Parvi x Brachy (hangianum x XGreyi)

Another posting of a cross between a brachy(XGreyi) and parvi (hangianum).

Supposedly from the same flask but the bottom clone has no spotting on the petals and sepal.

The yellow colour of hangianum dominates the flower over X Greyi (niveum x godefroyae).

Hangianum produces fragrance when in bloom. Somehow this is absent for this cross.

Paph leucochilum and godefroyae

Comparison between Paph godefroyae (bottom picture) and leucochilum (top picture).
Leucochilum has been ding dong between a species and a form of godefroyae. Whatever it is, both are just as beautiful.

Typically leucochilum has a pure white unspotted labellum (pouch).

Deflasked and flowered.

These are the flowers from the various flasks. Blooming starts from as early as 2 years out of flask.

More are in buds now. Patience pays.

Note: The 4 corner pictures belong to the same plant.

My own crossing of leucochilum

This is a cross from my leucochilums done by a local Lab. Here is an estimate as to how long you would take to arrive at this stage.
Crossed/pollinated in April 2007.
Harvested and sent to Lab Dec 2007.
Flask ready in Sept 2008.
All in all it takes about 18 months. After deflasking, it would take between 2 to 3 years for them to flower.
Sure it needs some patience for those who wish to grow from flask.

Paph angthong alba

An alba paph from my collection.

This is a free flowering alba. Literally each flower from a new offshoot.

What do you think it is?

Could this be a bellatullum cross with niveum? A flask that was given by a thai friend without knowing what went into the cross.

Very nice and round form and fine spottings like bellatullum and the white background of niveum.

A very showy plant even without the flower as the leaves are fat and stout with very light green serrated markings.

Paph thaianum

What do you think? A form of niveum or a species by itself? A plant that was discovered in recent years.

I reckon is a species and not a form, if you compare the flower as well as the leaf size.

The plant is much smaller than a niveum. I have several flowering plants and the leaves are about 2 cm across and 5 to 8 cm long.

A species that is beginning to appear in flask list. Hope to get a good clone flask. A plant that you can grow and do not take up too much space.

Brachy x Parvi

This is a cross between armeniacum (Parvi) and leucochilum (Brachy). Cross between these two genera makes a bloom.

The yellow from the armeniacum is dorminant when use as a cross. Incidentally there are 3 paphs that are yellow in colour. Namely concolor, armeniacum and druyi.

OSSEA Jan 2009 Table Display - Twin flower

The plant that came in first in theOSSEA Jan 2009 Table Display but with the 2nd flower from same stalk.

Very uncommon to see two flowers from the same inflorescence for leucochilums.

Paph concolor - very dark form

Triple flower from a single inflorescence. Very common to see 3 to 4 flowers from a single inflorescence.

This particular clone has very dark and rich yellow colour.

Paph concolor var longipetulum

A rare form of concolor. A good form as the spottings is all over the pouch, petals and sepal.

This is the 2nd year flowering.

Longipetulum has long and nearly horizontal standing petals.

Paph niveum - 18 months out from flask

A nice round form of niveum that flowered after if was deflasked 18 months ago.

The NS measures 6 cm across.

Pretty fast for brachys. From my previous deflasked plants it take between 2 to 3 years for them to flower.

OSSEA Jan 2009 Table Display

One of my paphs that came in 1st for the table display. A kind of surprise for me as I did not expect the results.

Nevertheless it is a nice bloom with NS of 85 mm across, very dark markings and across the petals and sepal.

A second flower came from the same inflorescene

Some leucochilums from 2008

These are some of the flowers from 2008.

Weather getting warmer now and many of the brachys have started to bud.

I shall post them once they have fully bloomed.