Paphiopedilum delenatii fma. vinicolor (dunkel)

[GuRu]

Few days before Christmas it happened....for the very first time a Paph. delenatii fma. vinicolor blossomed out in my collection. I've been growing this plant for almost 2 years now, from a young plant to FS. I like, though there may be better ones somewhere on the shelfs.
@Eric I've been still waiting for you delivery of bamboo sticks therefore I couldn't stake it.

Next photo is especially for Jens with the plant in toto.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

What lovely dark color on the dunkle pouch. It looks nice even without the staking.

Have you noticed that the flower looks to have a pink glow when backlit?

 

[monocotman]

Superb!

 

[Paphman910]

Beautiful flower. The pouch in natural light is color of dark cherry.

 

[NYEric]

@Eric I've been still waiting for you delivery of bamboo sticks therefore I couldn't stake it.

Thanks for sharing, Chop sticks from the Chinese/Thai restaurant work!

 

[GuRu]

........Chop sticks from the Chinese/Thai restaurant work!

Eric, they've been closed here in these days of Covid19. What shall I do??

 

[NYEric]

That's terrible. Here they do take out only but you can still get the sticks.

 

[GuRu]

Update January 2022
Within a month more than a year the new growth has grown to flowering size and a new flower opened. I couldn't have expected more....so I'm very pleased.
It's hard to catch the colours exactly in these dull winter days here in Germany.

 

[dodidoki]

Very nice.I love this form.of delenatii.

 

[BrucherT]

Ripper of lipper!

 

[Cearbhael]

I LOVEIt! My fav Paph! Hands down!

 

[SlipperKing]

Very nice. The pink speckling on the petals is pretty cool too. I'm happy to see the dorsal is staying relatively flat as it ages too.

 

[Ozpaph]

good colour

 

[Greenpaph]

Very beautiful !