Paphiopedilum Supersuk 'Eureka' AM/AOS x Paphiopedilum Raisin Pie 'Hsinying' x Sib
Jan. 27, 2015: I was very excited last night to find this paphiopedilum at Trader Joe's. Isn't she so gorgeous? Such an eerie flower that generates all types of emotions. She appears to be in fairly good health, though when I got her one of her leaves had turned purple so I just pulled it off. Based on the rest of the plant, that seems not to be a bad sign, though I'll be getting her into my own medium as soon as her flower drops. The leaves looks healthy and she's growing a new shoot with nice new little leaves. This is my first orchid with mottled leaves and they look so great.
Mar. 17, 2015: The flower on this wonderful paph has finally dropped. This was one of my favorite flowers and I'm so glad to have gotten about 6 full weeks of bloom from her. I bought about 3 other plants that should be the same so I should have many more opportunities to enjoy this wonderful flower in the future.