Paph. lowii fm aureum ‘Mango’

[masaccio]

Ooops the torture continues lol.

You know I will post more when the fourth flower opens!!

You know what they say, "If you got it, flaunt it !!"

 

[masaccio]

Did you manage to secure some from KS?

I ordered one yesterday. I assume I snagged it. Fingers crossed. Couldn't raise anyone there today.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I ordered one yesterday. I assume I snagged it. Fingers crossed. Couldn't raise anyone there today.

Fingers crossed (or call again... and again lol).
Looks like Peter Lin got that cross too (from the pics of his last post). Wonder if he bloomed it yet?

 

[marcher85]

Incredible color. I love it. Congrats

 

[NYEric]

Sadiste!

 

[masaccio]

I'm waiting for mine own lowii aureum to arrive today. USPS from Florida. Vendor says it left Monday with heat packs. Subfreezing temps here. USPS is overwhelmed, tracking is off and on. The Russians cyber attackers better not be messing with my shipment. I'll go after them !! I've signed up for message alert when delivered. Still checking every 15 minutes. Hope springs eternal. Just saying it would have been nice to have been offered alternate shipping methods.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I'm waiting for mine own lowii aureum to arrive today. USPS from Florida. Vendor says it left Monday with heat packs. Subfreezing temps here. USPS is overwhelmed, tracking is off and on. The Russians cyber attackers better not be messing with my shipment. I'll go after them !! I've signed up for message alert when delivered. Still checking every 15 minutes. Hope springs eternal. Just saying it would have been nice to have been offered alternate shipping methods.

This is the worst feeling! Worried and afraid for the orchids, that they are helpless against the cold and human foibles. Happened to me twice.

Once from an overnight shipment by UPS through a snowstorm (California to Cape Cod). Arrived 2 days later with ice on the box and plants felt like icicles. Luckily the heat packs lasted 48 hrs and the plants thawed out safely (open slowly to acclimatize to room air temperatures). Apparently overnight means 2.5 days to UPS.

Second, a shipment from Japan that Canada Post lost and had no clue where it was (in minus 20C February period!). I was aghast at their apathy and ineptness as to the exact location of this box of plants. I had to call them and customs multiple times before I located the box (luckily in indoor procession warehouse). Then had to call plant department to request a clearance. Seven days later!!! Ughhh... what a nightmare. Luckily plants survived the ordeal.

So I understand your emotions and stress at this time. I’m sending you a little luck to get this plant to arrive safe and sound.

 

[masaccio]

This is the worst feeling! Worried and afraid for the orchids, that they are helpless against the cold and human foibles. Happened to me twice.

How very nice of you!! Thank you! It sounds like you're an old hand at this, and with shipments that sound very precious indeed. It was a little silly of me not to make special arrangements before ordering the plant and instead assuming it would all fall into place. Thanks for the tip on opening slowly.

 

[masaccio]

Oh. Man. I was looking for another photo. Your lowii Mango has been insprational. Oh, I take it back. Just saw the ones on p.3. I love the love these photo show of your orchid.

 

[masaccio]

Few more to show staminode and pouch differences:
My heart is skipping several beats.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Fourth and final flower is open finally! The first flower is already starting to senesce, so time to pollinate tomorrow.

I promise these will be the last set of pics of Mango lol (like a proud father, I tend to overpost ). She is putting on quite a show though.



The last pic says ‘LOOK AT ME!’

 

[masaccio]

Great closeups! I'm trying to think where else that yellow exists in orchids. There are some other yellow orchids, oncidinae obviously but most of those tend more towards gold. Maybe some anguolas - I haven't seen that many in real life. But that clear, early spring daffodil yellow is a hard act to follow. Possibly some of the callista dendrobiums?

 

[BrucherT]

P. armeniacum... P. concolor...

 

[Guldal]

I'm trying to think where else that yellow exists in orchids?

Paph. druryi... some more verging on chartreuse, but others very yellow.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Golden yellows are found also in the following besides the Oncidiinae Alliance (and the aforementioned Paph species):

Dendrobiums chysotoxum, lindleyii
Lycaste aromatica
Stanhopea wardii
Neofinetia kibana
Vanda denisoniana
Bulbophyllum carunculatum, lobbii, dearei

These are just some of them. There are many more.

However, the lowii aureum is quite a majestic sight to behold due to their rarity in shows.

 

[Guldal]

Sophronitis coccinea fma flava and cernua fma flava/aurea

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Sophronitis coccinea fma flava and cernua fma flava/aurea

So true! I forgot these! I have them too lol

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Update: Mango has been pollinated today! On Christmas day.

One flower was selfed, while the second was sibbed by pollen from John Marcotte (lowii aureum ‘Albino Beauty’ x self, same as mine).

Fingers crossed they take!

 

[BrucherT]

Great news! I’ll take a flask of each.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Great news! I’ll take a flask of each.

When they are successfully flasked, I'll let everyone know!