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This hybrid was made and registered by Orchids Limited in 2014 and I had a seedling from the cross before it was registered. The cross was (Bel Royal 'Royal Ladder' x vietnamense). The only other picture I have seen was the registration plant from Orchids Limited. This picture is from the plant in current bloom with 4 flowers. The NS horizontal at the tips of the drooping petals is 15 cm.

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I have called this cultivar 'Birds of Prey' because of the shape from the front, whether you are thinking of a raptor going in for a kill or the shape of a Klingon war vessel.

I have only bloomed this every 2-3 years and always think I should toss it since it takes up reasonable space. When it blooms I realize that it is interesting looking and then think I will keep it for one more cycle. I try not to keep very many orchids that are "challenges" to grow and bloom and just interesting looking, but this one hangs on.
 
ED282FED-FD11-4D75-8084-E0A6EFD74E29.jpegThis is the other & only one that comes up on google search.
It was also by Orchid Limited.
I wonder if this was a mistake and the flower is actually of Delrosi.
 
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This hybrid was made and registered by Orchids Limited in 2014 and I had a seedling from the cross before it was registered. The cross was (Bel Royal 'Royal Ladder' x vietnamense). The only other picture I have seen was the registration plant from Orchids Limited. This picture is from the plant in current bloom with 4 flowers. The NS horizontal at the tips of the drooping petals is 15 cm.

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I have called this cultivar 'Birds of Prey' because of the shape from the front, whether you are thinking of a raptor going in for a kill or the shape of a Klingon war vessel.

I have only bloomed this every 2-3 years and always think I should toss it since it takes up reasonable space. When it blooms I realize that it is interesting looking and then think I will keep it for one more cycle. I try not to keep very many orchids that are "challenges" to grow and bloom and just interesting looking, but this one hangs on.
That did remind me of a Klingon war ship 'Bird of Prey' funny,... :)
 
View attachment 26175This is the other & only one that comes up on google search.
It was also by Orchid Limited.
I wonder if this was a mistake and the flower is actually of Delrosi.
No, that was the flower OL had when they registered it. They didn't expect them all to be the same. I think I like the registration one better than mine, but mine is more menacing!
 
I will let some others comment on the difficulty growing parvisepelum and polyantha Paphs, but I think they are difficult to get right. I might be getting closer but maybe many of them don’t bloom every year. Deb, when I think that the space could go to something I really like and blooms every year, it is tempting to toss my remaining handful.
 

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