This is absolutely fascinating. I think any roth is a good roth but the line-breeding is always interesting. I gave away my “fancy” ones because they didn’t grow as well as my legacy plant. I remember “Tarantula” was claimed as a parent. I should ask the folks to whom I gave them if they’ve...
Aww that makes me sad. I had a nice relationship with Sam. I am a small, windowsill, noncompetitive grower so I’m sure it’s different. But his facility was a wonderland. Thank you for explaining.
I do hear you. However, please note that I am regularly blooming P. rothschildianum (and many others; that’s just my highest-light Paph); my Vanda coerulea from flask bloom at least yearly and one has put out 4 spikes in one calendar year; I’m successful with cacti in the same windows. The...
I am doing a gig in northwest Arkansas for a few months and being put up in a company efficiency apartment. It has one window, facing glancingly southwest. I brought a few “project” slippers but mostly my water-culture Vandas, a Peristeria, some of my more expensive Neofinetia, a Bulbophyllum...