emydura
Well-Known Member
First time flowering of this division I purchased a year or so ago. There was a recent post talking about the most expensive Paph they have bought. Well this is mine and as far as I am concerned it was worth every cent. I nearly never got this plant as it was lost in the mail. It was the middle of summer, temperatures were ranging between 35oC and 40oC and it was sent bare-rooted. Australia Post told me they couldn't find it and I was resigned to the fact it was gone. It showed up 3 weeks later.
I think this is an above average clone of Bel Royal. I compared the size of the flowers against several awarded clones in Australia and it is significantly bigger than any of those clones, including an AM awarded plant from last year. I like the petal stance as well apart from the top flower. Having said that, I put it in our spring show this weekend and it didn't seem to excite the judges much, so what do I know.
I was a bit dissappointed with only 3 flowers given the size of the plant, but the parent plant gets 6-7 flowers a spike so I'm sure this will improve as the plant gets more established. The best years are ahead of this plant.
David
I think this is an above average clone of Bel Royal. I compared the size of the flowers against several awarded clones in Australia and it is significantly bigger than any of those clones, including an AM awarded plant from last year. I like the petal stance as well apart from the top flower. Having said that, I put it in our spring show this weekend and it didn't seem to excite the judges much, so what do I know.
I was a bit dissappointed with only 3 flowers given the size of the plant, but the parent plant gets 6-7 flowers a spike so I'm sure this will improve as the plant gets more established. The best years are ahead of this plant.
David