The smallest Paph and Phrag?

[Magicboy]

Does anyone know witch is the Paph and Phrag species with the smallest flower?

 

[kentuckiense]

Paph. thaianum and Phrag. fischeri (assuming you don't consider Mexipedium xerophyticum to be a Phrag.).

 

[Magicboy]

Paph. thaianum and Phrag. fischeri (assuming you don't consider Mexipedium xerophyticum to be a Phrag.).

No, Mexipedium is another genus!

Thanks alot.

How rare is P. thaianum in growing?

 

[goldenrose]

I don't believe I've heard of thaianum. Anyone know which subspecies it would fall under?

 

[Jon in SW Ohio]

thaianum is in subgenus Brachypetalum if that's what you mean. It resembles a tiny niveum.

Jon

 

[goldenrose]

That's what I meant Jon- Thanks!

 

[Hien]

thaianum is in subgenus Brachypetalum if that's what you mean. It resembles a tiny niveum.

Jon

Someone mentioned on this forum before that this species had been imported along time ago as niveum, in fact, at the time, they thought it was an inferior niveum for the fact it is so small .
I guess the hybridizers always go with the "giant flower fashion" so they don't pay attention to it, if not out right reject something not conform to judging standard.
and the experts could be wrong too in determine species description.

 

[kentuckiense]

helenae is pretty tiny, too. thaianum does tend to have the smaller LS, no?

 

[WolfDog1 (C. Williams)]

I bought a nevium that a guy told me had been in his family for years. It's just a one growth division and I have had trouble getting it established. However, it has grown a new leaf and the total leaf span is around 2 1/2".
Hmmm...

Craig

 

[SlipperFan]

Paph. thaianum and Phrag. fischeri (assuming you don't consider Mexipedium xerophyticum to be a Phrag.).

How about Phrag. andreettae?
http://www.phragweb.info/phragmiped..._phrag.asp?photo_id=754&phrag_name=andreettae

 

[shaw]

Someone mentioned on this forum before that this species had been imported along time ago as niveum, in fact, at the time, they thought it was an inferior niveum for the fact it is so small .
I guess the hybridizers always go with the "giant flower fashion" so they don't pay attention to it, if not out right reject something not conform to judging standard.
and the experts could be wrong too in determine species description.

i have a few niven myself, and they very small sizes niven about 4cm....
but they lack the big nose and the hair on the petal......

 

[NYEric]

How about Phrag. andreettae?
http://www.phragweb.info/phragmiped..._phrag.asp?photo_id=754&phrag_name=andreettae

If you can get me one I'll take 2!
I have a schlimii [the one I posted pic of] that's smaller than my ficscheri.