Paph Lalita

Paph Lalita 

Hybrid (godefroyae x Greyi)

One of the easy growing hybrid, This was grown from flask!

Paph hangianum

The last time when hangianum bloomed was able 1 plus year ago, it did have light fragrant which I really like it a lot.


I really like it very much. and I hope i will be able to see it flower again in near future!


There are 2 budding currently, hope to see it soon!

Paph Nathaniel's Passion

Hybrid (armeniacum x Enzan Land)

Another hybrid that was registered today 26th March by myself, this marked my 3rd registered hybrid.

This took a good 4 years to grow before it finally decided to bloom! Nevertheless, the offsprings of these 2 paphs has managed to produce beautiful golden yellow flower, simply superb.

Honestly, I have very little success in growing armeniacum in Singapore, I killed most of them actually, too hot! too hot!


On the other hand, Enzan Land (complex Hybrid) can adapt to Singapore's weather very well, and had flowered previously as well.


I have recently crossed Enzan Land with another paph, I hope it's going to be successful, if yes, I will have a new paph under my name in a few years time!! Yeah!

Paph Nathaniel's Sling

Paph Nathaniel's Sling

Hybrid (violancens x appletonianum var hainanense)

This is a hybrid that first crossed in Mar 2004. However, there was no sign of budding for the last few years, until the beginning of 2010. 

Interestingly, this hybrid was not registered with RHS.  

And now, I have my first Paphiopedilum hybrid registered with RHS as at today's 25th March 2010, and it's now known as Paph Nathaniel's Sling!!

Yes, I like the flower very much!! Hope you like it too!!

Paph Nathaniel's Wink

Paph Nathaniel's Wink

Hybrid (hangianum x Lady Isabel)

This is my second paph that I have registered today 25th March 2010. Not one of the most beautiful paph for sure, to me, i like the dorsal as well as the petals and of coz the color too.

Was hoping that this hybrid will have bigger and fatter petals, but it turn out to be longer that expected.

Don't you think it looks like winking at you?

Paph godefroyae 'alba"

Paph godefroyae 'alba'

Purchased 2 of this flask about 2 plus year back. And they finally bloomed recently. Easy paph to grow, and would bloom easily as well!

Paph Greyi

Paph Greyi

Hybrid (godefroyae x niveum)

Another easy paph to grow! This one bloomed Feb 2010 and it's still going strong! 1st time bloomer!

Paph Sugar Suite

Paph Sugar Suite

Hybrid (emersonii x niveum)

I would call this a fragile plant/flower. Coz the petals are rather soft!! The petals would flip backward if the wind is blowing at it. But is has nice round pouch.

Quite an easy plant to grow for sure, however, it is a pity that the flower does not last long!

Paph Chou-Yi Yuki

Paph Chou-Yi Yuki

Hybrid (hangianum x niveum)

There were 4 of them bloom in the month of Feb. I must say that they are rather easy to grow, and has big flower too, about 5inches across. But if you think you will smell some nice fragrant because of hangianum, then you are wrong. This hybrid does not have any fragrant!! 

Paph Enzan Land

Paph Enzan Land

Hybrid (Bucolic Day x Lovely Land)

I must admit that this is not an easy plant to start with. 

And this "the only one" finally flowered in Feb 2010, the budding process took up to 4 months. It was a big flower, 5inches across.

It has a nice cup shape, green in color with white fringe on the dorsal. 

Brought it to OSSEA during the monthly orchid display on 7th March, it won Best Hybrid for Paphiopedilum category.

Paph Enzan Land

Taken on 1st Mar

And on the 10th March, I decided to cut the flower and put in the glass with water, not that I want to put the flower in the hall, but i felt the plant is rather weak and I really do not want to stress the plant too much, hence, I cut it off.

Today, 22nd Mar, almost a 2 weeks later, the flower is still doing well and still going strong. I am not sure how long it's going to last. However, for a good 2 weeks, I believe it has done marvelously well.

Paph Enzan Land

Taken on 18th Mar

And now all my want from Enzan Land is to get well and get strong soon. Let's wait for the next generation for now!

Paph concolor

Had been a busy new year for me, and had almost neglected in updating the blog. There have been some bloomed since the beginning of the year till now.

