Paph. dianthum backward flower pouch

[Michael Bonda]

Been waiting 3 years for the first blooming and…..
It’s flower pouch is backwards:

Still waiting for petals to elongate and second flower to open

 

[big923cattleya]

Gee, I don’t see that. I look and perhaps the pouch is hung up on the staminode?

 

[Michael Bonda]

I’ll get a better picture once the flower completely opens but the pouch is definitely backwards. I’m just not a good photographer.

 

[Ozpaph]

just wait and see

 

[Djthomp28]

Maybe it will re-orient itself as it opens.

 

[Guldal]

Maybe it will re-orient itself as it opens.

 

[GuRu]

Wait and see ... that's all you can do.

 

[Phred]

Looks like the flower opened upside-down...

 

[NYEric]

Mutation!!!

 

[Phred]

The flower is upside-down... the sepal on top in your photo is the ventral sepal. It's smaller than the sepal on the bottom of your photo which is the dorsal sepal. The flower is upside-down.

 

[Michael Bonda]

The flower is upside-down... the sepal on top in your photo is the ventral sepal. It's smaller than the sepal on the bottom of your photo which is the dorsal sepal. The flower is upside-down.

Thank you
I rushed at this post and you are completely correct.
The first flower was upside down so I worked it daily to turn forward and correct side up. It is a normal flower now:

Second flower is looking normal as well:

 

[Ozpaph]

There you go.