Paph godefroyae and niveum October 2009

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum TR155-8 - open form, nice shape and markings with very clear pouch. The NS and DS are 72 mm and 40 mm respectively.

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum TR184-4 - nice markings with spotless pouch. The NS and DS are 60 and 40 mm respectively.

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum TR184-3 - not a great clone, just a representative of the species.

Paph niveum TN4282-2 - a good sized niveum with fine spotting. NS is 65 mm.

Paph fodefroyae fma leucochilum DM170 - the 3rd flower from this plant. The plant suffered some stress after it carried the pod last year. The flower is not big (NS 55 mm and DS 40 mm)but it has very good markings and round shape.

It is starting to put up new shoots. This clone was crossed with another DM145 with pretty good results. The flasks have been deflasked and will see what will be the outcome. The g

OSSEA September 2009 Table Display

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum MK436-6 - The 6th clone to flower from as flask that was deflasked on Sept 2006. This cross consistently produces large flower, good pigmentation over cream base and very clear pouch. The NS of the flower is 77 mm.

Paph Kiryu 1989 - A cross between Paph armeniacum and Pah godefroyae that was made by a Japanese grower in 1989.

This is the second clone to flower from a seedling that was bought during last year' s Singapore Garden Festival (July 2008). A nice hybrid for those who is unable to grow Paph armeniacum locally. The yellow colour from armeniacum is dormant in this hybrid as in many crosses that has armeniacum parentage in it.

The NS of this flower is 105 mm and DS is 45mm with fine brown marking across the the petals and sepal. The flower size is not very far from the previous clone which had a NS of 110 mm.

Paph godefroyae and leucochilum July 09

Paph godefroyae NS: 70 mm, DS: 46mm.

Dark dorsal sepal with dark pigmentation over cream base.




Paph leucochilum NS: 60 mm DS: 42 mm.

Dark tesselation over cream base with nice oval pouch.

Paph leucochilum NS: 77 mm DS: 53mm.
Large flower with good proportion between the DS against the NS. A clear clear pouch.

Paph leucochilum NS: 75 mm NS 45 mm.

Dark well marked pigmentation over creas base.

Paph leucochilum NS: 75 mm NS 50 mm.
A good proportion between the DS and NS (ratio2:3). Almost round when view from the back. A well spread dark pigmentation over light cream base.

OSSEA July 2009 Table Display

PaphMuriel Constance. This is a nice hybrid between Greyi (godefroyae x niveum) and bellatulum. Very fine spots across the whole flower. The back of the flower is just as spectacular. An easy to grow hybrid to grow and flower. Even if it does not flower, the markings on the leaves are just as beautiful. This plant was grown from flask and it is the 2nd time that the plant is flowering.

The above shows the Paph that came in 3rd in the overall placing for the show. This plant was grown from flask. The first time that this plant flowered was last year and this the 2nd time that the plant is blooming. The NS of the flower is 84 mm. Extremely dark pigmentation across the whole flower over a cream base.

The above show was held earlier this afternoon at the Function Room, Botany Centre, SBG. Today's talk was "Knowing your Orchid" - Renanthera and its hybrids by Mr. Syed Yusof Alsagoff. Mr Alsagoff is one of the pioneer orchid growers in Singapore. It was an interesting talk and the audience have a good insight and tips on orchid hybridization.

4 plants were brought to the Table Display - 2 leucochilums, niveum and Muriel Constance. There were several hybrids in today's show so the judges decided to split the Paphs into species and hybrids.

Two plants were placed in the show. Paph leucochilum TR136-1 was judged the best Paph under the Paphiopedilum Alliance while Paph Muriel Constance was judged as the best hybrid. The Paph also came in third for the overall placing. The above are some of the pictures of the plants from the Table Display.

Close up view of June 2009 flowers.

"Tom, Dick and Harry" or "Fu Lou Shou" - these three nice plants bloomed about the same time. The centre has very dark colour and pigmentation whereas the left and right flowers are round and with nice tessellations.

Above them are the individual close up view of the flowers that were posted earlier.

