Paph King Charles 'The King'

[paphioland]

 

[etex]

Wow! It's your time to shine! Great bloom. Loved the Icy Icy Wind"Liberty" too!! Great growing!

 

[nikv]

Nice! I can definitely see the charlesworthii. What's the other parent?

 

[SlipperKing]

Looks like a straight charlesworthii! Is the dorsal curving backwards?

 

[nikv]

I looked it up on the RHS website. King Charles is Paph. Wawona Maiden x charlesworthii. It was registered on 4/27/2009. Registrant is Kita-Cal. Originator is the Orchid Zone.

 

[PaphMadMan]

75% charlesworthii, 25% Hellas. 100% spectacular.

 

[Paph_LdyMacBeth]

Check out the huuuuuuuuge dorsal!

 

[parvi_17]

It resembles a perfect charlesworthii. Another one for the wishlist!

Thanks for sharing!

 

[SlipperFan]

Impressive flower!

 

[midmichigan]

great looking flower.. i like the color and the charlesworthii really shows up on this cross.. it is one of the species that i really like to use

 

[Ross]

Interesting cross. What is the leaf span?

 

[Kevin]

75% charlesworthii, 25% Hellas. 100% spectacular.

And what is Hellas?

 

[goldenrose]

SPEECHLESS!!!! Hard to imagine anything else in there but charlie!

And what is Hellas?

A complex hybrid registered in 1940, used extensively for breeding, probably has easily 200 crosses listing hellas as sire.

 

[Kevin]

Thanks, but I was looking for the species that make up Hellas. Looks like that might be difficult.

 

[paphioland]

Interesting cross. What is the leaf span?

Didn't measure. The dorsal is actually flat with a slight tip forward. It is larger than any charlesworthii and is almost indistinguishable.

 

[JeanLux]

wow, looks like a very large charles!!! Jean

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

It looks like a charlesworthii on steroids! "I be back!"

 

[paphioland]

It looks like a charlesworthii on steroids! "I be back!"

yeah it does.

 

[goldenrose]

Thanks, but I was looking for the species that make up Hellas. Looks like that might be difficult.

OK, you're going to make me use that book I got!
Lots of insigne,
then spice,
villosum,
fairrie & druryii make an appearance.

 

[Roly0217]

That's a very nice flower !!! I love the wide dorsal !!! I need to get more species into my collection like the charlesworthii. And then some of its hybrids like yours