Paph. Dollgoldi

[John M]

This plant used to belong to Wendy. It grew really well for her; but, her warm grow room didn't suit it for flowering. When it tried (about this time last year), the flowering sheath aborted. So, last January, she gave it to me; hoping that my cooler greenhouse conditions would make it happy and bring it into bloom someday. This is the plant's first successful bloom. It has 6 mature growths with one inflorescence currently carrying 2 flowers and one bud. It's a big flower at 19.5 cm natural spread from petal tip to petal tip. The dorsal sepal is 5.7 cm wide; petals are 4 cm wide and the pouch is 3.6 cm wide.

This is also the first time that I've bloomed this cross. I LOVE IT! Thank you so much Wendy!

 

[ncart]

:clap::clap::clap: OMG. They are beautiful. :drool::drool::drool: Is there a 3rd flower coming?

 

[tenman]

HUGE flower and beautiful!

 

[Jorch]

Very striking flowers! I love it! Thanks for sharing! :clap:

 

[JeanLux]

wow, roth size, armeniacum color and great shape!!!! Bravo to the growers John and Wendy!!! JEan

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Holy cow, you guys, what an awesome display! Nice photos too John.

 

[paphioboy]

Wow.. Great blooming.. And what a compact plant..

 

[NYEric]

A good job w/ a difficult cross, well done! One of my faves!!!

 

[TyroneGenade]

Very very nice. I MUST have one of these...

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Yellow and stripped and big...:drool:

 

[biothanasis]

Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Paul]

one of my favorite primaries, yours is great !!

 

[Bolero]

INcredible flowering and beautiful photography.

 

[Ernie]

Nice! Wendy, where are you...

-Ernie

 

[Wendy]

Awesome John! I've been waiting for you to post this one. Great flowering....three flowers on a first time bloomer! :clap:

I had nothing to do with the flowers on this guys. It didn't like the warmth of my grow room....made lovely growths but the plant didn't flower. I gave it to John as a gift thinking he could bloom it....I was right. :clap:

 

[mkline3]

Fantastic!!!

 

[Candace]

John, you're rubbing my nose in it! It's wonderful.

 

[toddybear]

WOW! Stunning!

 

[swamprad]

Wow! That is just awesome!

 

[lipelgas]

very nice!!!