Paphinia posadarum

[blondie]

Hi

I brought one this year from a German grower in a large order, I have always wanted one, and this species was on offer think I paid something 10Euros for it. When the plant arrived it was tiny and I didnt think it was flowering size at all.

I know these plant there leaf can easily mark and look really horrilbe but so far i have one brown spot yay. it was been rather easy to be honest and the first spike blasted. I only have one flower but I dont think the flower would normally be so large, when it has multipul blooms on a spike.

It has been teaseing me as the spike first showed the first week, of June and the bud started to open on Monday and fully opened thursday.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Really cool!

 

[NYEric]

Huge bloom, thanks for sharing.

 

[troy]

Excellent!!

 

[Ozpaph]

That is a big bloom for a small plant.

 

[SlipperFan]

Love this flower. Can't grow it, though.

 

[abax]

That's a VERY striking flower. I can't grow Paphinia either. I've been told they definitely don't like repotting.

 

[Brabantia]

Beautiful !

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[blondie]

I reported this as soon as I received it and got a flower spike a few months later.

I've always stayed clear of these due to there reputation and I'd never seen a reasonable, priced one till this year.

It's still early days, could not make it through the winter

 

[cnycharles]

Cool


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[naoki]

Amazing! Does this species stay relatively compact?

 

[blondie]

From what pics I have seen it dosent look likenit gets big. Time will tell I assume it would be about a Gongora.

 

[My Green Pets]

Will these cross with Stanhopea or Gongora? I mean, can you get hybrids with these?

 

[blondie]

I personally haven't seen these hybrids or heard of them but not Benn looking for them.

I do have a hybrid though with Paphina in it it is yet to flower for me, it seems a vigours grower it's

Houlettia odoratissima und Paphinia neudeckeri.

Hope it will sflower soon.