Paph. chamberlainianum

[rdlsreno]

Love it and your photo!!!


Ramon

 

[Ross]

Wow. I'm glad this thread got bumped! Very nice flower and beautiful photographs as usual, Dot.:clap:

 

[SlipperFan]

Thanks, everyone!

That is really nice Dot. Thanks for granting my request! Beautiful leaves and the flowers are top notch. How long will it bloom for, now that is has started? What is the leaf span too? I have this same species, two small fans that use to be a blooming plant! I got it from an old friend that divided his plant. He sold me the center of the plant, the dying center. Nice guy huh? His died all together, I'm the only one with any of it alive!

Rick, I don't know how long it will bloom, but the first flower is still on. The second flower opened appreciably smaller than the first, but seems to be growing as it gets older. And there are lots of buds forming. So it should be in bloom for a long time.

The leaf span is 1" shy of 2 feet. It doesn't look that big as I look at it, but that's what the largest leaves measure.

Good for you for keeping your friend's plant alive!

 

[Barbara]

I never did appreciate chamberlainianum until now. Thank you so much for posting a picture of the entire plant.

 

[SlipperKing]

Thanks Dot. The leaf span is what I recall as well, large! The plant I have came orginally from Richard Topper of Topper Orchids and Tropicals. This friend had money and I did not at the time when Topper decided to sell off his plants. Topper, like Rands imported lots of collected material so I'm confident this plant is a collected plant from the early to mid 80's. Now to grow and bloom it!

Yours is fantastic Dot. thanks for sharing.