I use a fogger for my greenhouse in the summer, and kovachii absolutely loves to be drenched as do most Phrags. I will run it all day since there is a lot of air from my evaporative cooler too. In a house and under lights it is more difficult.
I would think that it might have some interesting progeny in the proper combination. If it is used in a similar manner to Paph spicerianum, some interesting progeny should be possible. Combinations with complex hybrids might be worth doing.
This flower has Paph callosum "Sparkling Burgundy" as an ancestor. It gave rise to the vinicolor Paphs that have improved so much over the past 20 years. The Paph callosum "Jac" (also known as viniferum) has much more prominent spotting with the same dark color, and gave rise to "flame" Maudiae...
That is a very fresh blooming.....the flower will continue to grow over the next few weeks. I have bloomed 3 plants so far and one was very similar to this one with a nice dark color. It is difficult to compare newly opened flowers to mature flowers since they change as they age. My flowers all...
The bottom line is that the judges are comparing these plants to awarded plants that are exceptional compared to the norm. There have been several awards to this cross, the best are grown by growers that often have a dozen+ growths and several inflorescences. The plants from Taiwan and people...
Grow it like any Phrag longifolium.........it isn't quite as robust as many of the typical forms. My guess is that it will tough to establish but easy to grow after they get about 6-8" in spread.
To add a footnote here, callosum 'Jac' is a dark vinicolored flower but produces "flame" type progeny and heavily spotted petals. Callosum 'Sparkling Burgundy' was the mother of the rich vinicolored flowers we see today and has a different look than 'Jac' although it is very dark. A combination...
Since the taxonomists created anitum as a variety under adductum, it is legal in the eyes of the authorities since adductum is legal. If it was listed as previous under simply anitum it wasn't legal. Stupid, but true.
A well grown rothschildianum is simply majestic, more so than any species in the genus. Sanderianum is lovely but the primary virtue is the long, long petals. If roth is the king, sanderianum is the graceful queen.