Hi every one, with all your help look what I got now :Party: :Party: :Party: . I have been giving it more water and the humidity is 55% to 65%. Hope the flower opens so I can get a picture of it .

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/wolfcreekmn/sukhakulii1.jpg

Thanks again for all your information on this plant.

Excellent! Good job and I can't wait to see the flower! This is one species I really like but still don't have one yet.

Congratulations, Eric! Nice purchase, one I don't have yet. I look forward to seeing your's bloom! Best of luck!

:Shh: we are hunting paphs in bloom

Was this sold to you as an alba or pale version? I don't see any color in the bud, that is why I ask. Perhaps it is just to new to have any color. Anyway, good job on getting it to spike. Now you won't be able to keep it out of bloom.

When I got it they said it was the normal color. All the tag has on it is Paph. sukhakulii x sib so I guess we will have to wait and see. :lol:

Good luck!! (Will you be happy either way? Can you email the vendor about it? Maybe worth a question?)

Hi Heather I got this from Orchids Limited last year . I guess the alba form is rare. I hope it has color but I will take either one.

Oh, yes. This is a fine species. Easily one of my faves. I don't think I've ever seen an alba but the normal one is just fine by me. Show us what it looks like when it's open!

Hmmm...just looked in my notes to see how long before it should be open and sonofagun if I don't have an alba! (or aureum? May have been sold a bum steer) in my collection. Obviously it hasn't bloomed yet. My other, normal one takes about four months from the time I spot the bud, apparently.

you're not going to see mahogany in that bud at that stage of development and at that angle. the petals are tucked deep within, all you see is the dorsal, which usually has minimal to no brown anyway. note the brown color of the stem. it will be a regular colored form, which to me is superior to the alba in shape, size, and vigor.

Hi Heather I got this from Orchids Limited last year . I guess the alba form is rare. I hope it has color but I will take either one.

On the very off chance that it does bloom out alba, I'll gladly trade you a nice colored one for it. *grin* I got dibs! :twisted:

Hello every one hear is a update . I took the picture 5-15-05 I can see dark spot on the petals now.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/wolfcreekmn/sukhakulii2.jpg

I see it too Eric! That's the thing w/ these forums, good and bad, you do open yourself up. Takes confidence does't it?

Cannot wait to see your's in bloom!!

shouldnt be long soon! :D

just around the corner :-dance:

Cant wait! Hurry up that flower!

Here is this weeks update. It looks really nice , I like the colors.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/wolfcreekmn/sukhakulii3.jpg

Awesome! Great Growing! I really like the look of yours!

Beautiful, I love it! :clap2:

Real nice Eric! Good growing!

I've never been a big fan of spotted petals, but yours look really good. I may have to reconsider.

That's some of the thickest spotting I've ever seen on a suk. You might want to show that one. And keep track of it for breeding purposes.

Very nice

Thanks every one, I'm glad you liked the picture.

Love this species and this beautifully grown plant!

Ditto to everyone else above...Very Nice.
This has always been one of my all time favorite species...thanks for sharing it.

Jon

Looks like you've got a winner, Eric! If you can, give us one more picture once the petals are fully extended.
Thanks

very nice :Party: