I'd vote but I can't find the poll... *grin*
In my humble opinion, P. wardii has all the features that make a perfect slipper (almost perfect). It is a species, which gives it an additional 10 points from the start. It stays small, but grows vigorously. Awesomely beautiful foliage, which is great because no plant is in bloom all the time. And, last but not least, the flower is pretty neat. Main drawback to this species is that the flower buds seem to be more prone to blasting than other paphs (especially on first bloom seedlings).
Sam Tsui told me once that he often blooms them in compot. I'm not that good, but they do bloom 1-2 years out of compot. On plants 6-8" leaf span.
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