fairrieanum album x vini hybrid

[kavanaru]

interesting cross.. looking forward to seeing the photo of the open flower

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

wont have the fairrieanum ruffle on the top from what I can see but thats okey tooo

hhhmmmm.... don't be so sure ruffles appear ver yoften after the flower is open... at least, that's the case in my fairrianum! and in several "ruffled" or "twisted" Paph flowers I have seen...

[RJSquirrel]

the guy that had this plant and sold it to me shook his head too when he saw the parents
told me be sure to email him a pic of it bec he couldnt remember seeing one bloomed out..

So we wait and wait and wait.....I can hear the jeopardy theme song in the background

[RosieC]

Looks like it's growing well, can't wait to see the bloom.

[RJSquirrel]

starting to drop some the other budling is starting to look like a bud!!! just really neat and cool and all else you can manage...

heh you like my little bumblebee too

[RosieC]

Ooh, really getting close now.

Now my Paph Pinocchio would be open withn a few hours of getting to that stage, my Maudiae (which I think yours is more like) took 4 days to open from that stage... it seemed to take forever by comparison

[RJSquirrel]

been trying to watch how they open up and its nothing short of amazing ..this plants making my days of bud watch fun


its bright green inside the lip

lots of alba showing off the aningha purple

the pouch is long and very classic

[RosieC]

Wow, cool pics. Is it like my Maudiae... takes days and days to open from the point you first see a sign of cracks in the bud until fully open?

My Bulldog has just shown the first crack in the tip of the bud so I can just see a glimps inside. Still to see how long that one takes to open.

[RJSquirrel]

you know I got the bulldog and this one at the same time and about the same budding date.The bulldog been blooming for months now...BUT the bulldog is mostly white. I'm thinking that colors like this one has take longer to build up and display than white. So if your bulldog is complex and colorful could take some time..only thing I can think of given all else is equal..but isnt it fun watching them like they are being Born

[RJSquirrel]

the bloom is working here

[Duane McDowell]

I really like fairrieanum hybrids. The overall quality tends to be very good, and they grow tremendously well. Looks like it's going to be a beauty!