Paph vietnamense

[wonderlen3000]

Most parvi plants are notorious for dying after flowering so yeah i would totally cut it off asap. I have a seedling that is about 3.5" a cross and growing very slow thou. I think i might move it under light.

 

[Gcroz]

The flower is lovely... one of my favorite Paph. species. I want to add though, the second photo is fantastic! What an incredible picture of an orchid!!!!!!

 

[eggshells]

Very nice. Great looking blossom in a tall stem.

 

[SlipperKing]

Totally awsome David. I don't see the "petals going everywhere" thing but that's because you are good photographer.
Tell me, is this the middle of your winter? The reason I'm asking, mine started forming a bud deep in the crown but never went any further (summer). I'm kind of hoping it will continue to grow once the temps cool off.
Yours has outragious colors BTW.

PS. is that stem self-supporting?

 

[emydura]

Totally awsome David. I don't see the "petals going everywhere" thing but that's because you are good photographer.
Tell me, is this the middle of your winter? The reason I'm asking, mine started forming a bud deep in the crown but never went any further (summer). I'm kind of hoping it will continue to grow once the temps cool off.
Yours has outragious colors BTW.

PS. is that stem self-supporting?

Thanks Rick

We are a couple of days from spring, so the spike has developed over winter. It was pretty slow to develop as well. No, the stem needed a stake.

 

[labskaus]

I've seen vietnamense which were far worse. Yours has top colours and the shape isn't bad for the species.

 

[quietaustralian]

I'm not sure this is a pure Paph vietnamense. Looking at the staminode, I'd guess it's a Paph Vo Nguyen Giap (Paph Ho Chi Minh x Paph vietnamense).

What do you think, David?

 

[emydura]

I'm not sure this is a pure Paph vietnamense. Looking at the staminode, I'd guess it's a Paph Vo Nguyen Giap (Paph Ho Chi Minh x Paph vietnamense).

What do you think, David?

What exactly about the staminode is the issue Mick? I googled images of vietnamense and the staminode of most if not all of the vietnamense looked the same as mine. I don't pretend to be an expert on this group though.

 

[MaryPientka]

Beautiful!

 

[quietaustralian]

The red in the staminode. All of the wild collected and cultivated Paph vietnamense I have seen have only had yellow/green staminodes. Google shows a couple of blooms labelled as Paph vietnamense with red in the stami but they are clearly Paph Ho Chi Minh.

 

[emydura]

The red in the staminode. All of the wild collected and cultivated Paph vietnamense I have seen have only had yellow/green staminodes. Google shows a couple of blooms labelled as Paph vietnamense with red in the stami but they are clearly Paph Ho Chi Minh.

Well yes, there is a red tinge there. So I suspect you are correct. You know this group of species way better than me, so I accept what you say.

 

[SlipperKing]

What about the stem height David, Mick? Is that normal for a vietnamense?

 

[Stone]

I'm not sure this is a pure Paph vietnamense. Looking at the staminode, I'd guess it's a Paph Vo Nguyen Giap (Paph Ho Chi Minh x Paph vietnamense).

What do you think, David?

After looking through all the google pics I think you may be right. Why oh why do people do this and not record it!!!!

 

[wjs2nd]

Awesome pouch color and shape.

 

[phraggy]

In full agreement with atlantis.

Ed