Starting fresh from my 2024 thread...
https://www.slippertalk.com/threads/orchids-2024.56338/
This should be another good year for blooms. It looks as if there will be fewer rothschildianums flowering this year, but I expect to see some good quality.
Anyway, will get started with a couple Paph malipoense. These successfully opened exactly 6 months after the plants showed buds. I am very pleased I got them to go the distance.
Two more are about to open after these. I love the raspberry fragrance!
Here is an Orchid Inn leucochilum I posted in my previous thread, now in full bloom. Yes there is one spot on the lip
The flower is nice, although it didn't open quite symmetrically. (EDIT - I think photo may be too big to show, but you can click link)
View attachment lueco1 - Copy.jpg
Here is a group of 4 haynaldianums. These are mature plants from the OI cross 'High Color' x 'Ron' that I have grown for many years. They often do 5 flowers per spike. My best one isn't in spike yet this year, but I believe some plants from this cross are award quality.
And finally here are a couple pots of a really cool Paph. gratrixianum. These are from a division from @tenman -- a very easy plant to grow which blooms every year with multiple spikes. This year there are 5 flowers on 2 plants. (Edit, click link for photo)
View attachment gratrix 2025 - Copy.jpg
More to follow...
https://www.slippertalk.com/threads/orchids-2024.56338/
This should be another good year for blooms. It looks as if there will be fewer rothschildianums flowering this year, but I expect to see some good quality.
Anyway, will get started with a couple Paph malipoense. These successfully opened exactly 6 months after the plants showed buds. I am very pleased I got them to go the distance.
Two more are about to open after these. I love the raspberry fragrance!
Here is an Orchid Inn leucochilum I posted in my previous thread, now in full bloom. Yes there is one spot on the lip
The flower is nice, although it didn't open quite symmetrically. (EDIT - I think photo may be too big to show, but you can click link)View attachment lueco1 - Copy.jpg
Here is a group of 4 haynaldianums. These are mature plants from the OI cross 'High Color' x 'Ron' that I have grown for many years. They often do 5 flowers per spike. My best one isn't in spike yet this year, but I believe some plants from this cross are award quality.
And finally here are a couple pots of a really cool Paph. gratrixianum. These are from a division from @tenman -- a very easy plant to grow which blooms every year with multiple spikes. This year there are 5 flowers on 2 plants. (Edit, click link for photo)
View attachment gratrix 2025 - Copy.jpg
More to follow...
