My NOID mini white paph opening up...

[NYCorchidman]

with a pouch this time around!

This plant last flowered in September with a very small, not fully formed pouch.
I was really hoping the bloom would be "normal" this time.

I peaked inside the flower that is slowly opening up just now and saw a fully formed pouch in it.
Yay!!!

The first picture is of the last bloom.

[Aki_James]

Oh my that is going to be beauty-full!!! I'm excited to see it open fully!!

[Ferns Daddy]

The white is beautiful

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by Aki_James

Oh my that is going to be beauty-full!!! I'm excited to see it open fully!!

Yeah, it's cream white with green tint at the moment, but when fully open (as shown in the first pic), it is pure white with very fine freckles.

I think it has niveum in it, but the flower is rather small to be niveum. who knows?
It came with a tag saying it is a hybrid with philippinense, which apparently is wrong.

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Originally Posted by Ferns Daddy

The white is beautiful

Thanks!

[quiltergal]

It looks like a niveum hybrid to me. Most definitely has not got any philippinense in it. Looks like it could have better form this time.

[NYCorchidman]

Yes, I agree. The tag that came with this plant (which I threw away lol) was way off!

The opening buds haven't made much progress since this past weekend. Quite slow so far.

Patiently waiting.

[NYCorchidman]

These open cream white and then turn pure white.
These are fully formed pouch this time and the specks are more pronounced.

The flatness of the bloom is not enhanced compared to how it was last time. well, well...

definitely niveum and In-Charm White hybrid I would guess.