The cross is Paph Rothschildianum ('Charles E' FCC-AOS x 'Borneo' FCC-AOS) Not feeling patient, I bought a 4 growth plant in bud. I'm probably taking a chance posting how it opens and am a little nervous posting it, but who knows. Lets see what happens.:?::?:

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I'm happy learning! I hope it does well!

Susan!! Now you are making me feel less patient! :shock:

Cool, I love roths! Keep us updated on the progress, if you please! Congrats on your new baby!

It should be fun, Heather. I checked out the web site you showed us: the one that shows the buds opening, and their Roth one looked like mine, so I'm feeling encouraged.

I do find myself liking the multiflorals and the Roth surely is one elegant Paph!

Best,
Susan

Nice purchase and the best of luck! Hope it is beautiful!

Thank you, Tadd!

I'll keep you posted.

Susan

Excellent choice! It is also one of my favorite multifloral species, King of the Paphs, very well and appropriately called. I have 2 diffferent crosses and one looks ready to spike and your pics are now making me very impatient also.

Hello Dusty Congrats. I just bought the same plant this week also with four growths and in bud like yours. I'd say by the looks from the same vendor.It's my first Roth I don't have a camera so i can't post a pic. but I will be interested in your progress. Good Luck Ray

I think Pete and I saw and commented earlier in the week on your two roths guys (we crawl ebay, but just talk about the plants) :lol: ...they looked like nice plants, good score!

Glad they went to good homes! :D

I need to take the plunge also, can't wait to see the bloom....keep us posted on the progress :-dance:

Hi Fred,

Thank you for posting. I bet we did buy from the same vendor! They were listing a few and I started following the listings as I was in impatient mode and wanted something with some growths and ready to bloom. I was apprehensive bidding on it, as it was my most expensive Paph ever. :twisted: I feel a little guilty about it because my (unsuspecting) husband thinks it is nice. We need not tell him the price. :Shh:

But I was encouraged when the plant arrived as the vendor did such a good job of packing it. It really looked like they cared. I hope yours does well for you. Please keep us posted. It will be interesting to compare the progress of both. Maybe they are sibs.

I'll put up some more pics as the bloom progresses. I'm new and this is my first Roth, so I don't know how fast (or slow) the blooming process takes.

Best,
Susan

Cant wait to see the mighty King!

Nice Plant. I should be in bloom the next few weeks. How big is your plant...leafspan? It looks very healthy.

Paphman

Hi There Paphman,

The leaf span is about 20" but the plant is not symmetrical. One side has longer leaves than the other. It even looks like another growth is ready to go into sheath, which would be nice.

One thing I can say is that I have it next to my Paph Temptation Hybrid which is in full bloom right now. The Temptation just towers over the Roth, making me think that the Temptation is a monster and the Roth is a manageable size. I don't know how large fully mature Roths get.

Susan

Hi Susan, You will enjoy this plant and it's a good thing you have more growths. I understand that when a Roth starts blooming you can watch it grow in size everyday. So if the bloom looks small to start it will get much bigger. The plants were packaged real carefully. I spoke with the vendor quite a bit and you couldn't ask for a nicer or more concerned person.The price was definetly worth it. You won't have to wait forever for your next mature growth to bloom either another advantage of a multi growth plant.I have a Gloria Naugle in bloom right now that is huge with two blooms but it is a single growth plant and I will have a long wait to see it bloom again but It has been in flower for at least six weeks and still going strong. Again Good luck and enjoy. Ray

Darn, Ray!

I wish you had a camera!!!

Best,
Susan

I really should skip buying a few orchids and get a camera. Ray

I really should skip buying a few orchids and get a camera. Ray

I did that last October - most useful toy for this hobby, which leads me to my next post...

Hmmmm..want to see the new post...and where might that be?:poke: :wink:

Waiting paitiently here in the mud season.

Hmmmm..want to see the new post...and where might that be?:poke: :wink:

Waiting paitiently here in the mud season.

Oh yeah! Got side tracked with ...uh...dinner? :roll:
Dang, food over orchids? Bah!!!

I feel a little guilty about it because my (unsuspecting) husband thinks it is nice. We need not tell him the price. :Shh:

8) I have the same issue with my wife so I highly recommend 'only' quoting the shipping price if cornered and asked? :evil:

Nice plant...I hope it does well for you.

Bah, Humbug...food & dinner & hungry S/0's.

I think they are ready to ditch me (and the orchids) pretty soon!

Life, chores, and reality creep back in.:therethere:

Does it take this long for a Roth? This is about 2 weeks later. The spike has grown taller, but but bud is still rather small. When do you know whether it is multifloral? I know that sounds like an oxymoron with a multifloral species, but I don't see multiple buds just yet.

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Isn't that a beautiful site! Reminds me of ribbon candy for some reason!
I don't know how much longer you'll have to wait for it to open, but it looks to me like you just have one bud on the blooming.

I think so too, Heather. That's OK. I just want to see it bloom!!! I DO love the stripes. My eye is also getting much better and when I see a hybrid or cross with Roth in it, I can usually recognize it.

Looking good! Any week now!

It sure is pretty! Looks like your plant is only producing 1 flower and not common for first time bloomer. Environmental conditions and culture may also come into play for producing very few flowers on a multilforal Paph. Hopefully, you get more flowers next flowering session! Give it very bright light.

