Originally Posted by NYCorchidman (Post 526140)

Mutant,

I feel your pain. ;)
Of all my paphs, Yosemite Moon&Fairrieanum cross is the slowest. I just wasn't sure if it was growing or dead.
It eventually bloom past Christmas and early January this year.

I have one maudiae alba that is showing low sheath in the first two pictures below.
Its leaves are larger than last years. All looked good and it's about time it made a spike. I didn't see anything all summer. Finally, at the end of summer, I saw something poking out of the center of the growth. I immediately thought it was a spike. As it grew more and more, it looked more and more like a leaf. what a disappointment.
but then just recently, that small new leaf popped open and there was a sheath inside. yay! :D

These paphs are crazy. They would make spike with or without spike. sometimes like this one, it makes an extra small leaf before sending up a spike.

In the third picture, one of the white complex paph showing second sheath developing. It will take a while before I see the flower for sure! time to forget about it for a while for the sake of my mental health I think :rofl:

No pictures here yet, but I have three others that are in low sheath. Again, I will try and forget about them for a while.

The last picture is P. Hsinying Delight with all three flowers open and mature. I LOVE this plant! The first two opened facing the same direction on the same day.
I tried hard to get the third bud to orient the same direction as the other two, but well, it had its own preference. :)

Originally Posted by The Orchid Boy (Post 526297)

Love the pictures, thanks for sharing them. I have a Paph. Magical Venus in bud/spike now. The spike is about 1 to 2 inches tall. Last year the bloom quality was poor so hopefully this year it will bloom better. I also have a Paph. delenatii that is maturing a growth and should bloom around March. I have a Paph. sanderianum that will either bloom this year or next year.

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman (Post 526521)

Mutant- I had three paphs (all of different cross) that had what looked like full blown buds that were ready to open any minute.
Well, it stayed in that phase for at least two weeks before opening.

I think the next phase for your wadii would be something like this...

:D

Originally Posted by The Mutant (Post 529148)

Yup, and then the flower died... :(

I hope I'll be able to see it bloom next year, if it doesn't or the bud blasts again, I think it's quite safe to say that I don't have a hand with wardii. :shock:

Originally Posted by The Orchid Boy (Post 529157)

I might have to try a Paph. wardii. My Paph. Magical Venus is starting to open its flower on a short spike. You can see the venustum parent in the pouch not so much in the front but in the back. The front part of the pouch is burgundy and has light "veins" but the back of the pouch is the same pattern as a venustum pouch. It's kind of neat.