sanderianum in Scotland

[cnycharles]

Very nice


Elmer Nj

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Wow, beautiful doesn't do it justice.

 

[Achamore]

I took these photos yesterday, 3 days after the 4th bloom opened up. The beads of sweat appear after the first few days, it isn't due to careless watering or excess humidity. Has anyone else noticed this on the pouches of sanders?

 

[Ozpaph]

super

 

[Achamore]

I haven't seen discussion anywhere about the beads of moisture on the pouches, but it is consistent. They were there with the first blooming 3 years ago. As I mentioned, the beads of moisture don't appear until a few days after the bloom opens.

 

[Justin]

Normal for this species...it is a sugar secretion.

Great growing!

 

[emydura]

Just awesome.

 

[Brabantia]

Very nice flowering on a well cultivated plant!

 

[SlipperKing]

What Justin said. An award for the pollinator. I've seen philies do the same thing. Lovely specimen well worth the 150

 

[Achamore]

Normal for this species...it is a sugar secretion.

Great growing!

Does this happen in any other of the Paph species?

 

[Achamore]

Am very intrigued: is anyone aware of this sugar secretion happening on the pouches of any other species in the genus?

 

[Achamore]

The silence suggests that this is the only species in the genus that has this "sweating" on the pouches. That's interesting..!

 

[Mocchaccino]

I am envy. My sanderianum will be a long wait

 

[troy]

It's excreting sugars, alot of paphs do that grown under good conditions, yours must have a pot fiull of active roots, congrats!!!

 

[PaphLover]

Oh my! Just gorgeous!