My exul finally bloomed

Paph exul

After waited for the last one year, it finally bloomed! To me, this has to be one of the most hardy plants among paphs. 

A Surprised Guest!

Hybrid (lawrenceanum x Pacific Shamrock)

I was going through some of the paphs I have yesterday and noticed this big flower at the backyard. Immediately took a picture of it, I don't remember I have anymore of this but just this one pot. And I am glad that it bloomed finally after 3 or 4 years.

Kinda interesting flower!

Paph Bruno

Paph Bruno

Finally another 4 flowers had bloomed. Just short of one now!!

Will update when all 5 bloom!

A Day In The Garden

Spent the whole afternoon in the garden, am dead tired!

Well, at least, I had achieved in setting up the shelves, and arranged to put on some of my paphs on them! Am happy for sure..

Will continue to transfer more paphs over soon.

Top Level, godefroyae fma leucochilum and exul hybrids (Sabrina Eickhoff, Pinoccio x exul, exul x niveum and exul x bellatulum) 

 Second from the top level, Nathaniel's Summer Breeze, and Nathaniel Fatmama. Still filling up this level! Third level, nivuem and ang-thong and others!

Top Level, Mokuyama Green x Lovely Yard and Emerald Green

Second Level, spicerianum and Memnon 

Bottom level, Emerald Green x spicerianum

paph Mukoyama Green X Lovely Yard

Paph Mukoyama Green X Lovely Yard

Same clone but different color! when went wrong? I don't know!!

Paph parishii

Paph parishii

Finally all 3 flowers bloomed, first time blooming, hope to see better and more flower the next time. This parishii has a little sun burnt! So sad!

Paph Bruno

Paph Bruno

a very sad update!!

This photo was taken about a week ago(using iphone), when Bruno started to bloom. I was dying to see how beautiful the flower would be when it blooms completely.. 

And one week later, just when I got my camera ready for the photo taking session; This is what I saw....

Arghhhhh... The pouch was broken!!! I was speechless!! sorry, this is the best picture I can have for my darling!!

This is what I saw this morning, the second had started to bloom!! I must take good care of it! Counting down, another 4 more to bloom! all in the same pot, I can't wait to see all of them to bloom. Hopefully before Chinese New Year!

paph Nathaniel's Summer Breeze

Paph Nathaniel's Summer Breeze

Hybrid (Paph Usuzuki x Paph godefroyae)

Not many brachys are flowering during this period of time, but this little one decided to bloom. Not a big flower, but I like shape and the color of this little one.

Hope to see a bigger flower the next time!

Leuco in progress

Paph In-Charm Pearl

Paph In-Charm Pearl

Few of my Paph In-Charm Pearl are budding now, the this one bloomed first! the color is great but the shape is errr.. a little deformed! 

One of the biggest flower for sure, it measured at approximately 10cm across, and the dorsal is about cm.

Quite an easy paph to grow, I did not really pay much attention to them!

Paph parishii

Paph parishii

This is the first time parishii bloomed at my place, another one is blooming soon too. From spiking till blooming took more than 2 months, but worth the wait. The first pot with 3 flowers, and the second pot has 4 flowers.

Due to the lack of experience myself, I put the plants at the location where it received afternoon sun, and as a result, 2 of the leaves turned yellow.

parishii prefers deep shades and good air circulation, I learned my lesson well, and now I place all of them at the backyard where it's bright enough and yet will not burn the leaves.

Paph St. Swithin

Paph St. Swithin

Hybrid (philippinense x rothschildianum)

Single pot with multi growths in in, there are currently 4 blooming size and few small plants.
Decided not to split them early this year and just let it be, and my decision was right then, now I am waiting for them to bloom hopefully in another 3 to 4 months time.

Paph Lady Isabel

Paph Lady Isabel

Hybrid (rothschildianum X stonei)

Another multi-growths in a single pot, I had this for more than a years, it bloomed one in early April 2010, however I did not manage to take picture of them, reason being, I accidentally broke the spike while watering the plants.
So, am waiting for the next bloom! And I must take picture this time!

Paph philippinense

Paph philippinense

I just could not remember when did I purchase that many philippinense, I have 2 big pots with at least 5 or 6 matured plants in them; and I also discovered I have another 5 pots of philippinense in my back-yard, when did I buy them? and from where?
Nevertheless, I am counting on them to bloom soon!

Paph Sabrina Eickhoff

Paph Sabrina Eickhoff

Hybrid (exul X godefroyae)

No the best hybrid for sure! But I love it!!

Paph Mukoyama Green X Lovely Yard

Paph Mukoyama Green X Lovely Yard

Now, this is interesting!! Other than Enzan Land(complex hybrid), which flowered in Singapore(warm and humid), this is the second time I am seeing another complex hybrid is showing off their ability in blooming in Singapore!


Will update more when the flowers bloom!

Paph Bruno

Paph Bruno

Hybrid (Leeanum X spicerianum)

Bruno! Bruno! Bruno!

Now, this is getting very interesting! 6 spikes! Single pot! Yes! this is going to be very showy when all bloom at the end of Jan 2011!

I can't wait to see them!

Something From the Garden

Paph Emerald Crown

Paph Emerald Crown x spicerianum

Paph unknown (supposed to be Emerald Crown x spicerianum, but does not look like it at all)

OSSEA Dec 2010 Display

Paph In-Charm Cloud

Hybrid (In-Charm White x ang-thong 'alba")

Paph In-Charm Topaz

Hybrid (helenae x Pacific Shamrock)

Paph Memnon

Hybrid (charworthii x Spicerianum)

Paph In-Charm Cloud

Paph In-Charm Cloud

Hybrid (In-Charm White x ang-thong 'alba')

In-Charm Cloud pix 1

In-Charm Cloud pix 2

Bought these during the 2008 Singapore Garden Festival with flowers, and repotted them right after the flowers had dropped off. Since then, I had been waiting for the next bloom, but it was not very successful. I did not get to see any bloom for the whole of 2009, was kind of disappointed actually. 

In the month of Apr this year (2010), I moved them to new location when I set up new shelves in the backyard. And nearly forgotten about them after placing them at the new place. 

Only noticed that something was coming out from the crown sometime in late August (2010), I was very excited when finally confirmed that they were budding!

However, it took a good 2 plus months to bloom! Well, I like them for sure!

Can't wait to see more of them!!

Paph Chou-Yi Wench and bellatulum

Some Flowering Slippers

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum

Paph wenshanense

Natural Hybrid (bellatulum x concolor)

Paph bellatulum

Paph spicerianum

Paph Muriel Constance

Paph Muriel Constance

Hybrid (Greyi X bellatulum)

Pix 1

Pix 2

2 of my Muriel Constance decided to bloom despite of the warm weather. This is their first time blooming, not a perfect shape for sure. Do hope to see more of the better flower coming!