Paphiopedilum villosum var. fusco-roseum ‘Hung Sheng’ BM/TPS

[DrLeslieEe]

Just opened about 2 days. Pretty good red dorsal. A division I got in spring of 2021, blooming for the first time since arrival. NS 9.5 cm, DS 5.5 cm wide.

Culture: Warm wet summers, slightly dryer, cooler winters. Bright light 2500 fc.

 

[JayeL]

That dorsal is a perfect foil for the wide petals... lovely plant!

JL

 

[dodidoki]

I have never seen so colorful villosum like yours.Very nice!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I have never seen so colorful villosum like yours.Very nice!

How common is this variety in EU? Not available here much. That’s why I got from Taiwan a confirmed division.

 

[Ozpaph]

thats great!

 

[monocotman]

Superb and that dorsal is stunning!

 

[Hien]

truly beautiful, and worth the effort to get it from the source.
You must self it .

 

[DrLeslieEe]

truly beautiful, and worth the effort to get it from the source.
You must self it .

Good point. I will self this next week after judging.

 

[GuRu]

Leslie, this is gorgeous. Very pretty ! Congrats to obtain and flower it.

How common is this variety in EU? Not available here much. That’s why I got from Taiwan a confirmed division.

I think this variety is very rare. So far I don't know any vendor/nursery who/which offers it.

 

[HairBear73]

Wow, just stunning

 

[Martin]

Impressive dorsal! I have two plants in flower but not sure If they are this variety. Where does it appear in the wild?

 

[DrLeslieEe]

According to the paper 'Variation of Villosum in Vietnam' by Leonid Averyanov (Orchid Digest, July/August/December 2007, pp.102-106), it's on the border of Vietnam with Laos and Cambodia (below taken from article):


"These plants have remarkable flowers with pink to
purple centers of the dorsal sepal bordered with a pure
white margin (Fig. 9-12). Occasionally the pink central
area of the sepal is tinted with light green at the base
(Fig. 11). In other variants, the whole flower may be a
light dull yellowish color with a nearly white dorsal
sepal that is slightly tinted with pink, which was
observed in type specimen (Fig. 9). Another marginal
form of this taxon has the dorsal sepal with a deep pur-
ple central area margined with wide pure white border
(Fig. 12). Such plants were recently described as P.
macranthum on the basis of plants imported from east-
ern Cambodia bordering Vietnam (Z. J. Liu, S. C. Chen,
2002). Available data indicate distribution of P. villosum
var. fusco-roseum in a narrow mountain area spreading
along the Vietnamese border with Laos and Cambodia
(map 1). This rare variety is obviously a local endemic
of eastern Indochina not yet reported from other areas
of the peninsula. A few of the observed plants of this
taxon were found as lithophytes or terrestrial herbs and
were flowering from October to December."

 

[Murray F]

Wow that is beautiful

 

[BrucherT]

Just opened about 2 days. Pretty good red dorsal. A division I got in spring of 2021, blooming for the first time since arrival. NS 9.5 cm, DS 5.5 cm wide.

Culture: Warm wet summers, slightly dryer, cooler winters. Bright light 2500 fc.

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That dorsal is special. Wow.

 

[Guldal]

It's a gorgeous clone, Leslie! Congrats!

I once owned a distant cousin, alas, as with so many other of my plants, gone to orchid heaven, as a result of the neglect my plants suffered during my first-wave, pre-vaccine run-in with CoVid-19:

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I remembered that one Jens.
Unfortunately it was either you or it to survived COVID and I’m glad it was you!

 

[Guldal]

Thank you, Leslie!

 

[GuRu]

........Unfortunately it was either you or it to survived COVID and I’m glad it was you!

Jens, so do I !

 

[BrucherT]

I cannot imagine being so sick you couldn’t water. That’s terrible. I’m so sorry and glad you’re here.