paphiopedilum rothschildianum first flower

So this one is in sheath. The sheath is very flat. Im not sure if this is ok or not. Out of all the rothschildianum I have this is by far the beefyest/ robust. I have bloomed one other of the same cross and it does not look like the same parents were used as the plant characteristics are so...

The eagle has unfurled his wings! The king has turned his darkling resplendence to face his adoring court! I just can’t believe it. Over the moon. So very pleased that the first roth I ever have beheld happens to be this “heritage plant,” collected on a whim by an entomologist in the 1950s and...