Paph. Diana Princess of Wales (dianthum x sanderianum)

[Drorchid]

This is a new primary hybrid between Paph. dianthum and Paph. sanderianum. We made the cross back in July of 2001! so it has taken over 11 years from making the cross, to a blooming sized plant! I think it was well worth the wait. The flower is about 9.5 cm wide and 27 cm long. The individual petals are about 20 to 21 cm long.

Here is a picture from 10 days ago when it first had opened up. Interestingly is first opened up with straight petals, and after about a week they started to twist:

Robert

 

[Dido]

Great one like it

 

[Paphiolive]

Beautifull, I like it.

 

[nikv]

Fabulous!

 

[karategirl73]

Love It!!!

 

[John Boy]

This, to me looks very (VERY) different, as to what I'd be expecting. Quite to the extend that I can't really see any dianthum in these flowers. Did you guys expect such a result Rob?

 

[ehanes7612]

much better ,i think, than Sander's Parish

 

[Heather]

I think the pouch really improved with the dianthum addition. Love it!

 

[The Orchid Boy]

I like the color. To me it says "serenity".

 

[NYEric]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[SlipperFan]

That is a really pretty flower. I like the subtlety and the stance.

 

[Ozpaph]

Very attractive cross.

 

[SlipperKing]

My shock comes when I saw 4 flowers! I really think most clones will have 2. Is this true Robert?

 

[JeanLux]

I like this one a lot (more than the sand. species), because in my opinion dianthum has brought quite some improvements: nice (dianth. like) stami, broader shoulders, very decent design on the dorsal, and loosing the 'hairiness' of sand.! Jean

 

[abax]

I love it and the twisty petals are fantastic as well as the
subtle colors.

 

[Drorchid]

This, to me looks very (VERY) different, as to what I'd be expecting. Quite to the extend that I can't really see any dianthum in these flowers. Did you guys expect such a result Rob?

It is almost exactly what I was thinking the flowers were going to look like! I DO see a lot of dianthum influence (are you sure you are not thinking of Paph. dayanum???). I think actually dianthum is more dominant in this cross than sanderianum. The color, and the shape of the flowers are very much influenced by Paph. dianthum. Even the staminodal shield looks very influenced by Paph. dianthum. The only major characteristic contributed by Paph. sanderianum is the petal length.

Robert

 

[Drorchid]

My shock comes when I saw 4 flowers! I really think most clones will have 2. Is this true Robert?

This is the first one that I have seen in flower, but just based on the number of flowers per spike of each parent, I would say 4 to maybe 5 flowers will be normal for this cross.

 

[emydura]

That is really nice. Better than I would have expected. Great petal length and as you say the dianthum has dominated the rest of the flower.

Do you have a few more to flower?

much better ,i think, than Sander's Parish

You obviously haven't seen a nice clone as I think Sanders Parish is a great hybrid. As nice as this dianthum cross is I would still go with the parishii alternative.

 

[paphioboy]

Very nice hybrid... Would love to get my hands on it.. I agree, you cannot compare this hybrid to Sander's Parish... Both are lovely in their own way..

 

[Susie11]

Great.