Paph roebelinii

[Rick]

Besides blooming in Fall, this one has larger flower elements than my other other one. This flower is still developing and the petals are 21 cm. There are 6 buds on the spike.

 

[paphioboy]

Looking good..

 

[SlipperFan]

One of my very favorites.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Very nice! I like the green tips on the petals.

 

[delphiguy]

wonderful.....

 

[Paph_LdyMacBeth]

Very nice.

 

[jblanford]

WOW!! Looks great, thanks... Jim.

 

[JeanLux]

cool plant, very nice bloom with its long petals!!! You will surely post a pic when more of them are open! Jean

 

[John M]

Nice!

 

[Paul]

very nice bloom !!

 

[biothanasis]

Beautiful!

 

[TyroneGenade]

Most lovely. I hope my seedlings make it through deflasking and then they better grow double quick so I can see flowers as lovely as yours!

 

[goldenrose]

:drool::drool::smitten::smitten: This is why I got one! LOVELY!!

 

[labskaus]

Very very nice!

Great, large dorsal, and I notice the lack of green markings on the staminode.

 

[Rick]

Very very nice!

Great, large dorsal, and I notice the lack of green markings on the staminode.

Yes, and not quite as "boxy"

The lip is browner rather than yellower compared to most I've seen too.

 

[Rick]

Very very nice!

Great, large dorsal, and I notice the lack of green markings on the staminode.

http://www.slipperorchids.info/paphdatasheets/polyantha/philippinensevarroebelenii/index.html

According to this reference, roebelenii is not supposed to have green markings.

But I must admit that most of the flowers I've seen labeled as roebelinii have some green on the staminode.

 

[SlipperKing]

Nice Rick, He must be talking about the veins not being green, right? Another thought, didn't someone recently say that phili's spike on the long days? Like spring to summer?

 

[Rick]

Nice Rick, He must be talking about the veins not being green, right? Another thought, didn't someone recently say that phili's spike on the long days? Like spring to summer?

I believe you're correct about lack of green veins on the staminode, but that is the only reference I've found to that.

From watching my own philis and other northern hemisphere plants on slippertalk, I see most of these blooming from December to May. February to April seem the most common times, but I think I've taken one to the Memphis show in early May.

 

[raymond]

very nice

 

[NYEric]

Nice. Thanx for posting.