Weeks Tadd??? I wish!! :poke: I appreciate your optomism! I'm thinking months and years, but maybe I'm just getting impatient!:wink:

Heather & Pete, I think it will only have one bloom as well. I'm also thinking that the bloom will be small? I will be happy if it gets one bloom & will move it to a space that I have with brighter light!

Thanks!

Hi Susaan, looking good . I am certain we bought our plants from the same person. I too have only one bud showing ,it is almost open probably by the end of the week I wll be able to see the pouch. Just have to enjoy the one bloom for now . I have a few more growths the same size but they are not in bud yet so hopefully I can get them to produce more buds. Ray

Hi Ray,

I was hoping you would find this post as I was wondering how you were doing with your Roth. It DOES sound like we bought our Roths from the same vendor.

Did it take yours this long to open?

Please keep us posted as to how yours is doing!!!

Yes it is a little slow going My BUd is about the same size as yours. I'm sure they will get much larger as they mature but I really doubt that there will be any more flowers on this blooming. I am surprised to only get one flower on a Roth. but I had another plant with Roth in it that looked like I was only going to get one flower and it was in full bloom awhile when it surprised me and the spike started growing again and put out three more buds. that was a total surprise maybe we will both be surprised with these. There is always the possiblity that these were tagged wrong although those look like stripes from a Roth. I will keep you posted. Ray

Susan, do post a pic or 2 or few when the bud opens, I would love to see the outcome and roth flowers are large and I have seen some that were almost a foot across, especially the most FCC awarded Paph roth clone Rex FCC/AOS x Mont Millais FCC/AOS.

Hi Pete,

I'll definitely keep you posted as it progresses. I might start it as a new topic, however, so you don't have to scroll down to the end of Page 3 to see updated photos.

Does this make sense? Or does it make more sense to keep the same topic going with updates? Can't make a decision!

Susan, either way is fine. I don't mind scrolling but others may.

Pete, I'm going to keep it here, so we can see how it progresses.

Tadd, I thought you were kidding when you said that this would be opening in weeks. I thought it would take MONTHS. Sorry!! You were right!! :therethere: When you see the photos, you can tell that the bud is opening.

I have no clue as to what I will get. I guess this Roth will only put out one flower. I will take photos as it progresses and keep you posted.

Thanks, Pete. I did notice some slight changes.

Here are the photos that were taken today!!!!

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I think the Roth wants to open up!!!!

One is always better than none! Hey can you tell my wife that I am right! :poke: She never believes I am right.

Mmmm, gorgeous!
I love watching the progression - I've never seen a roth open! Keep posting, if you please!!! :D

Lovely and like Tadd said, one is better nothing! I love the stripes. Also, give us measurements, especially the ultimate size of the flower.

One is always better than none! Hey can you tell my wife that I am right! :poke: She never believes I am right.

"We" are not allowed to be right Tadd, always remember that!

Spouses never believe that you are right! You must invoke diplomacy and patience with them. Bottom line: It is better to be "wrong."

The best words to utter are "Yes Dear!" :lol:

And Never, Never, let them know what you spent for that weird plant that just came in the mail. :Shh:

Hi Susan, My single Roth Flower opened up yesterday and the widest part measures 7 inchesThat is from side to side. I believe it will grow a bit more. Your flower isn't far behind mine . Ray

Hi Ray, It's hard to imagine that you can get a 7 inch flower out of this tiny bud. My bud only measures 1.5 inches!! Is this really possible???

Thanks!

Hi Susan, As the flower grows to open it will get much larger but not like it would be on a more mature plantMine is seven inches but the side petals are thin not big still it's a nice flower. I am working on trying to get a picture on here. Can you send me an email then I could reply and add my picture. I'm two new to this picture thing but I'll learn . Ray

That looks like a good plant Susan.

Good find.

it's almost time :-dance:

I guess once it wants to open, the Roth will not waste any time. These photos are from last night (June 10) to today. I'm afraid to turn my back on this plant as it is now into super Grow mode.

Last Night:

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Today:

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Today:

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Lovely pics! :clap2:

Very nice, excellent photos, Susan, please keep them coming.

(I know how it is, you just want to sit and watch, don't you?)

Here it is today. It's almost fully open, but the dorsal still needs to come up. (I think.) It is about 7" wide. I did not pull the petals to really measure it. The petals are quite narrow. I DO really like the very crisp stripes on the dorsal and the rich burgundy coloring on the pouch.

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I wonder whether the flower will get bigger or if this is it???

Susan, if you look inside the pouch, is the color more magenta? I notice in a lot of these plants that the color burgundy, or mahogany tends to be the magenta inside showhing through the green outside, causing it to appear more burgundy or w/ a more brownish tinge. I find that very cool.

Very nice solid stripes on the dorsal, I like that! I have seen poor quality roths with very bad striping, broken stripes and whatnot.

Is this roth going to be out in the tent? I'd have that baby chained down.

Great looking photo! It will probably get a little bit bigger as it ages. Where exactly do you live .... :poke: Awesome job!

Is this roth going to be out in the tent? I'd have that baby chained down.

I know where she lives...hehehe...
:twisted:

I'm in Maine, but to get "here," you have to go from "there" and "turn left where the old church used to be."

Old Maine jokes. We have lots of direction jokes. None of them will ever get you to where you want to go. (And after the "tourists" leave, we laugh at them) Crusty old bunch living here!!.

Roth will be fine. It's "a young thing and cannot leave it's Mother."