Paph helenae

[krisk]

It’s in desperate need of a repot, but still putting out some nice flowers. Has a booking with the toothpick too lol

 

[Ozpaph]

very cute

 

[krisk]

They’re such good value. I especially like that because they are so small you can usually have flowers from flask in under 12 months

 

[GuRu]

Very cute and pretty flowers. Do you want to self it or cross it with another helenae or species or just store the pollen ?

 

[krisk]

Very cute and pretty flowers. Do you want to self it or cross it with another helenae or species or just store the pollen ?

I’ve crossed them all, but they are siblings which originated from a show in Singapore around 15 years ago. I deflasked these ones 13 years ago according to my records.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

I'm normally a Parvi and Polyantha fan when it comes to Paphs, but I do have a soft spot for P. helenae! I've had my plant for over ten years and it puts on such a great show each year. Hard to beat, especially given how small the foliage is. Very forgiving plant as far as I can tell, so I'm sure it'll be okay if you have to delay repotting a bit to accommodate the flowers.