Flowering godefroyae/leucochilum - June 2009

A round flower with nice tesellation on creamy base. NS of flower is 73 mm.

A very dark form of leucochilum with dark pigmentation across the dorsal and petals. NS of flower is 74 mm.

Fine lines and pigmentation on creamy base. NS of flower is 63 mm.

An nice round flower with tessellation across the petals. NS of flower is 73 mm.

A group picture showing the above 4 flowering plants.

OSSEA June 2009 Table Display

The monthly meeting of OSSEA was held on 7th June at SBG Visitors Centre. Five plants were brought to the meeting for the table display.
The plants were godefroyae, leucochilum (3 plants) and niveum.

A close up view of the above plant. This leucochilum clone is the 5th from the flask. The NS of the flower is 78 mm across. Flower of this size is considered large. Very nice dark brown pigmentation over the yellow background.

A close view of the best presented plant. This is the 1st clone to flower from the flask. The plant was deflasked 2 years ago. The NS of the cup-shaped flowers are between 45 to 50 mm.

The two certificates from the show.

Flowering leucochilums May 2009

This picture was taken today (27th may 2009) showing several of the flowering plants. It is flowering season for brachys - thaianum, godefroyae, leucochilum, concolor and niveum. There are several plants that are still in bud.

Paph godefroyae 107 siblings

Paph godefroyae 107-2 (rear view)

Paph godefroyae 107-2 (front view)

Paph godefroyae 107-1 (front view)

Paph godefroyae 107-1 (rear view)

The above 4 pictures show two siblings from the same flask. Both siblings have very nice and dark pigmentation. The pigmentation especially sibling 2 stretches across the whole flower. Both siblings have very dorsal and lateral sepals from the rear.

Paph godefroyae & leucochilum

Paph leucochilum TR 138-1 - the 1st flower from this flask. Nice pigmentation across the sepal and petals.

Paph leucochilum TR155-6 - Another nice flower with good/dark markings over cream base and coupled with the round shaped petals.

Paph godefroyae TR107-1 - Another 1st flower from this flask. The second flower shows the back of the flower. Look at the marvellous pattern and pigmentation from the back.

Paph niveum

Paph niveum RF2 -A nice clone of Paph niveum. This compact growing plant has three spikes. The 3rd spike has not fully developed yet. The other two have 2 flowers on each spike. A nice showy plant even if it is not flowering.

Paph niveum Sogo alba x Paph niveum Prathana FCC/TOS - A seedling that was bought 1 year ago. The parentage is semi-alba (Paph niveum Sogo alba). The other being an award winning parent of Paph niveum Prathana.

The flower is not very large but it has nice round shape and symmetrical markings especially on the petals.

Flowering - 10 months out of flask

The flowering bud(top picture) is from a seedling that was deflasked on 7th June 08. The seedling is about 10 months old. The leaves size is about 8 cm long. This is the shortest time to flower for me from flask. Prior to this, Paph niveum bloomed at 18 months after it was out of flask.

The plant is a hybrid between Paph Muriel Constance (Paph bellatullum x Greyi) and Paph bellatullum. Both the parents flowers are very round and have very nice spottings. Hope see these traits in the siblings. Once the flower is fully developed, I shall post the picture.

Paph leucochilums MK436-2, MK366-4 and Greyi x hangianum 2126-1

Paph Greyi x hangianum Hsiao 2126-1 (top/1st photo):

Another Parvi hybrid. This is a hybrid between hangianum and Greyi (bellatullum x niveum). The dorsal and petals markings of hangianum is present and well spread in this hybrid.

Paph leucochilum MK436-2 (2nd and 3rd photos):

The second clone to flower from this flask. This clone NS (70 mm) is slightly smaller than the previous clone of MK436-1 (87 mm). However the markings are very dark.

Paph leucochilum MK366-4 (4th and 5th photos):

This is the 4th clone to flower from the same flask. The NS is 68 mm across. Size is not large but this clone has the nicest shape (round and symmetrical). The markings/spotting are light and well spread across the petals and dorsal sepal.