Paph. emersonii

[Tom-DE]

Since I just took these photos with my outdated phone for a friend...I thought I would post them here as well. The flower is still developing... NS should be around 5.5" when it is fully developed. The flower is fragrant.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

It's an incredible flower and quite an achievement to bloom one! Super fascinating species and an incredible lip. This is a particularly colorful cultivar. Glad to hear it is also fragrant.

 

[Tom-DE]

I bought it as a NBS seedling a few years back...Recently, I got some background information on this plant--It came in a flask in 2014, from Hengduan Mts Biotech(China), described as "petal finely red spotted"--(sib cross #34 X #35). This particular clone is easy to grow and bloom for me even without light winter rest. Plant is mature now with 15" LS. Certainly it is a larger variety/clone with much larger flower. Here is a photo of its first bloom:

 

[Tom-DE]

FYI, Paph Paradise has/had/still may have, seedlings of this variety(with red spots) available for ~$75. Recently, I bought a NBS seedling from Tim C. and I hope its flower will be smaller, no spots and hold up on its own stem better, your choice if you want to try this species.

 

[CharlesD]

Really nicely grown and husky plant! Pink on the flower is a nice touch

 

[IvoPhal]

Very tender colors!

 

[Djthomp28]

The colorful nature of this clone makes it unique.

 

[IvoPhal]

Yes, indeed

 

[Ozpaph]

the fine peppering is lovely

 

[GuRu]

Tom, this is a spectaculare clone .... very pretty.

 

[Duck Slipper]

Very nice…
Excellent culture!

 

[merc]

i never knew emersonii could be so colorful!

 

[PhilaGardener]

Both are very nice!

 

[Tom-DE]

Thank you all.
The flower is fully developed now, 5.7 NS, quite flat. It is the biggest it has ever gotten(compared to the previous 3 bloomings).