My Bulldog Paph with 3 flowers open

[Junebug]

Your little bulldog is really filling out. Her blooms are beautiful and she looks very happy. Great growing, Rosie.

[CTB]

Good photo Rosie, looks like they were worth the wait. Enjoy!

[jim blanford]

WOW!! Rosie that looks just 'AWESOME', good growing and the reward of patience is great....Jim.

[BikerDoc5968]

Very beautiful, indeed! Any chance you have a name for this buck?

[RosieC]

Thanks everyone

Doc, unfortunately I have no name. I've even lost my note of the nurseries website. All I remember was that it was in Europe and they stated on their website "We specialize in producing hybrids of the American Paphiopedilum Orchids, choosing new breading lines to give superior flowers" or similar marketing style wording.

The ones for sale in my garden center were not all as nice a shape as this one, I picked the one I liked best. I've don't even have any idea if they were all the same hybrid but different seedlings, or were different hybrids. All variants of similar colouring though.

[RosieC]

Just as I clicked post I had a memory of what the nursary might be called, and with a bit of searching found their website.

No info on names though and these may well not be named orchids.

P.P.Orchideeën Cultivate, Care, Arrangements of Paphiopedilum

[johnblagg]

LOL so now after a year I discover the type I fondly call pelicans are in fact bulldogs...but that one is no ordinary mutt ,its great

[silken]

Love the flowers and the photos!