Paph Parade!

[Jmoney]

very nice!

[Diane]

I got this from Norito.... I couldn't resist photographing it in place, peeking out from among the leaves. Has 3 more buds behind...

The yellow on the pouch is a little washed out from the flash.

[Piper]

Very pretty!

Julie

[Mehera]

Ooh--I think I need a yellow one! I always think the slippers with those quirky little bristley horizontal petals are so cute.

[Piper]

Mehera, those would be the species in the Cochlopetalum section of Paphiopedilum. They're five species, all of which are sequential bloomers:

victoria-maria
victoria-regina (aka chamberlainianum)
glaucophyllum
liemianum
and primulinum

McJulie

[bench72]

That's a particularly nice one Diane... nice wide dorsal!

And McCochlo... don't forgot Paph moquettianum which although has been accepted by many growers for yonks, has only recently gained acceptance as a separate species by the RHS.

Who knows... maybe Paph kalinae will also be taken out of victoria-regina (fingers crossed, coz then I will have another one )

[Piper]

You're right, your lordship - I did forget!

McHumbleServant

[Mehera]

Thank you Miz Julie--hanging around with you I may learn something yet! :-)

[Diane]

Not the best Eric Young, but a nice first bloom plant. Very vigorous plant with 5 growths, plus 2 little starts.

[Diane]

Nice sized bloom, with great texture and color saturation, but I would hope for a more open blossom, and I don't know how the "experts" feel about the wavy edges... But I like it!