Paphiopedilum St Swithin 'Winchester'

[blondie]

Evening afternoon morning :rollhappy:

After having a false sheath, it sent a spike up this year after the sheath split and died off. I am happy with the three flowers this year on a first flowering. I got this plant from Ratcliffe orchids not last year but the year before, when I went down for a vist. I grow this in a coarse-ish bark with weekly watering with a sea weed extract on each watering, I feed it I remeber need to get back in to a feeding brain.

The width of the flowers are 8inch/20cm and length 3.5inch/9cm

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[gego]

Congrats. Looks like a good clone. Wide petals.

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[Ozpaph]

thats a nice SS

 

[troy]

Thats a keeper!! After the plant grows a few more growths, maybe it will send up a spike with 5 or more would be sweet!!!

 

[chris20]

Looks nice.

 

[SlipperFan]

I love it. I wish/hope mine is as good.

 

[blondie]

Thank you for the lovely comments

 

[mrhappyrotter]

As much as I love both parent species, I usually am not fond of this hybrid because the offspring mostly seem to have lackluster lip coloration. But this clone is fantastic. I think it's because the rest of the floral segments are so dark and bold that the contrasting lip color just works! Very nice. I also really like the petal stance.

 

[emydura]

This is the type of SS I like best. Good colour and a more horizontal petal stance.

 

[blondie]

Thanks yes I do prefer the SS the the horizontal petals so very happy I did ask before I revered this plant if the flower was like this.

 

[SlipperKing]

Yes, the petal color pops! They really make this flower.

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[NYEric]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Camellkc]

This one has potential.

 

[blondie]

Thanks very much

 

[Nicole_E]

Nice bloom of SS, mine is in flower now too. Like your wide petals & colour


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