This primary hybrid reminds me of a something very exotic in color. It has this deep and very saturated yellow with additional bronze/reddish stripes and pattern.
All in all it gives it a look of a oriental jewel. Something you would expect to see growing in the gardens of a Sultan or a Maharadja, Arabia or India, your pick.
It's parents Paphiopedilum armeniacum and Paphiopedilum kolopakingii are two distinctive species with very different blooms and foliage, they also thrive in different conditions and what is most important the first is a rather small to compact sized orchid, the second tends to be on the very very large side. They both come from totally different environments as Paph. kolopakingii grows in Borneo in the environment of mountain river gorges with a lot of mist. Paph. ameniacum on the other side can be found in continental China on rocky floor of the mountain woods. And they get plenty of moisture from the winds. The crossing gave the child plant a better adaptation to different more "home like" temperatures and environments.
And the result is a rather striking and very stunning cross, which is compact in size and very very rarely seen on the market. Many will compare it to the paph. Dolgoldii, however these flowers tend to have a deeper color, there is more blooms on the spike, the orchid itself is easier to maintain and the blooms themselves have a certain grace which the paph. Dolgoldii is missing.
Or should I say the flowers look lighter, they are not so bulky and create a stunning view when opened.
All of the paphiopedilum armeniacum based hybrids have this certain radiance to them, this beautiful sunny, gleaming yellow, sometimes crossing into light amber.
The plants themselves are compact as I mentioned, they will not grow more than 10 to 11 inches across in the foliage, however the flower spike can be quite tall and reach up to 20 inches with even up to 5 flowers ( I have read about very robust and mature plants which held 6 or more, but these must have been on some sort of orchid steroids).
As all paphs they do like a moister environment, which doesn't mean they want to sit in water. Also they like a good aeration in the roots so it's best to use a lighter potting mixture. I would water once a week, unless you experience that your mix is drying too quick!
Also with fertilizer be sensible, once a week with a bloom booster when in flower and then once every other week when in growth should be perfectly fine.
What to do if you want it? Try German and Polish nurseries. Sometimes they will have it on normal sale or special order. The one I have acquired was on a special order. Look at Orchideen Wichmann, or Orchid Garden in Poland.
All in all it gives it a look of a oriental jewel. Something you would expect to see growing in the gardens of a Sultan or a Maharadja, Arabia or India, your pick.
It's parents Paphiopedilum armeniacum and Paphiopedilum kolopakingii are two distinctive species with very different blooms and foliage, they also thrive in different conditions and what is most important the first is a rather small to compact sized orchid, the second tends to be on the very very large side. They both come from totally different environments as Paph. kolopakingii grows in Borneo in the environment of mountain river gorges with a lot of mist. Paph. ameniacum on the other side can be found in continental China on rocky floor of the mountain woods. And they get plenty of moisture from the winds. The crossing gave the child plant a better adaptation to different more "home like" temperatures and environments.
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| Paphiopedilum armeniacum |
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| Paphiopedilum kolopakingii |
And the result is a rather striking and very stunning cross, which is compact in size and very very rarely seen on the market. Many will compare it to the paph. Dolgoldii, however these flowers tend to have a deeper color, there is more blooms on the spike, the orchid itself is easier to maintain and the blooms themselves have a certain grace which the paph. Dolgoldii is missing.
Or should I say the flowers look lighter, they are not so bulky and create a stunning view when opened.
All of the paphiopedilum armeniacum based hybrids have this certain radiance to them, this beautiful sunny, gleaming yellow, sometimes crossing into light amber.
The plants themselves are compact as I mentioned, they will not grow more than 10 to 11 inches across in the foliage, however the flower spike can be quite tall and reach up to 20 inches with even up to 5 flowers ( I have read about very robust and mature plants which held 6 or more, but these must have been on some sort of orchid steroids).
As all paphs they do like a moister environment, which doesn't mean they want to sit in water. Also they like a good aeration in the roots so it's best to use a lighter potting mixture. I would water once a week, unless you experience that your mix is drying too quick!
Also with fertilizer be sensible, once a week with a bloom booster when in flower and then once every other week when in growth should be perfectly fine.
What to do if you want it? Try German and Polish nurseries. Sometimes they will have it on normal sale or special order. The one I have acquired was on a special order. Look at Orchideen Wichmann, or Orchid Garden in Poland.
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