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I was able to get it to the show in one piece in my Forester. I had to push the passenger seat right forward and put it on the floor in the back seat and then squeeze all the leaves in. A bit of damage to one leaf but the flowers were all intact. And it was certainly worth the effort. It won...

Congratulations. Those measurement are huge.

It was awarded in 2008. Unfortunately, they got the clonal name wrong on the website - https://orchidsaustralia.com.au/orchidsaustralia.com.au/index.php/award-display?award=3794 They have put 'Queenscliff' instead of 'Jules'. There was a 'Queenscliff' PEOY clone awarded 2 years previously but...

This was the orchid that got me hooked into multi-floral Paphs. Twenty-three years ago, I had just joined our local orchid society. I went to our Spring Show and this plant won grand champion. I had never heard of multifloral Paphs before, let alone seen one in the flesh. I thought it was the...

I'd be happy too. Such great form and clean colours. I love it.

Lovely, both of them. Not a huge difference between the two.

Thanks. Very excited to say the least. Not sure if I am measuring it right. The petal width is about 1.6 cm wide.

If it is a primary hybrid, then Mt Toro is the most likely ID. It would be one of the longer petaled Mt Toro's I have seen. Wonderful flowers.

The colour is magnificent. Very good form for this species too.

That is the length of one leaf. :) So double it. This plant is one of the bigger roths I have flowered, although not massive. But it is a seedling, so I expect it will only get bigger from here.

I actually really like the way the petals sweep up at the ends. Like the wing tips of a soaring eagle lifting in the updraft. It often happens with the roths I have flowered. I don't know if it is considered a flaw, but I find it ascetically pleasing. :) Increases the NS as well.

When it comes to size, I would place more importance on the width of the sepals. Large sepals give the flower a much more imposing look. A big NS with small sepals looks so unbalanced, especially when the petals are very horizontal.

I think when you say roths trademark are horizontal petals, that is a relative term. Relative to say other species where the petals are mostly vertical. Very few roths have perfectly horizontal petals. The vast majority point downwards to some degree. In fact, most would be more downswept than...

The span of the longest leaves is about 45 cm, so I wouldn't call it compact.

Thanks Rick. One and the same.

A first flowering seedling of this TON cross. I am absolutely rapt with how this one has turned out. Good size (NS 28 cm, DS 5.5 cm), presentation and excellent colour. I have flowered 11 roths now and I think I would rank this one second overall and the best in terms of colour. It is a pretty...

The label says Susan Booth x sanderianum (Formosa Lady), but it clearly is not that. It has 4 buds on a very compact plant. Seems to have a lot of lowii influence although the bud and ovary is predominantly white. I guess time will tell in the end but keen to hear your thoughts.

Yes, that seems the best solution. 🙂 Just a gorgeous flower. Fantastic shape.

One and only post I believe. But it sure was a memorable one. :)

Thanks Rick. Yes, you have shared the journey with me.