I saw the flower and couldn't resist buying it! It's a hybrid between Paphiopedilum "Fred's Wonder" and Paphiopedilum "Presidential Moon" which are themselves hybrids of hybrids.
I bought it from Emerald City Orchids in Tacoma, Washington.
Paphiopedilum "Presidential Wonder" in bloom
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4 Comments
pg_jglr@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y
Nice! I can't seem to get mine to bloom.
sean@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
Unfortunately can't help you there as this one was in bloom when I got it :)
Has yours grown additional side growths? As far as I understand each fan of leaves only blooms once, then the side growths have to mature and those will each bloom once and so on.
pg_jglr@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y
It has done that once, good to know. I'm in a rather dry climate so I suspect that I need to not let it get so dry between watering. It doesn't seem to want to send out roots or blooms.
Spacebar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Its very pretty.