SlipperKing
Madd Virologist
This has to be one of the fastest roths to grow/bloom but man, there are allot of ugly ones and this one is no exception. Blooming on a 24 inch growth with a start.


'Ugly' is a bit harsh. Not perfect but nice enough.
Agree nice photo and very well done... but it is too bad they made so many of these...not a good cross for flower quality
I suppose this cross name mixed several crosses from more and less good parentage.
Xavier told that in the past and it's probably right.
I have the chance to bloom one of the best from this cross and not at all sure the parentage are same of this Slipperking bloom.
Has anyone bloomed this cross with more then three flowers? I've bloomed two plants of this cross and both look like this. I have pictures of the two reported parents and they are massive 4-5 flowered awarded plants and to have so many ugly ducklings makes no sense. I think it was Paphioland who said he bloomed out ~10 plants of this cross and none were worth keeping.
This actually the second blooming. The first growth died completely out after blooming in 2013.
It's rare but for this time, I'm a lucky guy...
http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15799
Ugly? I'll take it.
I'm afraid, if roth-hybridising goes on as it is now, in the end we will have roths that look like 'modern' Phal. stuartiana - nothing to do with the 'real' one.
That the dorsal is not as broad as it could be, that the margins are a bit wavy ... omg, I just repotted my young roth - never bloomed - and I'm happy there was not one single dead root! I'll be glad if it flowers next year and if it turns out 'ugly' like this one, I'll be very happy! Not only 'competitionable-plants' are worthwhile to grow. Just my two cents...