Paph. kolopakingii var. topperi

[eggshells]

In a 12" diameter pot.

Paph. kolopakingii by paphioman, on Flickr

Paph. kolopakingii by paphioman, on Flickr

 

[blondie]

Very nice such a great species

 

[Dandrobium]

Wow, that is incredible!

 

[paworsport]

Marvelous picture of à Nice species, congrats for the culture

 

[Ozpaph]

what a giant. Well flowered.

 

[musa]

Wow!
What is the leaf span?

 

[Guldal]

What can be said, that the formers speaker haven't said...I can only join the chorus: beautifull and well grown!

Kind regards, Jens

 

[NYEric]

Wow! Giant plant. Thanks for sharing.

 

[eggshells]

The leaves are 6.5 cm wide and the leaf span is around more than a meter long. So It does take a lot of space. Especially when it begins to clump.

 

[Justin]

Dang!

 

[SlipperKing]

What makes this topperi versus a typical kolo?

 

[eggshells]

What makes this topperi versus a typical kolo?

I think the color. topperi is more green than brown (kolo). I'm not 100% sure.

 

[GuRu]

Very nice P. kolopakingii, congrats. I like it very much and I get an impression how big mine must grow before I can expect a flower spike. I wait and see.

What makes this topperi versus a typical kolo?

As far as I know there's no distiction because var. topperi exist only in nurseries as an sales argument. Neither G. Brehm nor H. Koopowitz mention a var. topperi in their books, also Stephen Manza says on his site that there are no varieties or forms http://www.slipperorchids.info/paphdatasheets/polyantha/kolopakingii/index.html Last but not least 'The Plant List' doesn't mention any variety to P. kolopakingi http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Paphiopedilum+kolopakingii

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Spectacular colors! Well grown and stunning display!