Arne's Orchid Corner

Together with my husband, Arne, I am writing about our orchid collection that is constantly expanding. Orchids are his favourite and coming from Malaysia, this was one of the many things about him that surprises me. I found it interesting how he cultured orchids up in Sweden. Of course with all the modern technology and pure dedication, I've come to realize that this is indeed possible! These orchids are beautiful and I definitely want others to share in their beauty.

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Orchid of the day: Paphiopedilum delenatii 'Karin Schon' AM/AOS

Paphiopediulm delenatii 'Karin Schon' AM/AOS

This orchid was awarded the Award of Merit (AM) from the American Orchid Society (AOS) on March 10th 2016. This slipper orchid is a native of the cooler regions in Vietnam, named after the French orchid enthusiast, Delenat. We named this orchid after my mother-in-law, Karin.

A) The orchid on April 14, with a total of four flowers. There was not too much sun when taking this photo.

B) By March 4th, we noticed the two flower stems stretching upwards with two flower buds developing on each of them.

C) March 18th, the buds were slowly opening to unfold the blooms within.

D) The sun was cooperative that day, April 1st, and we can clearly see the beautiful colour contrast of the lip and the petals of each flower.

E) A view from above showing the pitcher-like lip of this slipper orchid.

F) I really love the beautiful mosaic-like patterns on the leaves of this plant.

G) A final image of the flowers up close.

A short and sweet post for this weekend.

I hope you enjoyed the photos today.

Until my next post, have a great week.

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