tnyr5
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A very select clone I purchased after seeing it in flower last year. The petals are extremely dark, the darkest I've ever seen in person. 
St Swithin
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tnyr5
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I'm holding it at a weird angle to take the pic, and it still has much expanding & settling to do, but you get the idea. This clone does not do much petal twisting, maybe one revolution.
emydura
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WOW. That looks amazing. The petals are so dark and contrast beautifully against the yellow pouch. This looks to be a special clone.
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Looks stunning! I like the dark petals.
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been fun following this journey do you have/know the parents?
What can I say, but WAUW!
tnyr5
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Unfortunately, no. Just like my PEOY, the tag just lists the species in the cross.
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Almost time for some legit pics
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Bottom flower should be pretty much done expanding now, petals might get a little bit longer, but not much. NS 17.5 x 20.4cm, petals 1.4 x 17.1cm, dorsal 5.1cm, Synsepal 4.7cm. I think I'll name it 'Cicada Killer', worth every penny I paid for it. 
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That is a nice dark clone of St. Swithin that you have there! It is definitely a keeper. If one parent was a nice, darker form of rothschildianum and the other parent was a dark philippinense, or Paphiopedilum philippinense var. roebelinii, then that could account for the darker then normal color.
Do you really want the petals to twist? Twisting really is not dominant in the genes of either parent. I prefer the straighter petals myself when judging these. Personally what we look for as judges is a stronger petal stance. The wider the petals near their point of attachment or base, the better they score and the better the flower looks. Otherwise, they start to twist a bit and their overall confirmation or form suffers.
Do you really want the petals to twist? Twisting really is not dominant in the genes of either parent. I prefer the straighter petals myself when judging these. Personally what we look for as judges is a stronger petal stance. The wider the petals near their point of attachment or base, the better they score and the better the flower looks. Otherwise, they start to twist a bit and their overall confirmation or form suffers.
tnyr5
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Oh no, I like them untwisted. I was merely commenting that this clone isn't a twister.
That is a superb SS. I'd covet that.
If you dont know the parents, where did it come from? That might hint to the parentage.
If you dont know the parents, where did it come from? That might hint to the parentage.
Happypaphy7
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Very nice!!
That seems to be somewhat of an understatement in my humble opinion. GREAT! Might seem more appropriate!
emydura
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One of the best St Swithin's I have seen. Are you going to have it judged?
Maybe even sublime.
That seems to be somewhat of an understatement in my humble opinion. GREAT! Might seem more appropriate!
Maybe even sublime.
tnyr5
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I would want 6 flowers per spike, dorsal at least 5.5cm and petals at least 1.6 x 20cm before I would have it judged. The bottom flower grew to DS 5.2 and petals barely 1.5 x 18.3, so it should be possible. I no longer exhibit unless I think I'm going to score above 90. With the award fee at $40($60 for non-members), nothing else is worth my time.
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tnyr5
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I bought it from Little Brook Orchids, but it was from a batch they picked up at an international show, so, "some nursery overseas" is probably as close as we will get. Wherever it was, I'm pretty sure it was the same place my noodly Prince Edward of York came from.
WOW, this is an extraordinarily pretty Saint Swithin with a dark and intense colouration a very good shape. 
Very good SS colour is very nice
