Paph Nathaniel's Prince Sandie

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[eaborne]

Nice colors!

 

[2Toned]

what a beauty!

 

[SlipperKing]

Paphiopedilum Shin-Yi Prince X Paphiopedilum sanderianum

I had to look this one up, it is so nice Yay sandie hybrids!

 

[NYEric]

Yay sandie hybrids!

Lawyers are saying Texas is nice this time of year.

 

[goldenrose]

:clap::drool: Nice cross! :drool::clap:

 

[Trithor]

This brightened up my day! Fantastic hybrid, great result! I need a few of these.

 

[Ray]

Beautiful!!!

 

[SlipperFan]

Sweet petals.

 

[SlipperKing]

For having so much sandie (3 shots) in this cross it really came out nice, the dorsal not pinched, the pouch with great color and the petals held out away from the pouch giving it shoulders.

 

[Leo Schordje]

all the cool traits of sanderianum, without many of the faults, so this is what sanderianum would look like if it had a 'normal' paph sized dorsal.

Nice

 

[wjs2nd]

Looks cool!

 

[emydura]

For having so much sandie (3 shots) in this cross it really came out nice, the dorsal not pinched, the pouch with great color and the petals held out away from the pouch giving it shoulders.

Yes, I agree. Better shape than a sanderianum. But still, I would have hoped for much longer petals given it is 87.5% sanderianum. You can't have everything.

 

[SlipperKing]

Yes, I agree. Better shape than a sanderianum. But still, I would have hoped for much longer petals given it is 87.5% sanderianum. You can't have everything.

That could still happen. My MK didn't get really long petals until the 4th blooming.

 

[papheteer]

Lovely in every way!

 

[emydura]

That could still happen. My MK didn't get really long petals until the 4th blooming.

How much did they increase?

The petals on this plant look around 30 cm. You ideally would be looking for at least 60 cm if not 70 or 80 cm.

 

[SlipperKing]

On the day of the award the petals measured 43cm. The plant was 74cm LS

 

[Leo Schordje]

On plain species sanderianum I have seen tremendous petal length differences on the same plant. Bloomed one first time, in low-variable humidity, petals were only 18 inches long. Bloomed the same plant again later, made sure humidity stayed above 80% constantly while in bud, and made sure to keep up on watering, and the petals were about 32 inches. A sister seedling in a friend's well controlled space had 39 inch petals before the flower collapsed. It very much is a function of available humidity and water for the roots. It takes a lot of capillary action to move water down the length of those petals. If the water can't move fast enough, the petals stop growing. To get meter plus long petals, the root system needs to be in tip top shape, and the humidity has to be high so that there is minimal moisture loss from the petals as they expand.

For myself, these are conditions I can rarely meet. So most commonly for me my plants have petals less than 24 inches long. But I am sure if I could keep conditions right, they could do better.