Deff. album Eggshells. Ross, dont forget an album for me!
I've still got a few unbloomed seedlings, but they don't seem to want to bloom as readily in the greenhouse as they did in the house.
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I've still got a few unbloomed seedlings, but they don't seem to want to bloom as readily in the greenhouse as they did in the house.
I just heard abou Paph zieckianum album in indonesia
Yes there is, and it is quite common, I have seen 3 myself over the years, but nearly no one wants to buy. The collectors want a premium price, and most normal zieckianum have a bacterial rot shortly after collection, so the survival rate out of a batch is only a few percents.
Same for sangii album, it came out 2 times, but you need to see the plant condition in its greatest details, and even so it may not survive...
Can it be distinguish without blooming? Like pigmentation on the leaf of some kind? Or pretty much needs to bloom?
They're pretty hard to tell. The colored form has a slight stippling at the base of the leaves, but dirt and abrasion in the same area can make ir hard to distinguish.
Sounds like a couple of them would like to stay in a nice warm NYC apartment!
Roth, sangii album!? :drool:
I have seen quite a few albinos over the years, but many are not in viable condition. Zieckianum album appeared about 20 years ago, then regularly every 3-4 years. However, a shipment of zieckianum must be at least 1000 plants for the collector to go, and by the time it reaches Java ( about a week-10 days), many plants have started to rot. Maybe one day there will be a pristine plant that is an albino, but otherwise, buying two or three rotten leaf with an albino flower is not so interesting... Same for sangii album.
In contrast, for the helenae album, the collectors collect usually about 10-20 plants (clumps) a year in bloom, not to mention green leaf plants year round. Out of those, I would say that only 2-5 clumps, and sometimes not the entire clump in fact, can be cultivated and will survive. The remaining are poor things with 2 dried up leaves and one flower, plus a tiny new growth if you are lucky. At 50-200USD/growth, it is a bit expensive to end up in the dustbin. Zieckianum album, the collectors usually want around 1000-5000USD for a plant in bloom, again expensive to end up in the dustbin...
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Mrs. Paph
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Once I knew that some were blooming out album and I actually Looked at my plants, there was no doubt in my mind that I had 2 of each 'color' out of the four seedlings I got. And blooming confirmed it. But I am pretty near-sighted
, and I had some of each variety to compare to, so that helped make me certain I guess.It's an alba but damn it, the form sucks. It seems that its already fading and It just opened a few days ago. Not really sure why. Probably got wet too much during watering.
Oh well here it is. First time bloomer.
Oh well here it is. First time bloomer.
Paphman910
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It's an alba but damn it, the form sucks. It seems that its already fading and It just opened a few days ago. Not really sure why. Probably got wet too much during watering.
Oh well here it is. First time bloomer.
Nice flowers! It will get better and the plant is probably stressed about something so it is fading. May also be the reason why shape and form is not good!
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wjs2nd
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Looks very nice for a first bloom.
JeanLux
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Cute colors!!!! Jean
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Marc
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If it's allready fading and the plant is a bit stressed I would cut the spike asap.
