Paph. Bel Royal

[lienluu]

Paph. Bel Royal is Paph. (kolopakingii x rothschildianum)

[Tindomul]

Those are slippers if I ever did see any!! What a great set of blooms.

[Oscarman]

Stop, stop.......no seriously stop. I need the cure for slipper envy!

[Anyara]

EEE Gads!!! ME Too!

I have a theory developing that the closer a plant resembles the kolopakingii parent in growth of the individual plant of the kolo hybrids, the better the resulting flowers...Any comments on my theory?

[Heather]

Originally Posted by Anyara

EEE Gads!!! ME Too!

I have a theory developing that the closer a plant resembles the kolopakingii parent in growth of the individual plant of the kolo hybrids, the better the resulting flowers...Any comments on my theory?

Well, kolopakingii is the giant of the genus - it gets the largest and also tends to have a very high flower count, so it tends to impart both of those traits to its hybrids.

I've been on a kolopakingii kick lately myself and have quite a few of its' hybrids now. It is a wonderful species, and is the only fragrant species of the multi floral paphs.

[Oscarman]

Fragrant......get outa here. I did not know that and am blown away by it! What does it smell like! Now I have a additional choice for my flask order!