Project Summer 2024 Paph primary hybrid

[Blueszz]

@ Camille. Regarding your openings post. Akerne has 2, not 1, primary hybrids. St. Swithin and Ma Folie. Or am I wrong? Ma Folie being a smaller plant with beautiful mottled leaves. Easy bloomer. Easy to grow. Can take temperatures as low as 16C at least.
Got a cooler winter in my care and started the spike when it still was “dark” and cold past winter.

Or is a Maudiae type always a hybrid?

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by Blueszz

@ Camille. Regarding your openings post. Akerne has 2, not 1, primary hybrids. St. Swithin and Ma Folie. Or am I wrong? Ma Folie being a smaller plant with beautiful mottled leaves. Easy bloomer. Easy to grow. Can take temperatures as low as 16C at least.
Got a cooler winter in my care and started the spike when it still was “dark” and cold past winter.

Or is a Maudiae type always a hybrid?

Maudiae is always a hybrid, as far as I know.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Maudiae is always a hybrid, as far as I know.

Maudiae is definitely a hybrid - the original Paph Maudiae is even a primary ( Paph. callosum x Paph. lawrenceanum) but most of the Maudiae-type Paphs are more complex hybrids - this one has been used in all sorts of hybridizing for years. I am sure that Paph Maudiae has been remade many times, the original was registered in 1900. (Even before MY time ) IF you can get an actual Paph Maudiae, that would be fantastic, it is such a classic foundation grex.