Not an alba but I still like it

[kman]

Sold earlier this year by SVO, these were touted as large alba Maudiae types. I purchased several, and all are growing very well and are lovely plants.

(Maurice J. Cote 'SVO' x (Paph. Meon x Oriental Enchantment) 'SVO'))

The first one is blooming now, a large flower (13 or so cm across) with great substance. But not an alba, obviously. Apparently the alba genes did not line up. What do you all think?

 

[Tom-DE]

not bad...I like the dorsal.

 

[big923cattleya]

kman that is very pretty! If I had it sitting right in front of me I might see other things but as of right now. I find the color to be softer, yes, but harmonious! It would not be as nice for example with a dark pouch and a lighter dorsal and petals.
The dorsal has a minor twist to it but is nicely striped. Venation looks sharp. Petals seem well held and look nice with that partial darker mid vein. Pouch is nice. Everything is good proportion wise.
Awardable? Perhaps. A keeper? 110% Yes!
Congratulations!!!

 

[Paphluvr]

Like it!

 

[CharlesD]

Very interesting! I wonder if many others have turned out like that. It makes me think of a much improved version of the some of the old time barbatum x insigne type crosses

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Nice. Truthfully, very recently I attempted to purchase a couple of that cross, but they no longer had them in stock. Please share photos once the others decide to bloom.

 

[kman]

I will definitely post images of the others as they flower. All are now in sheath or low bud. Interestingly, this one has the lightest foliage of ant. One might think that that would be an indicator of less non-green pigment.

I don't grow a lot of Maudiae types, but this one is the largest flower by far.

Thanks to all for your comments.

 

[Ozpaph]

not for me - wishy-washy colour

 

[Tom-DE]

not for me - wishy-washy colour

I agree, but the dorsal is nice tho...maybe the siblings have better color combos.

 

[hkunberger]

I think it’s very nice and I love the coloring on the dorsal.

 

[tim]

Maurice J. Cote is venustum x Stone Lovely, while Meon x Oriental Enchantment is pure green alba with a fairly high percentage of sukhakulii. Venustum alba doesn't line up with callosum / lawrenceanum type albas. None of these were very albinistic. That said, with that shot of standard complex in there, the flowers are very large and flat. This is one of the last grexes Fred made before I started doing most of the Paph breeding at SVO. It is not a cross I would have made...