Paph. delenatii Bloomed

[charmbutterfly]

I'm not a paph lover but my word this one is stunning!!

[quiltergal]

Thanks for the great information Pat. I'm not sure if you can tell from just looking at the foliage if it's Ho or not. Pic one is the whole plant, pic two shows the bud just emerging from the sheath. The undersides of the leaves look just like the sheath. Purple speckled. The tag just says delenatii.

[Mahon]

Terri,

I'd say that your plant is a "New Type" Paph. delenatii, as I have noticed the leaves (when young) can sometimes generate a ruffle to them, but start to harden more once more leaves arrive. The leaves of "New Type" Paph. delenatii seem to have a 'netted mottled' pattern, similar to Paph. vietnamense. Also, the last leaf that precedes the inflorescence is more upright and hugging the inflorescence in both Paph. Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh; most of the time) and Paph. vietnamense...

Great job blooming your plant! I'd love to see it when it blooms!

-Pat

[quiltergal]

Pat, you'll have to wait until next winter for my next bloom on this one.

I do have a couple of questions for you since you seem to know a lot about Paphs and delenatii in particular. When this plant bloomed it had two buds. Just as the second bud was opening the petals and sepals on the first flower started to turn brown. It had been blooming for about 2 weeks. As soon as the second one was fully open the first one dropped. I'm not sure how long the flowers are supposed to last, but that seemed kind of a short bloom time to me. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong culturally? It's on the top shelf of my rack in relatively bright light. Gets watered twice a week. Once with 125 ppm N MSU, and once with tap water.

Thanks for your help!

[Mahon]

Originally Posted by quiltergal

Pat, you'll have to wait until next winter for my next bloom on this one.

I do have a couple of questions for you since you seem to know a lot about Paphs and delenatii in particular. When this plant bloomed it had two buds. Just as the second bud was opening the petals and sepals on the first flower started to turn brown. It had been blooming for about 2 weeks. As soon as the second one was fully open the first one dropped. I'm not sure how long the flowers are supposed to last, but that seemed kind of a short bloom time to me. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong culturally? It's on the top shelf of my rack in relatively bright light. Gets watered twice a week. Once with 125 ppm N MSU, and once with tap water.

Terri,

Ah, the plant pictures are of the Paph. Ho Chi Minh in the first post?

Paph. vietnamense has short lived flowers that take a while to mature. I've had one last year bloom without me taking notice because it only lasted for a few days. Paph. delenatii is a much faster grower, and typically produces two flowers per inflorescence. In Paph. Ho Chi Minh, the flowers are more short lived and the double blooms seem to be more dominant. A combination of the two will essentially leave the first flower to bloom for a short time, while the second bud is slowly developing, and blooms after the first flower is finished. I think that has happened on one of my Paph. Ho Chi Minh a while back.

There should be a faint raspberry fragrance with your Paph. Ho Chi Minh that may take a couple days to appear...

-Pat

[billc]

Hi, This is labeled "Paph. delenatii x sib" Amy's Challange X Hsin-Ming. It seems to exhibit traits from both the older and newer forms. The leaves are highly mottled(very pretty when not in flower), the shield is downward, and the petals are straight out. There is no reddish blush at all in the shield or petals like Terri's picture shows. This has been in bloom for about a month.

Bill

[Rosim_in_BR]

Very nice one, Terri! I also grow it and I think the foliage patterns also very pretty, don't you think it too?

[quiltergal]

Thanks Mauro! Yes the foliage is beautiful, that's most of the reason I bought it. It's always a plus to have a plant that looks nice when it's not in flower.

Pat the plant pictures are from the plant that just bloomed. I did not notice any fragrance, and I checked at several different times during the day just to be sure. Whatever it is I like it.

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by quiltergal

Well after torturing me for months it finally opened and I think I'm in love! The color is much more intense than I was expecting, but I'm far from disappointed! I'll post an updated photo when the second bud opens. Sure hope it's as pretty as the first! Thanks for looking!

What a lovely bloom! Congratulations! Now the question is...Can I grow one of those?

[quiltergal]

June if I can get this to bloom anyone can. I'm growing indoors year round. Our summers are very hot and dry, so the AC is on for most of the summer. Hasn't seemed to affect it one bit. I say go for it.