leaves

[kmarch]

Here's a few of the reasons I like Paphs so much.

[kmarch]

and a few more

[pikevi]

Lovely, kmarch.

Don't they look so much like snakeskins?

[fred]

yes they do look like a snake skin

i can see why you like them so much

[brookn]

Beautiful, I have not been that big a fan of the flowers (sorry, I am not sure why, they just look funny to me), but with leaves like those I might have to get one.

[tom499]

I've been trying to research the reasons for the mottled patterns. Other plants have similiar patterns.

I wonder if its like a plant version of frekles? a more random spread of chlorophyll throughout the leaves. They do prefer shade, which im sure has something to do with it, as climber plants that grow up trees have such patterns.

I shall look into it, if anyone knows anything please post

[Mr Speciosum]

Yes, it DOES look like virus doesn't it!
hehehe......just kiddin.

[fred]

Just a quick Note

The leaves posted in this thread DO NOT have any sort of virus.

kmarch has a nice display of leaves here with congrats in order.

[sandra]

oooooooooooh so pretty

[pikevi]

Very nice , Aniko!!!

[Bolero]

I remember once hearing from a nursery grower that some years ago he bought paphs and some jewel orchids for their foliage. He didn't care if they flowered, he just loved the markings and colours of the leaves.

I don't remember who said that but I can see why.

[pikevi]

If I remember correctly, kmarch said so too in another thread

[kmarch]

Hoosier Orchids grows, breeds, and sells lots and lots of jewel orchids. One of the very first orchid shows I ever attended had a display by them that consisted entirely of orchids not in flower. It was all orchid leaves. I sometimes buy Paphs for their leaves but I've never grown jewel orchids.

[tom499]

I used to have one when i first started growing orchids, it died after about a year, the whole stem just rotted through and fell off. there totally terristral but i kept it similiary to my others (not knowing much better at the time) it rotted probably because of too high humidity and overwatering. Never saw it in flower.

[BillC]

I saw these and thought of of all the people who enjoy leaves . Bill

Photos courtesy of A J Calisi

[fred]

thanks for sharing them with us Bill

the leaves are very pretty

[kmarch]

Oh Bill, thanks for posting these. Are you growing them? Jewel orchid leaves are nothing short of stunning. The fine, diamond-dust, glittery look is remarkable....words don't do them justice.

[Anton]

Nature is amazing !

[BillC]

Kevin, do you know of other Phal leaves showing forms of variagation? This is