Paph concolor - there are 5 pots currently in bloomed, and 4 pots of them are budding now, they should bloom very soon.

However, I don't have many photo taken for some of them yet.. busy busy!!

concolor 1 

rather unique shape.

concolor 2

better one

concolor 3

this is a "failed" shape

group of concolor

3rd Overall & Best Display OSSEA 2nd Jan 2010 - Sabrina Eickhoff

This hybrid has emerged as the 3rd overall during the first OSSEA Monthly Table meeting of 2010. I would not say that this paph is particularly outstanding in terms of the appearance as compared to many other hybrids/species that are highly sought after by collectors. In my opinion the differentiating factor was the timely bloom from the clusterings of the paph. The clusters of paph are healthy and mature to flower & by a stroke of luck, they all bloomed coincidentally during the same range of time.

Blooms of Year 2009

Flowering Corner #1

As 2009 is coming closer to the end, I've also started to have a short recollection of my paph growing experience to wrap up the year. It seemed just like yesterday that that I had my Paph Virgo because it had never stopped flowering since the time I bought it in 2005.

The blossoming of Paph Virgo also marked my blossoming interest in paphs. Since then I have collected numerous Paphs and this experience has yielded many fruitful blooms though some paphs were rather slow to even flower after 4 years despite the growth of plentiful new sprouts and leaves. This is rather bewildering to me.

Bruno #1

 

I started 2009 on a happy note; my first 2009 bloom came rather in time for the New Year in early January. The New Year baby was from spicerianum (or rather babies as there were a few flowers from the 3 pots of paphs)! Without much of a time lapse, 2 pots of Paph Bruno added to my flora collection with 3 flowers if my memory did not fail me.

Bruno #2

March was the fabulous blossoming month for most of my Paphs - mystic Ilse, In-Charm Cloud, niveum and bellatulum, etc while the months of April and May were filled with Virgo, leucochilum and niveum. This season of "Spring" (usually this is the season of explosive blooms from flowering plants isn't it?) lasted from January till August as during the 3 months (June-August) my collection was filled with almost blooms from 80% of my leucochilum and niveum alba! The bedrooms and kitchen were amazingly transformed into stunning sights anyone can expect from a HDB flat!

Flowering Corner #2

"The pleasure of being in crowds is a mysterious expression of sensual joy in the multiplication of Number" Charles Baudelaire

Think my paphs really live by the quote above as Bruno, spicerianium and leucochilum, Belle Luxe and Muriel Constance all budded together in September. This "crowding phenomenon" did not cease as very quickly when we went into final season of the year, my Bella Luxe gently opened its petals and pouch to welcome her neighours' striking & colorful blooms - paph exul x Pinocchio, 2 bellatulams in sweet November.

In-Charm #1

 

In-Charm #2

Year 2010 is filled with even greater anticipation with my current 21 buds and counting! The list is growing and so far we have - Wössner Favourite, Chouyi Yuki, Sugar Suite, bellatulum alba, bellatulum, godefroyae alba, Enzan land, Lalita alba, Exul, Baroness Byford.

This Christmas I'm filled with paphs of love, peace and joy. Sabrina Eickhoff and one more bellatulum also joined in this joyous season.

I am looking forward to sharing more of my love with you in 2010...do you?

===Some 2009 Blooms===

Concolor

Maudiea

niveum

primunilum

spicerianium

concolor #2

Muriel Constance

Mystic Ilse

hanganium

===leucochilums===

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

Quail Egg - Paph bellatulum

This is Don's another very pretty bloom of bellatulum with bold and dark purplish spots on its pure white background. I cannot help but laugh at how cute and similar it is to a QUAIL EGG! They both share dark dotted spots all over their skin and are rather curvy in shape. I am not surprised if Paph bellatulum may be well camouflaged in a basket of quail eggs and even be mistaken as one!This brachy requires a little more special attention in growing compared to "beginner's paphs - concolor, godefroyae, etc. Plump roots and succulent leaves are signs of a happy paph and with favorable growing conditions, they will produce frequent and pretty blooms just like a meaty and healthy quail laying good quality eggs.

I love bellatulum as much as I enjoy savouring every morsel of quail eggs (topped with caviar, creme fraiche and chives)! Yummy :)