emydura
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First time I have managed to get two spikes on a roth. Not my best clone. More your old style of roth. But the flowers are pretty big, 29cm NS despite petals that droop quite a bit.
Paph rothschildianum 'Sam's Best' FCC/AOS x 'Rex' FCC/AOS
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Nice. Enjoyed talking to Sam at AOCC Conference in Brisbane Australia
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I like the old style!
Me2... and that colouring of the pouch! Kudos for culture, David!
emydura
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He actually came and spoke at our Canberra Orchid meeting many years ago. I had a good chat with him then. A lovely guy.
Justin
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Gorgeous! I like this one quite a bit. Really great presentation. Leans heavily to the Sam's Best parent which I believe was Charles E. X Borneo.
I still grow one from this grex. Plant in my profile pic actually
I still grow one from this grex. Plant in my profile pic actually
emydura
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Gorgeous! I like this one quite a bit. Really great presentation. Leans heavily to the Sam's Best parent which I believe was Charles E. X Borneo.
I still grow one from this grex. Plant in my profile pic actually
Thanks Justin. It is amazing when you are looking at your avatar, that they are from the same flask. Very different looking flowers. I wish the dorsal on mine looked like yours. The dorsal is the biggest flaw on my clone. Despite its imperfections, I am pretty happy with it this time. The flowers in the previous two flowerings were terrible. But they look much better this time.
Justin - do you have a link to a larger photo of yours or you could post it here if you don't?
Justin
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I don't think I have the photo any longer, it was probably 4 computers ago
I will say, I bloomed a total of three of this cross and they were all very different. Two had the old school Borneo look like yours, with long skinny petals. One had a dark red pouch, the other flower was all yellow gold. The third, the one in my profile, had much thicker segments.
This is the one I have kept, but the plant hasn't grown that great for me. It only tried to rebloom once or twice in all these years, and on the last one the spike was stunted. Oh well maybe one day
I will say, I bloomed a total of three of this cross and they were all very different. Two had the old school Borneo look like yours, with long skinny petals. One had a dark red pouch, the other flower was all yellow gold. The third, the one in my profile, had much thicker segments.
This is the one I have kept, but the plant hasn't grown that great for me. It only tried to rebloom once or twice in all these years, and on the last one the spike was stunted. Oh well maybe one day
Karp60
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Looks great!
SlipperKing
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Great culture David. It seems you have it down pat. Are you growing it in a basket or a std pot?
SlipperKing
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I think this is still your best one.
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emydura
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Thanks Rick. It is in a 17 cm diameter basket. I find the roths do really well in the baskets. Once I get the seedlings into the 17 cm baskets, they really take off. This plant will need repotting into a larger basket.
emydura
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I think this is still your best one.
Paph rothschildianum (TC-5 x TN-Tiger)
A first flowering seedling from the cross rothschildianum TC-5 x TN-Tiger. This is Taiwanese breeding from Shen-Lu Orchids (Iweyshan). This is the eight roth I have flowered now and the best. In fact, I believe this is the finest orchid I have ever flowered. The flowers are big (28.5 cm NS)...
I think that is my 2nd best roth Rick. It is just a bit behind this one which is slightly larger, has nicely spaced flowers on a taller spike and presents slightly better. But I am splitting hairs a bit. I am rapt with both.
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SlipperKing
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Apparently others do too with an AM!
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