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Apr 14, 2010 5:28 PM CST
Name: Ken
Fredericton, N.B. Canada
Todd, to tell you the truth, this plant (these plants) really confuses me as in some circles Paph moquettianum is known as Paph. glaucophyllum var. moquettianum. So when you Google Paph moquettianum, Paph. glaucophyllum , your Paph. primulinum var. purpurascens and Kathy's Paph. liemianum and look at all the variations that show up for each, they all look like lets pick a name and call it that. Some seem to have a distinct white halo around dorsal sepal and others have stripes or both. The bloom on mine when I got it had deep burgundy spots on the pouch which was a deeper pink and and smattering of spots on dorsal sepal so as can be the case there are variations between blooming.

To go along in the same theme I also have a Paph (delanatii x moquettianum) which is very close to opening and always wondered why a primary hybrid did not have a name. If moquettianum is a variation of glaucophyllum then (Paph. glaucophyllum x Paph delenatii) = Paph. Delophyllum. Ursula to the rescue, how does RHS sort out this?

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