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I got these from Sam in October. They already put out a new leaf. Some seedlings have a slight purple leaf margin but they are still babies. Not lost any seedling!

Paphman910

Nice looking plants!!

Great looking seedlings!

Very nice looking little plants.

very nice...as they continue to put out new leaves you will get more purple....

Cute little bambinos :thumbsup:.

Susan

Lovely little guys...:cool:

Fantastic looking seedlings. Sam grows them well and he's not coming to Australia this year.......((SIGH))

It's probably because of their small size but they don't look like vinicolor but just classic form.

What's the color under the leaves?

very very nice:heart::heart::heart:

It's probably because of their small size but they don't look like vinicolor but just classic form.

What's the color under the leaves?

I was just wondering about that. The flask leaves have purple spots on the underside and the base of the plant is purple. The new leaves have purple spots that are darker than the flask leaves due to more light from my observation. They are more darker due to density of spots.

I grew Paph delenati fifteen years ago they they were not that dark purple at all.

Paphman910

These are definitely the vinicolor form, you can tell from the undersides of the leaves, which are close to solid purple. Normal delenatii has only purple stippling under the leaves.

This form will develop purple margins around the tops of new leaves, but then the margins fade as the leaf ages, which is what you can see on these flasklings. As the plants grow the purple margins will become more apparent.

As I said, it's necessary to wait for because they are small plants.

But on my 2 delenatiis vinicolor (and I have a young plant, less of 10cms), the color under the leaves is completely purple (it's even almost black!) and all the leaves are always purple "border".

An exemple from my friend Philippe:

http://www.papuanum.com/orchids/orchids-photo-gallery/delenatii-dunkel-vinicolor-leaves.png

so pretty:heart::heart::heart:

These are definitely the vinicolor form, you can tell from the undersides of the leaves, which are close to solid purple. Normal delenatii has only purple stippling under the leaves.

This form will develop purple margins around the tops of new leaves, but then the margins fade as the leaf ages, which is what you can see on these flasklings. As the plants grow the purple margins will become more apparent.

Your observation is correct! I totally agree with you on that point

Beautiful plants! I need to get one someday.

Beautiful plants! Good growing!

from the few seedlings i have, the vinicolor/dunkel do seem to grow a little more slowly than regular delenatii. i have bloomed delenatii in 3 years from flask...i will be interested to watch how long this batch takes to bloom

from the few seedlings i have, the vinicolor/dunkel do seem to grow a little more slowly than regular delenatii. i have bloomed delenatii in 3 years from flask...i will be interested to watch how long this batch takes to bloom

I will post picture from time to time. They are growing in a mixture of sphagnum moss and coconut husk.

Paphman910

from the few seedlings i have, the vinicolor/dunkel do seem to grow a little more slowly than regular delenatii. i have bloomed delenatii in 3 years from flask...i will be interested to watch how long this batch takes to bloom

I have heard from others that the vinicolors are less vigorous. I have 2 seedlings that I got at about 4 in LS and they have both been growing like little weeds. However, don't have the regular form to compare to.

Susan

I have heard from others that the vinicolors are less vigorous. I have 2 seedlings that I got at about 4 in LS and they have both been growing like little weeds. However, don't have the regular form to compare to.

Susan

I remember growing the regular delenati and they flower in 3 to 4 years from flask. These vinicolor seedlings are fast growers and the leaves are getting wider. I grow them warm conditions with my Paph stonei. I fertilize them every other watering with 20-20-20 and alternate with 10-52-10 with epson salt. Seems to help.

Paphman910

The rest of them:
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Paphman910

wow nice looking little plants!!!

Great looking plants!

Your seedlings look very nice!

Beautiful healthy plants!

I remember growing the regular delenati and they flower in 3 to 4 years from flask. These vinicolor seedlings are fast growers and the leaves are getting wider. I grow them warm conditions with my Paph stonei. I fertilize them every other watering with 20-20-20 and alternate with 10-52-10 with epson salt. Seems to help.

Paphman910

I do about the same thing. Maybe growing them warmer helps them along. I measured the LS and mine have gone from 4 inches to around 6 inches in 8 months.

