January 03, 2024
20242251
Paph. Magic Paradise ‘Merlot’
Paph. (liemianum x Avalon Magic)
AM 80
Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky

Description:

One flower and two buds on one upright 35-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal cream overlaid dark chartreuse on central 80%, veined and spotted mahogany, brown spots on reverse show through on margins; synsepal chartreuse; petals undulate and hirsute, cream overlaid light chartreuse, some burgundy spots coalesced into bars; pouch light chartreuse, overlaid rose-purple with darker stipples; staminode velvet overlaid dark rose-purple; substance firm; texture waxy.

Measurements in cm.

 Ns  10.1  nsv  7.7
 Dsw  4.2  dsl  3.5
 Pw  1.2  pl  5.0
 Lsw  2.5  lsl  1.8
 Lipw  2.5  lipl  4.2
 # flwrs
1
 # buds
2
 # infl
1
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