MY First Complex Hybrid Paph Blooms - Orchid Board

etex · #1 12-31-2009, 04:02 PM

These are the first bloom for both of these orchids. And my very first blooming for complex hybrids! Very exciting for me!!The dorsals could be flatter, but I love them!!
The first 2- Paph Beaute 'Linda' x (Venture 'Sunglow'x Winston Churchill 'Indomitable')'Roseville'
The last 2- Paph Feurewerk x charlesworthii
Happy New Year everyone!!

wgama · #2 12-31-2009, 04:09 PM

Cool! How big is the plant?

billc · #3 12-31-2009, 04:10 PM

Love those freckles inside the pouch! The plant looks very well grown in picture # 2.

Bill

etex · #4 12-31-2009, 04:37 PM

Winston- Newbie Alert! Your question made me aware I don't know the correct way to measure my beauties! But I gave it a try. Without pulling on the leaf to straighten, Beaute Linda has an 18" leafspan, leaf tip to opposing leaf tip, and is in a 4" pot. It is a single growth so I cut the bloom off after 12 days so the plant can be stronger. The Feurewerk x charlesworthii has 3 growths,in a 3" pot and has a leaf span of 15".

wgama · #5 12-31-2009, 05:22 PM

Thats okay! Thanks. I was just wondering if it was one of them really small phaphs.

Zoi2 · #6 12-31-2009, 06:19 PM

Lovely blooms....Way to grow!!
Joann

jim blanford · #7 12-31-2009, 07:09 PM

WOW!! Diane those are just great blooms. it's fun isn't it. You sure did a good job growing them... Jim.

Leisurely · #8 12-31-2009, 10:44 PM

They are both beauties for sure and with parentage like that they have to be nice. The Winston Churchill is a real "bulldog" Wish I had several trays of them.

etex · #9 01-01-2010, 10:11 AM

Thanks everyone for looking and the nice comments!!

Lagoon · #10 01-01-2010, 02:03 PM

Wait for meeeeeee .....
LOL!
Wonderful choices, Diane. Both are beautiful , Congrats!