Flower closeup photo by eric hunt, plant grown by arthur keown. The species is named for its dark blood red petals. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, is an orchid that is on top of the endangered species list, and is used to make many of the multiflowering paph hybrids that you see today. Harold koopowitz tells the story in orchids and their conservation 2001. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A kew magazine monograph 2nd edition, timber press inc.
Apr 30, 2015 redfern natural history productions recommended for you. You are browsing on a seedling size plant, with 1 healthy growth about 23 year from blooming. Paphiopedilum orchids for sale hills raingreen tropicals. I decided i wasnt too interested in biochemistry so i did the logical thing and started a tropical fish import business. The generic name paphiopedilum was derived from the greek paphos a city with a temple dedicated to venus and pedilon sandal. How to grow roses from cuttings fast and easy rooting rose cuttings with a 2 liter soda bottle duration. It is unique in the corypetalum group by holding its petals almost horizontally, giving the flower a very distinctive appearance. Harold koopowitz 2000 revised checklist of the genus paphiopedilum, a. The generic name paphiopedilum was derived from the greek paphos a city with a temple dedicated. The first flower, which is just opening in the greenhouse, has exceptionally good color. These plants were selected from their siblings for their wider leaves and chunkier appearance. Natural history publications, kota kinabalu sabah, malaysian borneo in association with royal botanic gardens kew, u. These include species such as paph rothschildianum, paph sanderianum, paph stonei, paph parishii, paph kolopakingii, paph haynaldianum, and many others. I got a degree in biochemistry from the university of toronto.
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum var rothschildianum 141. These can range from 2 or 3 per spike, up to or more blooms at a time. It was long the king of paphs, holding up to five flowers and a tall erect stem with its broad horizontal petals. The attractive mottledleaf types come from the temperate zones and do best with a night temperature not below 60 degrees f. Customers, please do not use the picture galleries as an availability list.
The genus paphiopedilum is typically divided into two groups. Instead, they grow robust shoots, each with several leaves. In this book, young plants of an alba form of paph. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum is a species of paphiopedilum found in asia. Redfern natural history productions recommended for you. Growing paphiopedilums and phragmipediums in your home phragmipedium longifolium is just one of the many phragmipediums that adapt well to home culture. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum hybrids claessen orchids. The books orchid species culture two books so far concentrating on culture are available covering a number of orchid species. They are semiterrestrial, growing in humus and other material on the forest floor, on cliffs in pockets of humus and occasionally in trees. Contentsshow description plant blooms in the spring with typically 2 to 4 flowers up to 6, with a petal spread of 14 to 30 cm wide. Asher 1983 and braem 2003 consider it a lost species, whereas cribb 1997, 1998 considers it conspecific with paphiopedilum rothschildianum. Jennifer kaline chamberlainianum x malipoense paph.
Paphiopedilum lady isabel is a fantastic old ladys slipper hybrid, a cross of two of the largest species in the genus. These southeast asian plants have flowers of heavy substance, lasting from one to three months. A number of them died, but the majority survived fairly well. Sam left us with his own view of future directions in breeding. Where possible we will select plants that are in spike.
Exclusive range paphiopedilum rothschildianum hybrids at claessen orchids. Paphiopedilum and phragmipedium species and hybrids koopowitz, harold on. Paphiopedilum species naturally occur among humus layers as terrestrials on the forest floor, while a few are true epiphytes and some are lithophytes. Paphiopedilum, often called the venus slipper, is a genus of the lady slipper orchid subfamily cypripedioideae of the flowering plant family orchidaceae. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, commonly known as the gold of kinabalu orchid or rothschilds slipper orchid, is a large sized clearleafed species of orchid. We invite you to look through our site which features a wide selection of cattleya and phalaenopsis mericloned orchids, many with. Distinguished by a prominent pouchlike sac which resembles a ballroom slipper and often decorated with warts.
The genetic diversity and relationship between paphiopedilum and phragmipedium. We are the oldest and largest orchid grower in the midwest. The picture shows one of the first seedlings that bloomed from this cross. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum and phaius reflexipetalus to name but a few. Many artificial hybrids have been made with paphiopedilums and the number of awards is history. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Paphiopedilums, the ladysslipper orchids, originate in the jungles of the far east including indonesia.
As the names describe, the multifloral paphs produce multiple blooms on a single spike that may be open at the same time. We offer unbloomed seedlings of our paphiopedilum species and hybrids. Atlas des orchidees cultivees constantin 1920 as cypripedium rothchildianum drawing good. Expect two to three semisimultaneous flowers with white to offwhite background and strong dark burgundy spots and markings. The orchids of mount kinabalu 2volume set nhbs academic. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum is an endangered orchid species endemic to mount kinabalu, sabah, and malaysia. Stein 1892 subgenus paphiopedilum section coryopedilum photo by peter maxwell. I was born in toronto and raised in nearby brampton. Pdf ecology of paphiopedilum rothschildianum at the type. All hail paphiopedilum rothschildianum the orchid column. Paphiopedilum plant orchids for sale in stock ebay.
