Paphioledilum Microchip

[Phred]

This is Paphiopedilum Microchip (Paph villosum var laichaunum 'Lilly HCC/AOS x helenae)
Mini Paph so far the size of helenae. The flowers are bigger than helenae flowers and resemble the pod parent more than the pollen parent although you can definitely tell it's a helenae cross.
Several blooming in their compots.
This is not to be confused with Paph Hengduan's Qin... a cross between helenae x (regular) villosum. The difference here is the villosum I used was var laichaunum a much smaller variety.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Nice outcome! You made this cross yourself?

I appreciate the info about the pod parent. That variety of villosum sounds right down my alley -- I say that as I'm actively in the process of downsizing my collection.

 

[Ozpaph]

using a varietal of villosum shouldnt change the grex name.

 

[Morja]

using a varietal of villosum shouldnt change the grex name.

Though I know this is technically true, how could one make the distinction otherwise if villosum truly has enough variety within its "types" to make a difference in progeny? What if someone down the road wanted to remake this cross, but kept coming up frustrated with larger plants than they wanted or remembered, simply because the knowledge that the use of the smaller variety was lost to time?