Paphiopedilum leucochilum album

[DrLeslieEe]

Flowering in the hottest part of my growing area, where days are 28-35C and nights 21-24C, in bright T5 lights (two bulbs, one foot away).

 

[monocotman]

Superb!
David

 

[HairBear73]

Oh wow, that is spectacular, I love it

 

[dodidoki]

Very nice.I love it!

 

[P.K.Hansen]

Beautiful flower.

 

[Markhamite]

Wonderful flower. Great photography.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Thanks all. I may breed it with my bellatulum album. Still an unregistered cross.

 

[Rockbend]

Does it have an umbo? I can't tell from the pictures.

FWIW - A friend feels that the album forms of leucochilum must have a green umbo and that a yellow umbo means interbreeding with other Brachys.

 

[southernbelle]

Flowering in the hottest part of my growing area, where days are 28-35C and nights 21-24C, in bright T5 lights (two bulbs, one foot away).

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Lovely.

 

[Erythrone]

Wow!!!! Lovely!

 

[Dandrobium]

Gorgeous! The plant looks really healthy too!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Does it have an umbo? I can't tell from the pictures.

FWIW - A friend feels that the album forms of leucochilum must have a green umbo and that a yellow umbo means interbreeding with other Brachys.

Thanks all...

Rockbend... There is no umbo (raised bump) or boss on the staminode. Just the green veining. I have never seen a leucochilum album or normal type with a raised umbo. Is your information correct? Come to think about it, neither brachys nor parvis (except the micranthum extensions) have umbos?

 

[Rockbend]

I stand corrected - I meant green markings in center of staminode, vs. yellow markings. Thanks!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I stand corrected - I meant green markings in center of staminode, vs. yellow markings. Thanks!

Ah ok. Yes it’s jade green veining.

 

[Ozpaph]

very nice.

 

[NYEric]

Nice, thanks for sharing.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

The flower itself is wonderful, but the plant too is so delicately colored that it really adds to its overall beauty. Do you find these more sensitive in culture than the normal types, especially with regard to sunlight?

 

[KateL]

OOOOOoooooo, yum! So nice.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

The flower itself is wonderful, but the plant too is so delicately colored that it really adds to its overall beauty. Do you find these more sensitive in culture than the normal types, especially with regard to sunlight?

I grow all albas and normal types of leucochilums the same way... under two T5 sunblasters a foot away (bright light) with warm nights.

 

[Greenpaph]

Spectacular!