Paph.stonei x victoria mariae

[tenman]

IIRC (and there's no guarantee on that!), I got this as a wee little seedling in a big batch of $2 seedlings from RJ Rands. A bunch of us from all over got together through the web and put in a big order. Rob Halgren, I think (it's been 12-15 years ago, probably), served as point man in Chicago and repacked and shipped everyone's plants back out.

Anyway, it's finally blooming and I'm very happy with it. One flower open and two more buds about to.

 

[John M]

Now, THAT, is nice!!!

 

[JeanLux]

very nice!!! interesting dorsal (color/design) resulting of those 2 parents!!! Jean

 

[Bolero]

I agree, great result from both parents. Love the dorsal, great flowering.

 

[paphjoint]

Ah very nice - don't see many mariae hybrids around

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

I'm totally in love...

 

[paphioboy]

Stunning! :drool: :drool: :drool: Did I read correctly that this plant took 15 years to reach flowering size..?

 

[Brabantia]

Wonderful.I like this type of hybrids. Wat are the sizes of the flower and the plant. Can we have a photo of the whole plant?

 

[Hera]

Nice colors, worth the wait.

 

[goldenrose]

:drool::drool:That's FABULOUS! The best of both! :drool::drool:
Congrats on your patience! :clap::clap:

 

[Ernie]

Worth the wait, Tenman!

-Ernie

 

[tenman]

Wonderful.I like this type of hybrids. Wat are the sizes of the flower and the plant. Can we have a photo of the whole plant?

Here it is. The flower is 3" ns by 5.5" tall, the plant has a 26" ls and the whole thing including infl is 19" high.

Yes, I checked the label and 13 years ago is the first date. You have to understand that I had a very hard time with seedlings until the GH 2 years ago. I let them be too dry, didn't water very often (it was very difficult to do so in the growrooms), never fertilized and the indoor/outdoor thing coupled with the dryness of the growrooms wasn't good for them. I'd say it's been blooming size for a couple years now.

 

[SlipperFan]

That is gorgeous. You cannot beat stonei crosses, and this is one I'll have to look for now!!!

 

[nikv]

Wow! It's lovely! And here I thought I was the only one with a Ray Rands Six-Pack that's still waiting to bloom. I'm still waiting for my liemianum x gratrixianum to bloom. Congrats on flowering yours!

 

[smartie2000]

:drool: I love this! I love this!

 

[SlipperKing]

THAT"s what you want after a 12-15 yrs wait!

 

[Mrs. Paph]

Nice - I agree with the others! Well worth the wait! A great combination of the parents.

 

[Brabantia]

Here it is. The flower is 3" ns by 5.5" tall, the plant has a 26" ls and the whole thing including infl is 19" high.

Yes, I checked the label and 13 years ago is the first date. You have to understand that I had a very hard time with seedlings until the GH 2 years ago. I let them be too dry, didn't water very often (it was very difficult to do so in the growrooms), never fertilized and the indoor/outdoor thing coupled with the dryness of the growrooms wasn't good for them. I'd say it's been blooming size for a couple years now.

Thank you for the infos. When I see the whole plant the flower seems to me even more beautiful. The hunting is opened!