Flowering for the first time: Phaius wenshanensis

I was longing for this beautyful Phaius for many years. By chance I could get hold of four plants, one of which opened its first flower today. This is always something special, and last days I felt more and more excited to see the first flower opening.

Yes, I really like it! The red and yellow flower pigments make a nic contrast. The red colouration is close to what one can see in petals and sepals of Phaius subtrilobus. Phaius wenshanensis is part of the section Limatodes. There are two colour forms, one that lacks red pigments, and the one shown above. Phaius wenshanensis was first described in 1991 by F.Y. Liu and is therefore known for less than 30 years.