Paph. villosum fma album

[tomkalina]

A rare color form of this species in bloom today. Think we're going to self this one!

 

[eggshells]

Love it, how cool do you grow it? What is the minimum temp.

 

[tomkalina]

We grow this species in the coolest part of our greenhouse, where the night temps in winter can get down to the low 50's F. In summer, we position the plant as close as possible to the evaporative cooler outlet. This summer, however, the night temps even with the cooler running didn't get below 78F , but it didn't seem to effect this blooming.

 

[eggshells]

Thanks Tom, one more question. What is the leaf span of the plant blooming now? This is a first blooming with one growth, correct?

 

[tomkalina]

It's an adult plant with 6 growths, although only one is in flower. The average leaf span of all the growths is 14 inches. If this was a normally colored villosum, I'd expect many more flowers for this size plant.....

 

[eggshells]

Thanks Tom!

 

[SlipperFan]

That's nice, Tom. Good luck with the selfing.

 

[tomkalina]

Hope the pollen is still viable at 2:50 pm on October 29......

 

[Susie11]

I like it!

 

[NYEric]

Purty!

 

[SlipperKing]

Wow...just WOW!

 

[karategirl73]

Love it!!!!