April 2012

Phragmipedium pearcei:

A native  South America  slipper orchid. The plants have grass-like leaves. A relatively easy to grow and heat tolerant than other Phrag which suit our local weather. Once the plant matures, you would have continuous bloom. The plant has about 10 growths and grown in SH (semi hydro).



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Paph Conliem:

A primary hybrid between Paph liemianum and Paph concolor. It takes the colour of concolor and to a lesser degree the shape of liemianum. An easy to grow hybrid that was grown from very small seedling to a specimen size plant that has about 8 growths in SH.

Paph wellesleyanum x Paph armeniacum:
The was grown from flask and bought as an alba hybrid. When it blooms it still has the burgundy spots across the sepal and petals. Small burgundy spots across the the petals and sepal with clear yellow pouch.

Paph godefroyae.

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum 371-4:

One-Eyed Jack because of the marking on the right half of the dorsal sepal. A well balanced shape between the dorsal and petals. Deep burgundy markings over light cream base.

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum 184-5:

Well marked tessellations across the dorsal and petals. Deep burgundy marking over light cream base that stretches across the whole flower.
 

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum 5009-1:

Heavy marking that tapers to smaller markings towards the perimeter of the dorsal and petals. Deep burgundy marking over yellow base.
 

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum 5009-2:

Dark  burgundy marking over yellow base with clear yellow pouch.  A large flower with a NS of 86 mm across.



OSSEA April 2012 - Table Display.

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum TR118-2:
Flower base is cream-colour. Dorsal sepal heavily spotted burgundy, coalesced to to near solid centrally. Petals heavily spotted deep burgundy. Some irregular burgundy spots on the pouch. NS of the flower is 82 mm.

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum MK436-9:

Sepals and petals are dark cream-colour, dorsal sepal spotted dark burgundy. Petals tessellated with burgundy across the whole petals. Pouch light cream with burgundy spots. The NS of the flower is 80 mm.

Paph Mint Chocolate #2:

A primary hybrid between Paph malipoense and Paph godefroyae. Single inflorescence with 2 flowers. Flower light cream with fine dark brown tessellations radiating from the centre and fading towards the tip. Light cream pouch. The NS of the flower is 100 mm.

Paph niveum:

One slightly cupped, full white flower on a single inflorescence. Very light maroon dusting on both the petals and sepals.

Paph villosum:

Petals have light green base, upper half light brown, mahogany central stripe, lower half flushed with light yellow. Dark mahogany veins radiating from the centre toward the top of the dorsal sepal and white edge at the top.

Paph sukhakulii:

Petals green with heavy n burgundy spots, dorsal sepal white with vertical green stripes. Pouch white to cream base with dark brown veins across the whole pouch.

Michael Koopowitz:

A primary hybrid between Paph philippinense and Paph sanderianum. 2 flowers and 1 bud on a slightly arched inflorescence. Dorsal sepal marked with dark mahogany, light mahogany evenly through the petals.

Paph rothschildianum:

Paph rothschildianum is also know as king of Paphs. Plants are found in Mt Kinabalu at elevation of 600 to 1200 meters. It is also one of the most awarded paphs that every paph growers love to grow. Normally it produces between 2 to 4 flowers.

Two flowers and 1 bud on a well arranged and upright inflorescence. Cream colour sepals with burgundy vertical stripes. Hirsute petals held almost horizontal, cream coloured and dotted burgundy. Cream pouch deeply suffused mahogany.

Phrag longifolium:

A nicely grown specimen plant with two flowers from two inflorescence. Dorsal sepal creamy green, evenly veined mahogany. Petals apple green and margins heavy overlaid mahogany.Pouch apple green.

Phrag Haley Decker:

A hybrid between Phrag kovachii and Phrag Saint Quen (P. besseae x P. Hanne Popow). A hybrid that still retains the basic shape of kovachii and this progeny has Phrag besseae and Phrag schlimii in it.
Dorsal sepal and petals purple-colour. Pouch creamy overlaid and veined with purple-colour.