Paph (Noche ‘Rich’ HCC/AOS x Red Prince
 

Not sure who will see this after the binaries holocaust by the big
internet providers....

This flower was virtually black and white when it first opened. I waited
too long to get the picture and the dorsal sepal has "faded" to a dark red.

Steve

Paph (Noche ‘Rich’ HCC/AOS x Red Prince
 

By the way...

1. How many sepals does a Paph have?

2. Are you sure?

I looked at this flower 3 or 4 times over a period of 5 or 6 days before
I realized what was different. I even looked right at the "lateral
sepals" because there were stripes that contributed to the white portion
of the black and white color scheme.

Steve

Paph (Noche ‘Rich’ HCC/AOS x Red Prince
 

Glad you can still post Steve & this is the darkest paph I have ever seen.
Neat.
Cheers Wendy
"Steve" wrote in message
...
Not sure who will see this after the binaries holocaust by the big
internet providers....

This flower was virtually black and white when it first opened. I waited
too long to get the picture and the dorsal sepal has "faded" to a dark
red.

Steve

Paph (Noche ‘Rich’ HCC/AOS x Red Prince
 

Steve,

ALL orchids, being monocots, have three petals and three sepals. In some
cases, strange modifications have taken place obscuring that fact. That the
lip is a petal throws non-orchid-growers off to start with.

In the case of paphs, the two lateral sepals are typically fused into a
single structure known as a "synsepal". And sometimes, it appears somewhat
split, or even totally separated. I have noticed that it does not
necessarily repeat in future bloomings, and I have no idea why it happens in
the first place.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info!


"Steve" wrote in message
...
By the way...

1. How many sepals does a Paph have?

2. Are you sure?

I looked at this flower 3 or 4 times over a period of 5 or 6 days before
I realized what was different. I even looked right at the "lateral
sepals" because there were stripes that contributed to the white portion
of the black and white color scheme.

Steve

Paph (Noche ‘Rich’ HCC/AOS x Red Prince
 

Someone just brought in a roth that did this, split synsepal and IIRC a uni
petal. Thing almost looked like a masdevallia with caudae. or a unicorn or
a Dr Seuss character.

K

"Steve" wrote in message
...
By the way...

1. How many sepals does a Paph have?

2. Are you sure?

I looked at this flower 3 or 4 times over a period of 5 or 6 days before
I realized what was different. I even looked right at the "lateral
sepals" because there were stripes that contributed to the white portion
of the black and white color scheme.

Steve

Fantastic Paph, Kathy. I thought I had a dark one but this is REALLY dark. The white would be a crowning touch. Very nice.
Gary

oh COOL-!!

--j_a