Paph. stonei x praestans (Paph. Yellow Tiger)
I never know what to call this plant these days, as I'm aware that there's been some taxonomic shake up. But, regardless of what you want to call it, it lives up to the name Yellow Tiger, so I continue to call it that.
The plant is a good grower, nice and robust. It doesn't seem to demand high light to bloom like some of my other multies do. It is a big plant, so I struggle to find room under the lights for it, and when it spikes, it has to be moved off the stand entirely.
Three flowers is a pretty good show considering how large they are. I really love the yellow accents in the sepals, and the nice deep red pouch. I think these two species' characteristics combine quite well.
The sheath first started peaking out of the crown back in October or November (seriously), and for awhile I thought it was a false alarm. Then the spike slowly started emerging. Around the end of February, it was a few inches above the foliage and starting to flop a bit, so I decided to stake it. Once it got to that size, it underwent rapid growth. Since I wasn't really paying attention, that first week after the growth spurt, the spike ended up getting that bend in it from the clip holding it to the stake. Lesson learned -- when staking an early spike, even if it had been growing slowly, observe daily and adjust.
Paphiopedilum stonei x praestans
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