Paphiopedilum Giovanni Bellini - a white dwarf

[fibre]

I registered Paphiopedilum Giovanni Bellini at the 1st of Dec. It is Paph. (thaianum x Pacific Rainbow). Surprisingly this one come out as good as I had hoped or even better! Here is the first one in flower. Some more to follow, but I got only a few seedlings back from the lab.

This plant is growing in a pot of 7 cm!
NS 7.6 cm, PW 3.0 cm, LS 13 cm

If this was your Paph, which way would you use it for further breeding?

 

[karategirl73]

Oh my gosh I love it! Such a beauty


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[Linus_Cello]

cross with in-charm white for more vigor?

 

[Erythrone]

Cute!

 

[fibre]

cross with in-charm white for more vigor?

MORE vigor?? Have a look at my first pic: This plant is still a nice clump!

 

[valenzino]

Nice one!!!I'll back cross it with thaianum again...for even smaller plant and longher stem....but you may loose some size of flower

 

[monocotman]

that is very special.
First thing I'd do is remake the cross...
David

 

[NYEric]

First thing I'd do is remake the cross...
David

Smart. Then cross with niveum.
Very nice. Looks like a nice mini-complex, thanks for sharing.

 

[P.K.Hansen]

I love it. It needs some armeniacum

 

[Paphluvr]

Love the subtle veining in the petals and dorsal along with the green staminode. Great cross. I'd like to see this crossed with fairieanum 'album'.

 

[littlefrog]

back cross to thaianum or niveum, but what I'd do is self it to see if you get something more interesting out.

 

[TyroneGenade]

Cracking cross. The plant looks so happy. Congratulations.

Cross onto helenae. Keep it small, maybe get more pastel colors and a clumping habit.

I second the idea of armeniacum for much the same reason: pastel colors.

 

[fibre]

back cross to thaianum or niveum, but what I'd do is self it to see if you get something more interesting out.

Cracking cross. The plant looks so happy. Congratulations.
Cross onto helenae. Keep it small, maybe get more pastel colors and a clumping habit.
I second the idea of armeniacum for much the same reason: pastel colors.

Tank you all!

I like the idea to self it! Maybe it is even better to cross it with its half-sister Paph. El Greco (niveum x Pacific Rainbow). A kind of mixture of back-crossing and selfing

To cross it with helenae will most likely loose the outstretched broad petals. The habit is still a nice clumping one. So probably no bonus this way. But a Novelty with helenae in its background like In-Charm Gold would be great! Unfortunately I don't have anything like this. Does anyone have a good In-Charm Topaz, Bacolic Day, Miaohua Golden Venus, ((Jollix x Lovely Land) x helenae) 'Leprechaun'... or something along that line to swap pollen?

 

[littlefrog]

Tank you all!

I like the idea to self it! Maybe it is even better to cross it with its half-sister Paph. El Greco (niveum x Pacific Rainbow). A kind of mixture of back-crossing and selfing

To cross it with helenae will most likely loose the outstretched broad petals. The habit is still a nice clumping one. So probably no bonus this way. But a Novelty with helenae in its background like In-Charm Gold would be great! Unfortunately I don't have anything like this. Does anyone have a good In-Charm Topaz, Bacolic Day, Miaohua Golden Venus, ((Jollix x Lovely Land) x helenae) 'Leprechaun'... or something along that line to swap pollen?

I have an excellent Topaz Magic in flower (awarded). Flower is pretty old but the pollen should be good. Can see it on my web page. I have In Charm Topaz too, some pretty good ones, but not in flower.

 

[Ozpaph]

The Topaz Magic is nice.

 

[fibre]

I have an excellent Topaz Magic in flower (awarded). Flower is pretty old but the pollen should be good. Can see it on my web page. I have In Charm Topaz too, some pretty good ones, but not in flower.

What an offer! :rollhappy: