Paph stonei

[SlipperKing]

Hopefully this single flower is a sign of good things to come. This is the replacement plant from Norman's Orchids when he sold me two St Swithins for stonei's!

(a darker PIC from the camera)

The bud as it formed

 

[Justin]

love it, nice color. stonei is always good.

 

[SlipperFan]

Love the stonei -- looks like he sent you a good one this time.

 

[Denver]

Looks promising!

 

[Ozpaph]

I surprised the bud is so dark and the dorsal so light. Is it dark on the back?

 

[AdamD]

Awesome first flower. Hope the count increases for you. How big is the flowering growth?

 

[abax]

Have a long talk with that dorsal and tell it to straighten up right quick.
I love the colors and it will improve with age.

 

[emydura]

Lucky you Rick. Nice long petals on that clone.

 

[JeanLux]

I really like blooming stoneis !!!! Jean

 

[Stella]

Beautiful !!! I really love stoneis !!!!

 

[troy]

I have got to say, that 1 flower is awesome!! Keep growing to increase the flower count

 

[gnathaniel]

Very nice, love those petals.

 

[MorandiWine]

Very nice!


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[NYEric]

Have a long talk with that dorsal and tell it to straighten up right quick.
I love the colors and it will improve with age.

Very good colors and it looks like ti bloomed on a small plant. Did you get to keep the Saint Swithin stoneis? BTW, I think that is normal dorsal for stoneis.

 

[GuRu]

Lucky you Rick. Nice long petals on that clone.

I was thinking the same when I saw this flower - it's lovely.

 

[Trithor]

Looking good, Rick! Nice strong spike, well marked dorsal and impressive petals, now, .... to increase the flower count.

 

[SlipperKing]

I meant to upload and post this PIC but missed it. This is to answer OZ's question. The plant is a single growth with the leaves held out measures 23.5 inches. There is a new start about 4 inches across. At last count, there were 8 stoneis and this being the largest.

 

[SlipperFan]

Psychedelic!

 

[kellyincville]

Beautiful shot of the inside of the pouch!


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[Trithor]

That now rates as my all time favorite stonei pic!