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.