Paph. stonei

[labskaus]

In our own judging we keep our climatic conditions in mind. In our temperate climate it should be very hard to produce five flowers on a stonei, even for the best growers and in optimal conditions. Taiwanese, or other subtropical growers simply have an advantage.
Dots stonei certainly is awardable in our system. Well done, Dot!

 

[SlipperFan]

I'm not sure, but I think the judges here tend to check the records for size and number of flowers before going further in the process.

 

[SlipperKing]

Dang! I'm glad I'm not in Dot's part of the judging world.

 

[Mathias]

Amazing flower and picture! :clap: :clap: So sad that a species such as this is now probably extinct in the wild.

 

[paphioboy]

So sad that a species such as this is now probably extinct in the wild.

Not entirely true. If you browse this site, you'll see that there are still stonei growing happily in the wild:

www.sarawaklens.com (search 'paphiopedilum stonei' in the top left corner)

And also Flickr streams by sarawaklens and MichaelLo.

 

[emydura]

hi dot,

that's a very nice Paph. stonei ,this is the old classic type of stonei
nowadays extinct in the wild.
the plants of Paph. stonei that are being imported from Asia nowadays
are just a faint shadow from the plant that you show here today.
The new Paph. stonei lack the fine colors in the flower overall
and have only 1 or 2 flowers per stem the old one can produce up to 6 flowers
so if you have a chance self it , because it's worthy to be propagated.
happy orchid growing from Northern Thailand
cliokchi:clap:

According to Cliokchi this form is extinct in the wild.

David

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Stunning indeed :clap:

 

[SlipperFan]

Dang! I'm glad I'm not in Dot's part of the judging world.

On the other hand, maybe things would change if you were...

 

[SlipperKing]

On the other hand, maybe things would change if you were...

Oh geeez

 

[paphioboy]

According to Cliokchi this form is extinct in the wild.

I was replying to Mathias' comment that this species as a whole is extinct from its native habitat. That certainly is not true, but I can't be sure if this particularly floriferous form/variety/strain of stonei still exists in the wild.

 

[paphioboy]

Ok, I'm not sure if these are the 'old', more floriferous variety that cliokchi mentioned, but here are some stonei in my friends' collections that bear more than 3 flowers per spike:

http://oapm.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=paphiopedilum&action=display&thread=1003

http://oapm.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=paphiopedilum&action=display&thread=602

 

[SlipperKing]

Thanks Paphioboy for the links

 

[Ernie]

Ok, I'm not sure if these are the 'old', more floriferous variety that cliokchi mentioned, but here are some stonei in my friends' collections that bear more than 3 flowers per spike:

http://oapm.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=paphiopedilum&action=display&thread=1003

http://oapm.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=paphiopedilum&action=display&thread=602

Funny thing- In those links there are some gorgeous pictures and words, of which none I understood other than the plant names and OMG and BTW. Funny how digital shorthand pervades all languages.

 

[paphioboy]

Hahahaha... Its a Malaysian forum. The language used is Malay, which I understand...