Two more Paphs in flower - Orchid Board

shakkai · #1 (**permalink**) 11-17-2008, 05:28 PM

Two more Paphs are starting to bloom:

Paph. Hsinying Alien

And, unfortunately, I somehow lost the tag for this one.

(If anyone has any ideas as to the parentage, let me know, and I can try to search my records to identify it!)

This one also has a defect on the pouch - a large 'tooth' sticking out. Not sure what caused that, but hopefully its a one off defect.

jim blanford · #2 (**permalink**) 11-17-2008, 06:04 PM

Hi...Shakkai, I think the second flower is Paph. Hsinying Alien, I can't be of any help on the first one, here's a pic of mine so you can compare, good luck. Jim.

shakkai · #3 (**permalink**) 11-17-2008, 06:18 PM

Hi Jim! Yes, it looks very much like you are right. I thought that I had put all the labels back correctly from this tray of plants (the dangers of getting a new kitten that loves to jump at everything!) but perhaps I mixed up some of the labels. At least it was only half a dozen plants! One label was completely gone - no doubt carried off as a trophy of her 'accomplishment'! LOL!

Thanks for you help!

quiltergal · #4 (**permalink**) 11-17-2008, 09:08 PM

#1 looks like it could have a touch of lowii or even hirsutissimum in it. The petals have that slight twist and they're fatter and rounder at the ends.

camille1585 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 05:08 AM

Great paphs, I love the first one!

The colors are beautiful.

shakkai · #6 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 05:37 PM

Thanks everyone. I have searched through my records and I think that the unlabelled Paph (first one above) is Maude Read. I have it in my spreadsheet but don't see a plant label.

Here is a new addition just added to the blooming plants: Paph. Lofair:

snow · #7 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 10:33 PM

wow! great paph.
they look like they have been laquered twice over

dgenovese1 · #8 (**permalink**) 11-26-2008, 01:01 AM

Shakkai,

They are all beautiful...even the defective pouch one.

Thanks for sharing them with us.

Kittens may be troublesome...but they're so adorable at the same time. One of our cats thinks she is still a kitten sometimes...at 4 years old now...getting into trouble and then charming her way out of it.

I've learned to keep her out of the shadehouse.

shakkai · #9 (**permalink**) 11-26-2008, 03:42 AM

Thanks guys! Snow, that one really has such a heavy substance - very waxy, and yes, very, very shiny. It isn't like any of the other Paphs that I have. The only other complex Paphs I have are white.

David, Yes, kittens can be trouble at times, but they are so worth it! It had been 13 years since I'd had a kitten, so I had forgotten just how manic they could be at times! My 13 year old cat is very careful around the plants.... The kitten is just being a kitten, and she has been forgiven everything (except maybe the teeth marks on my Mexipedium!!) with just a tilt of her head and a 'What? Who me?!' look on her face! LOL!