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VS04-80                rothschildianum 'Giant Wings' GM/17WOC                                                                                 C                $25.00

                                             x rothschildianum 'Perfection' GM/JOGA

                                ‘Perfection’ has also been awarded a FCC/AOS.  When awarded it had an

                                overall width of 29.3cm and a dorsal sepal of 6.2cm.  Four flowers on a raceme.

                                Its parents are ‘Val’ and ‘Mont Millais’.  ‘Giant Wings’ is smaller cultivar

                                from same parents.  Two of the best rothschildianums in the world have been

                                combined here.

OID 206                rothschildianum ‘Highlander’ x rothschildianum ‘Gigantic’ FCC/AOS                                  A                $20.00

                                ‘Gigantic’ had five flowers on a raceme when awarded with a width of 28.7cm.

                                Dorsal sepal was 6.6cm.  ‘Highlander’ is also a great form of Paph rothschildianum

                                Expect more wonderful forms of this species.

OID 0163             rothschildianum 'Perfect Circle' x rothschildianum 'Highlander'                                           B                $20.00

                                ‘Perfect Circle’ comes from Tokyo Orchid Nursery and has a background

                                of ‘Val’ and’ Mont Millais’

SM                         rothschildianum 'Sam's Best' FCC/AOS                                                                                          B                $20.00

                                                             x rothschildianum 'Mont Millais' FCC/AOS

                                Two of the world’s best rothschildianum combined.

                                Multi floral species with 30cm flowers.  ‘Sam’s Best’ comes from Orchid Zone

                                and is ‘Rex’ crossed with ‘Mont Millais’.  Dorsal sepal was 4.5cm when awarded

                                with a natural spread of 29cm.  Adding more ‘Mont Millais’ can darken the colour

                                and improve flower size.

OIB 0107             rothschildianum 'Sam's Delight' FCC/AOS                                                                                    B                $20.00

                                      x rothschildianum 'Dark Star' SM/JGP

                                ‘Sam’s Delight’ has ‘Rex’ and ‘Mont Millais’ parents.  ‘Dark Star’ comes from

                                Tokyo Orchid Nursery and has ‘Val’ and ‘Mont Millais’ parentage.

                                Expect great Paph rothschildianums.

VS04-82                rothschildianum ‘Spring Queen’ x rothschildianum ‘Western Monarch’                                B                $25.00

                                This cross was made by Tokyo Orchid Nursery that has one of the best

                                Paph rothschildianum collections that I know.  Expect some top roths from

                                this cross.  Flowers up to 30cm in size.

VS04-30                rothschildianum 'Val' FCC/AOS x rothschildianum 'Titanic' GM/JOGA                              C                $25.00

                                ‘Titanic’ is one of Tokyo Orchid Nursery best roths from the ‘Val’ with

                                ‘Mont Millais’ cross.  Adding more ‘Val’ will continue to produce good

                                Paph rothschildianums.

SM  WOC             rothschildianum x hounglanae                                                                                                           B                $25.00

                                Paph hounglanae has a similar appearance to Paph hangianum but has never

                                been recognised as a true species.  Expect large flowers in the red shades with

                                two flowers on a raceme.

CHOPA1435       rothschildianum 'Dark J' x vietnamense 'Pink Pouch'                                                                 C                $40.00

                                Registered as Wossner Vietnam Star.

                                Pink multi floral.  Two flowers on the stem. 

                                Some will have cherry coloured pouches.

PA 1673                Ruth Curran x Magic Mood 'June' BM/CSA                                                                                 E,FS          $20.00, $25.00

                                Registered as Moody Ruth.

                                Expect yellow/green standard Paphs with  a dorsal having a white border.

                                Flower shape should be great with broad petals.

HT29                     Saint Swithin 'Angel Wing' x liemanianum                                                                                    C,F            $20.00, $25.00

                                Registered as Dollcevita.

                                Sequential flowering multi floral with up to four flowers open at one time.

                                Some may have large dorsals around 4cm in size.  Dorsal sepals will be

                                chartreuse and heavily veined in maroon.  Petals up to 12cm long.

BF 02101             (Sandra Mary x High Hat) 'Hi' x Captain Cook 'Papa Aroha'                                                 C                $20.00

                                ‘Hi’ has mahogany petals and labellum with lots of red on a white back-

                                ground dorsal.  Captain Cook ‘Papa Aroha’ has reddish mahogany petals

                                and  labellum.  Labellum is spotted and striped in brown. 

