Paph. henryanum

[Piper]

Drats! After buying a Paph. Deception II niveum 'Snowball' HCC/AOS x delenatii 'Angel' in Dec '04, I snapped the bud off just before it bloomed in March '05. Then I fert burned the leaves to the extent that I wondered if the plant would survive. Noted to self that Parvis and Brachys don't care for salts!

It put up a spike last month, and I thought I'd finally get to see it! I should have been suspicious that it wouldn't last long. The spike grew fairly quickly. Then it took nearly two weeks to fully open. I thought I'd have it around for at least a month or two.

Today it was browning rapidly. The poor flower is spent after so short a bloom for a Paph! Maybe it hasn't yet forgiven me for past abuse. Its pristine white with faint spotting and blushes of pink, is pristine no more!

So I bet you're wondering why this thread is entitled Paph. henryanum...well, I haven't gotten to the planned photo shoot in the kitchen, because my counters are covered with about 60 pots of seedlings. No room to hang the black velvet! So when I gasped at my poor fading Deception II, I ran around and snapped in situ in my apartement, anyway photos of some of the more recent bloomers. Lest they fade before I reclaim the kitchen for cooking and photography.

Henryanum is one of them. A species discovered in China in 1987, and later found in bordering Vietnam, it's named after its discoverer, the famous or infamous orchid collector, Henry Azadehdel.

McJulie

[jtlqh]

I have Henrryanum, but it is still a seedling. Could you post the whole plant? I want to seee what it looks like when grown up.

Qing

[Ania]

Paph. henryanum is beautiful! I can't wait for mine to flower. Thank you for posting the picture.

A

[uncasteeb]

What a really superb henryanum.
Great piccie as well.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Hi McJuile!

That henryanum photo is very nice! Beautiful bloom too -- it has a great shape!

Cheers!
BD

[Mehera]

Paph. henryanum is one flower that always delights me. Such a nice picture! This one will have to go on my wish list.

As for the Deception--just doesn't seem fair after your long wait. Maybe next time....

[Tmai]

What a beautiful paph! Looks like she's about to do a Cabaret number.

Alas, maybe Deception was named appropriately for this go around. Hopefully she rewards you gloriously next time.

Tmai

[Piper]

Hi Qing,

Here's the whole plant: it has three good sized growths and a fourth one is just starting.

The flower is pretty big, which is nice for a first bloom seedling.

McJulie

[jtlqh]

Thanks, Julie. That is very little and cute, I like it. Well still waiting for 2 or 3 years to mine bloom.

Qing

[Mahon]

Very nice flowering Paph. henryanum!

-Pat