Susan

very very nice:heart::heart::heart:

I do about the same thing. Maybe growing them warmer helps them along. I measured the LS and mine have gone from 4 inches to around 6 inches in 8 months.

Susan

I grow them warm and temperature never drop below 20 C (70 F). Your delenati is probably near blooming size. I heard the vinicolor form is a smaller plant.

Paphman910

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The leaves are starting to get dark purple under the new leaves

Paphman910

Beautiful seedlings and I can see the color around the edges. Great growing!

They look great!

oh wow very nice plants!!!

The seedlings look great and are growing vigorously under your care!! Good growing!!

Great looking seedlings!

Lovely plants...:cool:

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After almost 6 months I had to repot it so these little seedling will take advantage of spring and they are growing new roots. The individual seedlings are too much work so I put them all in a single compot!

Paphman910

Very nice looking little plants.

Beautiful seedlings!

Excellent!

so nice :heart::Party::heart:

oh wow nice little plants!!!

Plants look great!

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The first picture shows a seedling amputation due to a brown spot! It has no smell and it was dry.

The third picture shows a seedling (in the center) with a spot of brown spot. If it spreads I will amputate the spot and spray with physan.

Paphman910

so nice pretty:heart::heart::heart:

they look fantastic. very healthy and well on their way...

They look great!

Your new plants all look so beautiful!

Very nice healthy looking seedlings!

nice and well cared seedling:D

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They are getting big!

Paphman910

very very nice:heart::Party::heart:

They look fantastic!

Very nice looking plants.

congrats, vini dels are great just for their foliage...

mine grow a little less vigorously than regular dels, it looks like these are doing great.

wow they are looking nice!!!

Beautiful plants!

Thanks for sharing!

Growing quite nicely!

They are gorgeous and they look so happy.

Beautiful foliage.

Wow...awesome little plants!:cool:

Beautiful healthy plants.

WOW! Nice plants.

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OMG! Just finished repotting them! They will be one year old from flask in one month!

The bigger pots are 4 inches while the smaller ones are 2 inches. Still have a compot of all the runts from this flask!
Paphman910

so nice:heart::heart::Party::Party:

wow nice seedlings!!!

Nice looking seedlings.

Excellent!

They look great!

very nice for 1 year from flask-you have some great growing skills. i have bloomed regular del in 3 years from flask, and looks like you are right on track with these--very impressive cuz these tend to be a little fussier than regular del.

i wish i had that many--i only have 3 seedlings, one of which is almost BS. they are beautiful plants.

again, nice!

Beautiful looking plants!

Thanks for sharing!

Wow...awesome plants!:cool:

They are quite lovely!

Impressing growing! Those seedlings look great!

Nice looking plants!

Very nice looking little seedlings.

Beautiful plants! They look quite healthy.

Beautiful plants! Very well done job!

Lovely seedlings!

Thanks for all the kind words! They are growing in a mixture of coconut husk and sphagnum moss with dolomite line and crushed coral. They didn't like the bark with sphagnum moss for some reason!

Paphman910

keep on peridically post on peoples wached for
to show progress on these seedling:thumbsup::thumbsup:
hoped they will grown and bloomed of awarded and prized soon:D

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First picture of my delenatii seedlings!

Second photos shows the setup for them! The bottom water tub has an aquarium 200 Watt heater to increase humidity and temperature! Also the top rack has a water fountain to increase humidity.

Enjoy!
Paphman910

Nice looking plants.

nice seedlings and setup!!!

so nice:heart::Party::heart:

They look great!

Beautiful plants! Very well done!

remarkable growth for less than one year out of flask. awesome.

Good looking plants!

These are quite nice!

Great progress!

Wow...awesome!

Beautiful plant collection!

Thanks for sharing!

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Still growing and alive!

Paphman910

They all look very nice and healthy!

oh wow!!! thanks for the update!

so nice pretty:heart::Party::Party:

Great job!

Beautiful plants! Very well done!

Wow...awesome plants:cool:

Well done! Beautiful seedlings!

These are so well grown!

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Paphman910

They look fantastic!

Spectacular plants! Very well done.