Subject: Paph. expert
From: "J Fortuna"
Date: 6/5/2004 11:37 AM Central Daylight Time
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Dicky,
I am not a Paph expert, but ... I've heard that Paphs and Phrags are two
separate unrelated genera, and one cannot even cross them to make
intergeneric hybrids with them.
Except for the part that they are unrelated genera, that is true. They cannot
be hybridized, but are closely related.
Unfortunately they look so similar that I
cannot tell them apart without looking at the tags, but my understanding is
that Paph experts don't have that problem.
Look at the leaves first. It'll usually give a good indication.
-
Joanna
"Dicky" wrote in message
...
It is hard to say which paph is the most expensive and the cost of it.
Some
species maybe very expensive but some maybe very cheap. Its cost relates
to
what country and what Orchid garden. However, i can only tell you that
usually rare species are expensive for example Paph druryi, Paph.randsii,
,
Paph. sanderianum and some alba paph. The most difficult Paph that i think
is Phrag. (it is a type of paph, the whole name is Phragmipedilum).
"Tony" ...
Which Paph. is the most expensive paph. in the world ? Where and how
much ? A photo will be great.
Thank you for any inputs.
T
theoneflasehaddock