Paph. Avignon (glaucophyllum x victoria-mariae)

[merc]

this has bloomed non-stop since it arrived in 2018 and is working on another little bud.

march 2019:

june 2019:

oct 2019:

 

[Ozpaph]

pretty flower.
What was the point of the hybrid (other than to muddy the species water)

 

[merc]

Def more glaucophyllum than victoria-mariae overall, but the colors of the pouch were deeper, darker red/pink when it first bloomed. Maybe that’s what they were after? Too bad pouch color fades over time. I’m guessing I landed myself a experimental guinea pig paph!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Reason? Marketability and ease of bloom. It’s easier to make thousands of pot plants that consistently bloom over months with easier culture than either species.

 

[Don I]

Very nice.
Don

 

[Guldal]

What was the point of the hybrid (other than to muddy the species water)

Aesthetically, I'm (for once ) totally in agreement with you, Oz! But I gather, Leslie, has cracked the nut: hybrid vigour!