His latest adventure novel is the emerald orchid about an albino paph. We always select the best plants new growth, sheath, budded, or just large healthy plants. Paphiopedilum pictures on this website are usually of select plants and demonstrate the potential of our crosses. It is not often a new book on flora and or fauna comes along which is so good you cannot help but buy it, no matter the price. Currently blooming in the orchid greenhouse is paphiopedilum rothschildianum, an orchid that is on top of the endangered species list and has a history worthy of its nickname. After about 8 years of importing fish, i returned to school and received my degree. The solid greenleafed types come from the higher, cooler altitudes. Pfitzer in pringsheim, jahrbcher fur wissenschaftliche botanik, 19. These plant are at least 34 years old and are very well established. Paphiopedilum species, we offer a wide variety for discriminating collectors and casual hobbyists. Genetic relationship and differentiation of paphiopedilum and. Growing paphiopedilums and phragmipediums in your home. A very special presentation on plant judging by the great plains judges. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, commonly known as the gold of kinabalu orchid or.
Please keep in mind that not all paphiopedilum, even of the same grex, will bloom at this level. Paphiopedilum are divided into two temperature groups. The pollen parent, new bear smtps, is from the tokyo orchids of japan strain which is giving us a paph rothschildianum that is very different from what we have in the us. His work history includes greenhouse management, college. Unlike other popular orchid genera, ways to meristem paphiopedilum have yet to be found and all plants are either collected or grown from seed.
Toro chocolate streamers x rothschildianum mahogany king hide video the first seedlings that bloomed had very large flowers with mahogany red pouches and striking white dorsals with dark mahogany veins. Artificially created species are always better in shape and ease of cultivation due to line breeding. Distribution plants are found growing on serpentine and in leaf litter and grasses in. This is flowering size matured plants and will be shipped in bare rooted conditions to avoid transit. There are multiflowered, sequential flowered and single flowered varieties of many different sizes, shapes and colors.
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum green valley smtps x dou fong, blooming size, multigrowth, some minor leaf marks. If you like what is really rothschildianum from the beggining of the story until. Paphiopedilum culture sheet american orchid society. This is a remake of one of the best parvimultifloral hybrids, using selected parents. Striking broad petals with lots of spots, warts and color from sukhikulii and multifloral tendencies and longer petals from rothschildianum. Get outdoors for some landscaping or spruce up your garden. We have bloomed out some amazing roths over the past year, including 3 fccs. Natural history publications in association with royal botanic gardens, kew, 1998.
Stein 1892 subgenus polyantha section mastigopetalum photo by peter maxwell. Flower spikes usually form from february through june in our area. Paphiopedilum prime child is a hybrid from the genus paphiopedilum. Britains queen victoria was so attracted to paphiopedilums that people who discovered new species would name them after her, including paphiopedilum victoriamariae and paphiopedilum victoriaregina. Click here for an interactive seed sown orchid order form and mericlone orchid order form. Paph rothschildianum has a narrow distribution mainly in new guinea, in the east malaysian mountian of mount kinabalu. Mar 29, 2009 tom, it is a first bloom seedling, they get bigger with age.
As cypripediums, phragmipediums and selenipediums are popularly known as ladys slippers, so too are paphs since they are all. His most recent orchid book is tropical slipper orchids and he is. Teeraphan noi toterakun the slipper orchids at the doitung botanic gardens, thailand david sorokowsky a history of paph. The genus comprises some 80 accepted taxa including several natural hybrids. Blooms in spring to summer with three to five wellmarked, stately, statuesque, imposing flowers with long, dangly, vertical petals. Mystery rescue strap leafmottle hybrid that i reeaally want to see bloom.
Since this is a seedling population not a mericlone which produces exact duplicates, the picture is for illustration purposes only. In vitro multiplication of the rare and endangered slipper orchid. Based on the evidence presented in ashers exhaustive analysis, i believe that p. Rothschilds slipper orchid paphiopedilum rothschildianum, originating from kinabalu park in the malaysian state of sabah, on borneo island, is one of the most famous orchid species in the world. The specific genetic individuals seen here are not offered for sale. Bulletin of the hiroshima botanical garden 2 mar 1979. Look for many american orchid society award from this cross.
Jun 14, 2017 some years ago i brought a number of paphiopedilum hybrids, cheap little things just to see how they would fare in my garden. Paph rothschildianum orchid collection update 23 march 2019 duration. He is looking toward better form, larger dorsals, and more vibrant color. It was in spike, and in about two weeks i had the first of two flowers, nine inches wing tip to wing tip. Recovery sukhikulii x philippinense averaging 2 to 3 flowers per stem. Karen, its in a six incn plastic pot will be repotted this year with a fine bark and sponge rock media.
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