Paphiopedilum gratrixianum

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Any 'trix' to growing and blooming Paph. gratrixianum?

Have a gratrixianum/christensonianum that had 4 growths in bloom when I bought it but only 1 flower this year. Thanks
 
Indeed one of prettiest gratrixianum I’ve seen. The spotting on dorsal is dark and in a nice pattern.

However I saw one at Tokyo Orchid Nursery that was outstanding... balancing form and color.

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The gratrixies from Xuan Son's (Hakone's photo) and from TON (Leslie) are quite different and both in their ways of excellent beauty. I wouldn't know to choose among them!

So far the best gratrix clone I've seen is 'Geyserland':
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(Photo from a japanese show, that David, 'Emydura', kindly sent me)
 

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