Paph bellatulum

[zainal abidin]

Fast growing and flower under Equator atmosphere.

[JDT]

Amazing!

[catttan]

Very nice.

[dahlan]

An elegant looking Paphio. Nice!

[zainal abidin]

Thanks all for your nice comments.

[Dorsetman]

I wonderif his is the usual flowering season for this plant Zain, or is your climate such that it is not quite so seasonal as it is further north ? I remember going on a trip aiming to see this in the wild ( we had a local guide, porters and all- as a special treat for my ( I think it was my 70th or 75th) birthday, but we went in late July , and the flowers we eventually found on plants growing in crevices in (perhaps) Karst limestone, were going over, and I thought we should have gone a few weeks earlier . That was not too far away from Laos , perhaps, as i think we may have wandered across a border on our journey..

[ksriramkumar]

Lovely clone this one. Just love the bright red spotting.

[zainal abidin]

I wonderif his is the usual flowering season for this plant Zain, or is your climate such that it is not quite so seasonal as it is further north ? I remember going on a trip aiming to see this in the wild ( we had a local guide, porters and all- as a special treat for my ( I think it was my 70th or 75th) birthday, but we went in late July , and the flowers we eventually found on plants growing in crevices in (perhaps) Karst limestone, were going over, and I thought we should have gone a few weeks earlier . That was not too far away from Laos , perhaps, as i think we may have wandered across a border on our journey..

Looks to me this species never have any resting period under Equatorial climate their growth habit surprisingly very fast just posted 4 to 5 months ago the new shoots already matured again it's happened to concolor too. Could be the effect of fertilizer too as well as medium used.Thanks Geoff interesting experience observed the real specimen in situ .

[paphioboy]

Very nice bella.. In Malaysia and Singapore, brachys can grow and flower year round. As Zainal mentioned, growing conditions (notably light and temperature) dictate when the growth is mature. Sometimes a fan can bloom on an immature growth consisting of 2-3 leaves whereas in other times it may grow a full-sized fan (4-6 leaves) before blooming.