Paph NOID - Orchid Board

kavanaru · #1 12-08-2007, 08:34 AM

I bought this Paph at the supermarkt about two months ago. There two "flowerless" plants in the same pot for just 5 CHF - I could not resist

The first one has flowered (see pic) and the second one is in its way (it seems to be a different Hybrid). I am just starting to get the Paph's kick and am not very much into this genus. I currently have 6 plants and am planning some more. Most of them NOIDs from the supermarket or flower shops as I decided to gice a try first with the cheap one, in case I happens to be the Paph Killer

This one seems to me like a mixture beetwen Maudiae type and vinicolor or colloratum... Can anyone here give some more hints on its ID?

Undergrounder · #2 12-08-2007, 09:17 AM

They both look like they might have a bit of Paph Macabre in them, the right one looks like 'Paph. Colorbox x sukhakulii'

I love the maudiae types, but i prefer less black and more red/green. I'm trying to grow a bunch of Paph 'Raisin Candy' seedlings at the moment.

kavanaru · #3 12-08-2007, 09:26 AM

well, actually it is the same flower, but the right picture was taken with flash

Whe I bought it, they had no flowers, and i thought they would be more greenish, as these are the most common ones you can get in Switzerland in the supermarkets... I was surprised when it open and saw it was a quite dark one... the other plants, which should open in one week or so, seems to be more in the green/light purpple range... I will post the pics

Undergrounder · #4 12-09-2007, 10:17 AM

Is this it? Not as many warts and the dorsal sepal looks a little off...

cb977 · #5 12-09-2007, 11:00 AM

Awesome paphs!!!

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I am just starting to get the Paph's kick and am not very much into this genus.

Be careful...they're very sneaky!

Undergrounder · #6 12-09-2007, 01:20 PM

I started off hating them, then when i saw one at a show i loved them, but now i grow a few and have trouble growing them i hate them again (they crown rot too easy

) But when they flower i'll love them again...

kavanaru · #7 12-09-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Undergrounder

Is this it? Not as many warts and the dorsal sepal looks a little off...

wow! that' looks very close to my Paph (and your picture is much better than mine too

) Which hybrid is it?

weng · #8 12-10-2007, 04:54 AM

It really looks very close, but look closer. Count the dark veins on the dorsal. You have more veins, and that must mean they are very different. Sorry, but you cannot ID a hybrid based on Internet photos.

Weng

kavanaru · #9 12-12-2007, 09:05 AM

well, as promised, here is the picture of the second NOID

plus another one with both NOIDs