grandefan
April 23rd, 2007, 01:33 PM
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/paphstanhopeaandphrags/MVC-016S-2.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/paphstanhopeaandphrags/MVC-008S-5.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/paphstanhopeaandphrags/MVC-009S-3.jpg
ea flower approx 8 inches across.Thanks
Jorch
April 23rd, 2007, 02:12 PM
Spectacular display :woohoo: Congrats on getting 8 flowers on the spike! :Party: :Party:
Bill Zimmerman
April 23rd, 2007, 02:13 PM
We had one of these presented for judging this last weekend, and yours is better than that one. It was reviewed then not scored.
Your plant has excellent flower count (7 flowers and 1 bud!) that are well arranged, and they are shaped pretty good considering Paph kolopakingii is one of the parents. Kolopakingii tends to wash out color, and it has diminished the color in this plant as well as brought down the size a bit from rothschildianum. Of course, roth usually only carries 4 flowers.....Some plants from this cross have richer colors and perhaps they have roth as the pod parent.
It is definitely worth presenting for judging and would depend on the judges looking at it.
scooby5757
April 23rd, 2007, 03:10 PM
:joy: Wow. That is just great. Sending many kudos your way for a job well done!
Paphraguy
April 23rd, 2007, 04:26 PM
To my eyes, it is the best looking Bel Royale I have seen so far! :welldone:
hjohn
April 23rd, 2007, 04:56 PM
What a Bel Royal, seven blooms and one in bud, it is a beauty.:cool:
John
Emydura
April 23rd, 2007, 06:02 PM
Wonderful plant George. Great growing.
As a comparison, here is a Bel Royal that won champion orchid at our show and has received a HCC award. I think this plant has better individual flowers than yours. A better dorsal and better petal stance as well as a darker colour. It seems more roths dominated, which can only be a good thing. But at the same time yours has more flowers. It is certainly worth having yours judged. Eight flowers is very impressive.
David
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/emydura/belroyaldendi.jpg
Paphy57
April 23rd, 2007, 06:11 PM
Beautiful! Bravo! :thumbsup:
toddybear
April 23rd, 2007, 06:20 PM
I'm amazed at the strength of the stem...fantastic!
Paphi
April 23rd, 2007, 06:51 PM
very beautyfull paphi:heart:
Brian Monk
April 23rd, 2007, 07:45 PM
highest award fo rthis hybrid was an AM in 2003 - 85 points, 21.5cm NS.
"Five flowers and two buds on one slightly sinuous, 88-cm inflorescence; prominent bracts chartreuse with cordovan stripes; sepals and petals chartreuse; sepals striped cordovan; petals linearly spotted cordovan, edges ciliated; pouch chartreuse withbrown venation, suffused brown over proximal two thirds; staminode yellow with tan line centrally; substance firm; texture waxy."
Measurements (composite):
NS 28.2-16.0, NSV 17.2-9.3, DSW 5.2-3.6, PL 15.3-11.5