Looking forward to getting a little willi!

[Rowangreen]

Just over a week to go, the money has gone out of my account, and I'll be picking up a little paph wilhelminiae ('Biak' x 'Dark Chocolate')at the Britich Orchid Congress!

Hope I've not bitten off more than I can chew. The only paph I have is a venestum, which I think is doing OK... but I've been really admiring similar paphs, not sure which to get. So when I found out there was a small one (good in a small flat!) with great colours, and I had the chance to pre-order from Jerry Fischer I just had to go for it!

[WhiteRabbit]

How exciting!

[magicatt]

Don't forget the piccies!

[Rowangreen]

I will definitely post pictures, but don't expect too much. I'm only expecting a little one!

[Baz in Oz]

I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I saw the title of your thread.

Baz

[Rowangreen]

[eggshells]

Congrats on your purchase. I love P. wilhelminae. It's probably the smallest species in the Coryopedilum group. In exception of the mini philippinense (var. palawanense?)

[Rowangreen]

LOL, I'm going to have to look out for that now! I think I heard somewhere that alba philippinense were often small, but I think that was just the flowers.

[eggshells]

Greetings Rowan,

Here is an article that you may find interesting.

enshinshu38.html

I have few clones of philippinense in my collection.They quite varies a lot. From the smallest from 10-15cm in leaf span adult plant (palawanense). And the so called laevigatum and roebelinii variety that can reach from ~30cm to ~60cm in leaf span. I like the miniature though. It is a 7 growth plant in a 3.5" square pot. Tightly packed in there.

[The Mutant]

Congrats! I love wilhelminiae, but I got a gardineri instead which is very similar (also a small and compact multiflora Paph).

I look forward to seeing pictures of the flowers later on.