schlimii "Caraeperro"

[eteson]

Caraeperro means "dogface". The flower shape and color is not good... but I love it. It is a new variety of schlimii found in the eastern Cordillera of Colombia.
Leaves are about 40cm x 4cm.

 

[NYEric]

What's "new" about it?

 

[eteson]

It has smaller and less colored flowers and different growth habit... Also it tolerates higher temperatures than regular schlimii. I found it much easier to cultivate.

 

[NYEric]

Interesting..thanks.

 

[atlantis]

I can´t say I like it but I find it original at least.

The name is really funny! In Spain we use "cara de perro" for those people who are always angry.

Gracias por la foto y la información, Eliseo.

 

[Cheyenne]

Those leaves are super wide and long for a schlimii. Good to hear it is easier to grow to.

 

[SlipperKing]

It sounds huge compared to mine.

 

[tomkalina]

(schlimii x andreetae)?

 

[Leo Schordje]

manzurii?

 

[eteson]

In my oppinion it is schlimii...schlimii is quite variable in flower shape and growth habit:

schlimii with typical growth habit and flower shape:

Two variations with rounded staminode and andreettae-like growth habit:

The one I am showing in the first post has dalessandroi-like growth habit.

I think that there is a whole swarm of schlimii varieties and manzurii and even fischerii are end members...

 

[SlipperFan]

In my oppinion it is schlimii...schlimii is quite variable in flower shape and growth habit:
...I think that there is a whole swarm of schlimii varieties and manzurii and even fischerii are end members...

I've been wondering about that, also. I wonder what the geneticists will say.

 

[eteson]

Another plant of this schlimii variety is in bloom.
This one is more compact than the previous I post here, but the foliage is totally different from the typical schlimii. The flowers are a little bit different also. The background is more yellowish than white and are a little bit smaller.

 

[Dido]

Nice one like it

 

[NYEric]

The lack of color in the petals is interesting.
Except for the un-staked inflour, the flavum besseae looks very happy!!

 

[cnycharles]

The first flower pic looks a lot like cypripedium reginae


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[JeanLux]

Interesting flower, and huge leaves !!!! Jean