Paph Mishima Elf

This is a cross of Elfstone by Skip Bartlett 'White Pepper' HCC/AOS. Elfstone is a large green/white complex and Skip Bartlett is FC Puddle X godefroyae. This type of cross seems to be extremely popular today in complex white breeding. The flower from this particular plant is what you would expect from this breeding, although the very best of this cross should have a larger dorsal and be larger overall in size, and perhaps have a flatter presentation. The flower opened with a very green-ish tinge and changed to a creamy yellow over a week or so later. The flower is a bit overwhelmed by the bright sunlight in this picture and is actually not as dull as it appears here.

I just got this plant from Orchids Unlimited about a month ago(http://www.orchidweb.com) and was luckily enough to receive it in bud.

A couple of these were also listed in the recent AOS Awards Bulletin, although there were no pics provided. Plant is relatively small -- with two new growths -- and while it doesn't seem to be of award quality, I'm hoping that the next flowering will be larger on a more mature plant that didn't have to endure shipping while bareroot and in bud