Paph Pinocchio "album"

[DirGo]

This is a cross between the albino forms of both glaucophyllum and primulinum.
There is some diversity in the offspring of this hybrid, but I really love this paler color form very much.

I cannot take any credit for the great quality of plant and flower, as it came to me in flower from Exotic Plant Company.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Man, I LOVE that little thing! The emerald green juxtaposed against the ivory white is just sensational.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Quite a nice albescent coloration. Is pouch a bit blushed with a pink tint?

 

[GuRu]

Dirk, this is another beauty in your album/albescent collection. As Tom already mentioned, the the contrast between the emerald-ivory in the dorsal is lovely.

..... Is pouch a bit blushed with a pink tint?

Leslie, I think this should be only due to the light in the photo.

 

[Murray F]

Very interesting flower love the halo

 

[Happypaphy7]

Dirk, this is another beauty in your album/albescent collection. As Tom already mentioned, the the contrast between the emerald-ivory in the dorsal is lovely.

Leslie, I think this should be only due to the light in the photo.

I believe so, too. I have had these and the pouch were either pure white or had just a hint of cream/yellow cast to it.

 

[DirGo]

I can confirm, there is absolutely no red pigment in this flower, so a valid albino color form.
Thanks for all the very nice comments!

 

[Ozpaph]

interesting colour variant

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I can confirm, there is absolutely no red pigment in this flower, so a valid albino color form.
Thanks for all the very nice comments!

I need one lol.

 

[Guldal]

Lovely, Dirk!

Rather than album, though, I suppose fma alboviride might be a more proper designation for this colour form.

What's its size, by the way? Same as other Pinocchios - or slightly smaller?

 

[DirGo]

Lovely, Dirk!

Rather than album, though, I suppose fma alboviride might be a more proper designation for this colour form.

What's its size, by the way? Same as other Pinocchios - or slightly smaller?

Thank you Jens, I fully agree that Paph Pinocchio fma alboviride would have been the name if I had the opportunity to name this white/green color form. But it was purchased as "Pinocchio album form" and to honor that I kept the title as Paph Pinocchio "album" (with "album" as cultivar name and not a color form) to acknowledge that botanically it is not a pure white album form.

Flower size is similar to the regular color forms of Pinocchio.

 

[big923cattleya]

Just my 2 cents worth DirGo, that is one of the post attractive Phals. Of that type that I have ever seen!! It has all been said already so I agree completely. Congratulations!! Just spectacular!

 

[Guldal]

Thank you Jens, I fully agree that Paph Pinocchio fma alboviride would have been the name if I had the opportunity to name this white/green color form. But it was purchased as "Pinocchio album form" and to honor that I kept the title as Paph Pinocchio "album" (with "album" as cultivar name and not a color form) to acknowledge that botanically it is not a pure white album form.

Flower size is similar to the regular color forms of Pinocchio.

Ah, now I understand the inverted commas!

You could also have called it 'Albumblatt' -.making a pun on the fact, that album = white, and Blatt = green, and at the same time alluded to its light composition!