Paph William Stirling 'West Point'

[Ross]

Paph William Stirling = (Juliet x Lucifer) An old complex with fairrieanum in the background on both sides.

 

[Roy]

Well, fairrieanum shows in the petals but doesn't dominate the whole flower. Quite nice.
Ross, ever thought of opening an Orchid Museum ???

 

[e-spice]

Wow - I normally don't like the old complex hybrid but that one is nice! Looks really dark.

e-spice

 

[Ross]

Well, fairrieanum shows in the petals but doesn't dominate the whole flower. Quite nice.
Ross, ever thought of opening an Orchid Museum ???

Nah! I can go broke easily enough just being an orchid grower. oke:

Unfortunately, the dorsals curled forward on this blooming, probably as a result of repotting. The plant was a multi growth plant with 5 spikes, but the media was breaking down and I had to repot. I now have three divisions.

The fairrieanum is a ways back on both sides, being a grandparent of Lucifer and great grandparent of Juliet.

 

[arcticshaun]

I like the color and the pattern of spots on that one.

Shaun

 

[goldenrose]

:clap: A lovely oldie but goody I'd take! :drool: :clap:

 

[Candace]

I like this one a lot.

 

[TyroneGenade]

Nah! I can go broke easily enough just being an orchid grower. oke:

I'm willing to setup Roy's Paph museum. You can send all your antiques to me.

Super plant Paphreek!

 

[callosum]

beutiful paph

 

[biothanasis]

Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[raymond]

very nice

 

[smartie2000]

:clap: I love this one. Awesome spotting and ruffles

 

[fibre]

great dark red and an amazing form!

 

[SlipperKing]

Really cool Ross

 

[SlipperFan]

Great color and contrasting white. Is there charlesworthii in the background?

 

[Ross]

Great color and contrasting white. Is there charlesworthii in the background?

No charlesworthii listed in the geneology on OrchidWiz, but a little over 15% of the species influence is "unknown".

 

[SlipperFan]

No charlesworthii listed in the geneology on OrchidWiz, but a little over 15% of the species influence is "unknown".

Hmmm -- I was wondering because of the white staminode and the wide dorsal.

 

[goldenrose]

I picked up a book on ebay - Paph Hybrids, Their Parents & Progency as Registered from 1869-
by William Wilson, Penn Valley Orchids
anyway, this is truly a complex, it has a loong pedigree & as Ross indicated the unknown by unknown is Shogun but the rest goes back to insigne, villosum, boxalli, spice, fairrie, exul & bellatulum shows up once!

 

[jblanford]

Well I don't know about all this pedigree stuff, I just like what it is today and I think it's "AWESOME", thanks Ross.... Jim.