                                Expect red standard types from this cross.

TB 555                  Shadowlands ‘Kristin’ x Night Hawk ‘Landsdale’                                                                        B                $15.00

                                I have flowered some good progeny from this cross.  Vini coloured Maudiae types.

                                Some have a large ventral as well.

CHO PA1942      Shin-Yi’s Pride x Booth’s Sand Lady ‘Ching Hua’                                                                       C                $30.00

                                Shin-Yi’s Pride has Michael Koopowitz and rothschildianum as parents.

                                Booth’s Sand Lady has Lady Isabel and sanderianum as parents. 

                                Paph rothschildianum and stonei make Lady Isabel.  Expect Prince Edward

                                 of York type flowers due to the dominance of sanderianum and rothschildianum

                                in the final progeny.  Petals up to 40cm long. 3 to 4 flowers on a stem.

HKU 290              Simba 'Biggest' x (Kimberley Szabo x Kerry Ann) 'Ueha's Giant'                                          C                $25.00

                                Kimberley Szabo x Kerry Ann registered as Waioeka.

                                Expect very large red standards.  Simba is a cross of Winston Churchill

                                and Eagle Lake.  Genes here from proven parents.

                                Somer Isles x Alma Gavaert                                                                                                               C               $15.00

                                Expect alba Maudiae types with reasonably broad petals.

Ezi 819                 (Sparkling Wine x Kimberley Szabo) 'Shiraz' x Burpham 'Penn Valley'                              C                $20.00

                                Burpham ‘Penn Valley’ has very broad petals that are a mahogany red

                                colour.  The white dorsal is heavily spotted in red which coalesce becoming

                                more solid in the centre.  Labellum is mahogany.  ‘Shiraz’ is of similar colour

                                but the spotting in the dorsal is more dense and therefore more solid red in

                                the centre.  Results will be spotted and red standard types.

YS 5482                Sparsholt 'Telstar' x Wild Wood 'Ocelot'                                                                                      D                $25.00

                                Sparsholt has been widely used as a parent.  It is in the background of over

                                600 progeny.  A spotted standard type Paph.  Wild Wood is a cross of

                                Woodruff x Sparsholt.  Also a spotted type, 75% of the genes are from Sparsholt

                                in this cross.  Expect spotted standard type.

TB 715                  (Sparsholt x Grandblend) 'Spotted Cat' x British Bulldog 'Future World'                            C,E,FS  $15.00, $20.00

                                Sparsholt x Grandblend registered as Lion King.                                                                                            $25.00

                                ‘Spotted Cat’ has a white dorsal with a small green centre and is covered with

                                large, bold black spots.  Petals are green with a bronze overlay from half way                           

                                to the tips.  The beginning of the petals are also spotted \.  Labellum is mainly

                                brown.    ‘Future World’ is also a spotted standard type with more green in the

                                dorsal.  Expect bold spotted standard types.

CHO PPH108     spicerianum 'St Alban' AMAOS x spicerianum 'Chiang'                                                            C                $20.00

                                An easy to grow species that can tolerate the cold.  Have also seen plants

                                growing and flowering in warm climates.  Dorsal sepal white, apple green at

                                the base.  Petals and pouch are green with some burgundy markings.

                                Single flower.

BF 0382                Spot Matrix ‘Papa Aroha’ BM/CSA x Suzie Del ‘99’                                                                   C                $20.00

                                Registered as Eyes of the World.

                                Suzie Del has broad petals and big bold spots on the dorsal which is mostly

                                white with a green centre.  Spots also appear on the lower half of the petals.

                                Spot Matrix is also a great spotted standard.  Expect top exhibition spotted standards.

BF 0385                (Spotter x Mach One) 'Coro' x (Future World x Qantas) x Sparsholt '#1'                             F                $20.00

                                = Leopard Spots ‘Coro’ x Den En ‘#1’

                                ‘Coro’ is a round shaped standard type with very bold black spots covering

                                the nearly white dorsal all over except the centre which is a green.

                                Petals are green/yellow with a brown overlay and also covered with bold

                                spots all over.  Crossed with another good shaped spotted type.  Expect good

                                spotted standards with some having spots on the petals.

BF 0379                (Spotter x Mach One) 'Hum' x (Geelong x World Exile) 'Jaguar'                                           C                $20.00

                                Registered as Waitaki River.

                                Both parents are spotted with bold spots and also have the spotting on the petals.

                                Shape is great for both parents.  Great potential for spots all over.