Paph Stone Praetorian

emydura · Dec 24, 2020

It is Christmas morning here, so Merry Christmas everyone. Everyone is still in bed so I thought I would post this one.

This one is a bit of a Christmas present for me. It is a first flowering seedling that has taken me about 15 years to flower. It has been slow and then just when the original growth got to flowering size, it rotted, so I had to start again. So finally made it. A beautiful healthy growth now. It has some nice features but some flaws also. The dorsal doesn't open up for a starters (from the stonei).

These used to be called 'Yellow Tiger' but are now known as 'Stone Praetorian'. 'Yellow Tiger' is platyphyllum x praestans.

Paph Stone Praetorian (stonei 'San Carlos' x praestans 'Sundar Isles')

Ozpaph · Dec 24, 2020

Im awake!.
Merry Christmas , David!
Lovely. Reminds me of your SB 'Paracombe' but a wider dorsal. 5 flowers would be spectacular......one day???

DrLeslieEe · Dec 24, 2020

Fantastic flowering... I doubt it will get to 5 flowers due to praestens but who knows?

Happy merry holidays to Australia!!

mrhappyrotter · Dec 24, 2020

I've got one of these as well and it's truly a wonderful and uncommon hybrid that you just don't see very often. Mine's currently been on sabbatical the past couple of years but I am hoping it'll bloom in 2021.

Ozpaph · Dec 25, 2020

DrLeslieEe said:
Fantastic flowering... I doubt it will get to 5 flowers due to praestens but who knows?
Happy merry holidays to Australia!!

Thank you.
David's SB had flowers, hence the 'wish' for 5...............

emydura · Dec 25, 2020

Ozpaph said:
Im awake!.
Merry Christmas , David!
Lovely. Reminds me of your SB 'Paracombe' but a wider dorsal. 5 flowers would be spectacular......one day???

Actually SB 'Paracombe' has the wider dorsal. In fact, I think that is SB 'Paracombe's' most dominant feature. It has a bigger dorsal than most roths that I have flowered.