Hybrid of hangianum x malipoense. Two large, 6.25 inch fragrant flowers on one inflorescence, first time bloom for this one, which has unusually wide leaves, 6" long but 3" wide. Is this normal for these or a possible indication of polyploidy?
Paph.Shun-Fa Golden
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mrhappyrotter
Grand Chupacabra
My absolute favorite Paph hybrid! Even the wonky ones make me smile. There's really nice tessellation on the petals and I like the pouch. I can smell the flowers from here, mostly like hangianum but with subtle sweeter or fruitier notes from malipoense.
I have noticed a lot of variation in leaf widths in this hybrid (and the similar sister hybrid Memoria Larry Heuer). Some crosses seem to mostly produce narrower leaved outcome along the lines of hangianum, other times the progeny mostly come out with wider leaves like malipoense. I don't know if wider leaves correlate with polyploidy specifically, though.
I have noticed a lot of variation in leaf widths in this hybrid (and the similar sister hybrid Memoria Larry Heuer). Some crosses seem to mostly produce narrower leaved outcome along the lines of hangianum, other times the progeny mostly come out with wider leaves like malipoense. I don't know if wider leaves correlate with polyploidy specifically, though.
I have 3 Shun Fa Golden’s that have bloomed disappointingly. Flower in the foliage, wonky, blasted easily. I haven’t given up on them…yet.
