insigne x gratrixianum right

Monsieur de Curte is Paph. boxallii x Paph. insigne. There is no gratrixianum here.

 

[troy]

Lol.. well guy I talked to gave me his wrong guess. I'm guessing myself I'm gonna cut the spike to save the plant.

What do you think it is?

 

[TyroneGenade]

I don't know, not with 100% certainty.

I think hold onto the plant and lets wait to see other photos of insigne x gratrixianum for comparison.

If you are really serious, self it and then examine the progeny.

Put the stem in water, maybe it will develop more.