Mislabeled Phragmipedium hybrid
 

Phragmipedium mislabeled

Update: Based on feedback from Slippertalk members, it appears that this plant was mislabeled.

I've had this for a few years. The first spike blasted before I got to see any flowers. Then last summer it bloomed, but the first two flowers were hideously deformed so I cut the spike. I saw enough potential, though, that I opted to give it one more try, and I'm glad I did.

It's not fully open yet, but I love the color on it. The only improvement I'd make on the color is that I'd like the yellow to be more intense on the lip and staminode. Since it's still opening, I'm not sure how the shape will turn out, but even if it doesn't change much, I'm fine with the way it looks now. The lip is wonderful. I love the stripes, and what you can't see (due to my crappy camera and photography) is the abundant, large, translucent windows on the sides of the pouch. Really interesting.

I almost had to check if this has malipoense in its background (ha), since its spikes take a couple months or more to develop and are proportionately quite tall. Unfortunately no branching.

Natural spread is about 3 1/4 inches (8 cm). It's a small-medium size plant overall, and not particularly tall, so it fits well under the lights until it's in spike.

http://i.imgur.com/GHsr0Dcl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/FdgEywEl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Rz0Uzpvl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/C5hHZDfl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/rRjLp1vl.jpg

I'm probably jinxing it, but I think the newest growth may be planning to spike up soon.

That's beautiful. Congratulations!

Wowza! That's is most definitely Orange! Beautiful!

That certainly adds some color to a dreary winters day. I like that it kept the pointed petals. The kovachii crosses with the rounded petals don't do much for me.

Bill

Love that color!

Thanks all.

Unfortunately, the folks over at Slippertalk believe this plant is mislabeled, and is not LLQ. Frustrating, of course, as I've run into this problem multiple times with various vendors, and it often takes several years before you know something's wrong.

Well what ever it is it's gorgeous. I love the color.