Paph tonsum album

[richgarrison]

from Sam last year... first bloom.. little wonky, hope it works that out in next years blooming. the other plant i purchased from the same batch blasted... so there's hope still ;-)

 

[GuRu]

Congrats for flowering this very, very rare species.
According to O. Gruss this album form was described as P. tonsum forma alboviride.

 

[richgarrison]

i always wonder where to look for the authoritative sources for varieties and forms... was that published in his recent slipper volume, or elsewhere?

i picked 'album' after consulting orchid wiz names, and of course Sam's tag says album ... always looking for the most up to date info...

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Good to see this in bloom. Well done.

 

[richgarrison]

thanx! it was your post last year that caused me to own it

 

[GuRu]

i always wonder where to look for the authoritative sources for varieties and forms... was that published in his recent slipper volume, or elsewhere?........

No no in his recent book. This volume 1 doesn't include Section Barbata. It was publisched in Genus Paphiopedilum Albino Forms (O.Gruss 2008)

 

[Guldal]

Good to see this in bloom. Well done.

Thank you for sharing this nice and rare albinistic form!

I'm with Rudolf - if you like albino Paphs Gruss (2008) is indispensable. Not much text, but (mostly) glorious photos, actually you could consider it Paphio-****. And I think, Leslie, also at some point used it as a coffee table book, that he just casually let drape his table, when inviting friends over!

 

[Ozpaph]

very nice.

 

[NYEric]

I'm with Rudolf - if you like albino Paphs Gruss (2008) is indispensable. Not much text, but (mostly) glorious photos, actually you could consider it Paphio-****. And I think, Leslie, also at some point used it as a coffee table book, that he just casually let drape his table, when inviting friends over!

Both true!
Nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

[richgarrison]

thanx all for the positive feedback.. hoping my luck with it over the past year continues into the next... more of an 'in the right place in the greenhouse to make it happy' situation...

 

[Duck Slipper]

I like the little dude!
On my list.

 

[GuRu]

I like the little dude! On my list.

Problem seems to be to get one for a reasonable price.

 

[Martin]

Really nice! For this species i like the Album more than the normal Form! Unfourtunatly i missed to get one.

 

[Russ1992]

Really nice! For this species i like the Album more than the normal Form! Unfourtunatly i missed to get one.

It's available now! Go and get it! Paph. tonsum fma album 'Left Fuji' BM/JOGA x self

 

[Martin]

It's available now! Go and get it! Paph. tonsum fma album 'Left Fuji' BM/JOGA x self

Thanks for the Info! Would be a long way for me to go there! But perhaps Sam will visit Europe again.