Paph. King Arthur 'Bourgogne' AM/RHS

[littlefrog]

This is an old clone but a good one. Robust growers that tend to bloom in the fall. I'm not sure when it was awarded, but I'm guessing 1960s or so. Somebody actually know?

 

[SlipperFan]

Dark red. Kinda weird shape, though.

 

[Heather]

I think Ray B. had one of these at the RI show last year, but the dorsal was a bit rounder. Color's fabulous!

 

[gonewild]

Deja vous.
I don't know about the clonal award but here is a slide of a King Arthur I took back in the 60's. It looks almost the same as yours! Notice my note on the slide "Cyp". All slippers were called cyps back then.

 

[littlefrog]

Yup, looks like the same clone. Probably only one clone of this grex still around, I'd wager.

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

I read somewhere...possibly here? ...that King Arthur "Burgoyne" is one of the few paphs that carry virus, in at least some of the plants. Apparently due to its use as a cut flower all these years....Take care, Eric

 

[Ross]

This doesn't necessarily give a clue to the award date, but the cross Paph King Arthur was registered in 1915.

 

[littlefrog]

I read somewhere...possibly here? ...that King Arthur "Burgoyne" is one of the few paphs that carry virus, in at least some of the plants. Apparently due to its use as a cut flower all these years....Take care, Eric

Hmm. Actually, I suspect that a lot of the older paph clones carry virus. But they almost never show any signs of it. I've never had these tested, so I don't know. I have seen some plants of this clone in other collections that look virused though. As a slipper grower you can get lazy about virus (I know I don't think about it much).