Paphiopedilum Raisin Pie
Mar. 2, 2015: I spotted more Paphs at Trader Joe's today and was good enough to only buy one. This plant was in among all the Chinese New Year Phalaenopsis and I actually said "YES!" out loud when I saw him. There were a couple of all green ones as well but since I already have that in my collection, I showed some restraint. The potting mix was kind of ridiculous. The moss was of course tightly packed and I found other roots in the pot that did not belong to this flower. It was like the moss had been in a Phal and just reused or something. I basically got him home and repotted him immediately. Hopefully he's not too traumatized by this. I'm not sure of the hybrid as there is no tag and it looks like a mix between a few different species. The Raisin Pie was the closest I could find. Raisin Pie is one of the parents of my other Paph. that I've dubbed Supersuk Pie.