Fairy hybrids

[NYCorchidman]

The first picture shows flowers of Hsinying Citron&Fairrieanum hybrid.
It took almost two years to rebloom, but with two flowers, although one is about to fall off after being in bloom for over two months now.
There is a third spike coming.

It has been a good grower forming a small clump in less than two years (bought as single growth plant), but the flower quality is not as good as the first blooming.
oh, well...

The spike is very tall, the tallest of any paphs I have, reaching over 20in, so the plant in flowers present itself pretty good.

The second of a vini fair-maude type. It fell off last night while still looking fresh.
I've never seen this happen before. All my paph flowers would turn dry and brown before falling off.
I thought it was interesting. I wish I could freeze this shape and make something out of it, but dont' know how.

[My Green Pets]

You can try to preserve the flower in sand.

Put a thin bed of sand in the bottom of a small container, lay the flower on it, then add sand gently all around and inside the lip of the flower until it is entirely covered.

After a couple of weeks (maybe more, maybe less), lightly brush away the sand until you uncover the flower. Gently remove it from its sandbox. It should maintain its shape this way, or at least better than if it were just left to dry lying flat.

[SlipperGirl]

They are both nice! but I love the color of that second one

[No-Pro-mwa]

Yes I like the dark one. I have felt this way when my phrag drops it's flowers.

[WhiteRabbit]

Wow! Fabulous!

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by CambriaWhat

You can try to preserve the flower in sand.

Put a thin bed of sand in the bottom of a small container, lay the flower on it, then add sand gently all around and inside the lip of the flower until it is entirely covered.

After a couple of weeks (maybe more, maybe less), lightly brush away the sand until you uncover the flower. Gently remove it from its sandbox. It should maintain its shape this way, or at least better than if it were just left to dry lying flat.

Thanks for the info.
I will try next time as I have already threw it away.

By the way, uncovering the dry flower without breaking it would be quite challenging it seems.

---------- Post added at 09:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:38 PM ----------

Originally Posted by SlipperGirl

They are both nice! but I love the color of that second one

Yeah, I really like the dark one.
It's got such nice shape and color.

---------- Post added at 09:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:39 PM ----------

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

Yes I like the dark one. I have felt this way when my phrag drops it's flowers.

I heard that phrag flowers drop looking fresh.

This paph is odd in that it dropped its flower that still looked nice. oh, well...it was on the stem for over two months anyways. about time I guess.

---------- Post added at 09:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:40 PM ----------

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

Wow! Fabulous!

Thanks!

I wish the darker one was also a good grower but oh, well...a bit of diva.

[kindrag23]

The darker ones reminds me of an octopus I love it.

[tuvoc]

Cool.

Kim

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by kindrag23

The darker ones reminds me of an octopus I love it.

I never thought of it that way. kind of creepy now.

Do you grow octopus?? no offence if you do.

[No-Pro-mwa]

A bit diva well of course she is, look how beautiful she is. Yes phrag flowers drop like this, well mine does anyway, they look just perfect then you go in there and they're staring at you from the floor