Paph anitum

[kiwi]

Another first flowering from Hung Sheng. Deflasked 2018. Not as dark as I hoped for but a flowering anitum nonetheless. The third photo is in natural light.

 

[dodidoki]

Great job, wonderful flowers!

 

[gego]

Excellent growing and nice flower. Can you show us the plant?
And maybe some culture tips.

 

[Tom-DE]

Can you show us the plant?

second photo

 

[spujr]

Leaves are greener than what I would expect from anitum.

 

[gego]

Leaves are greener than what I would expect from anitum.

Leaves are very dark green in the wild. Very shady and leaves are long and wide.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Very nice one…

 

[Murray F]

Nice one

 

[JayeL]

Not as dark as I hoped

I was told by a Taiwanese grower - but I am sceptical - that the high the altitude they are grown at, the darker the colour. I'm not about to test the theory by taking my plants up the closest mountain.

JL

 

[spujr]

I have both growing in the same conditions and the anitum is dark green and with a bluish hint.

Not suggesting anything, it's quite possible there's variation among species or even maybe my source is untrue (yet to flower).

 

[Duck Slipper]

An anitum, and in bloom!
Excellent!

 

[Ozpaph]

Really well done with 6 years from flask for a notoriuos difficult species.