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Paphiopedilum Magical Illusion ‘Spots Up’

(Paphiopedilum Magically Wood 'Serenity' x Paphiopedilum Red Illusion 'Lehua's The Only One' HCC/AOS)

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The three times close up lets you see the beginning of spots developing in the dorsal sepal.  It will be crossed with a Peacock Eyes that has spots around the edges of the dorsal from argus.

Paphiopedilum Egret’s Summer AQ/AOS

(Paphiopedilum Spring Charm 'Slipper Zone Duo' HCC/AOS x Paphiopedilum Spring Egret 'Slipper Zone Hirsute Free' HCC/AOS)

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Award No: 20233831 Date: Oct 14, 2023 Event: Hawaii Center Monthly Judging – Big Island (Hilo, Hawaii) Judging Center: Hawaii Judging Center

Paphiopedilum Longing Sighs AQ/AOS

(Paphiopedilum Saiun 'Strikingly Green' x Paphiopedilum lawrenceanum f. hyeanum 'Dorsal Flourish')

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Award No: 20235916 Date: Sep 09, 2023 Event: Pacific South Monthly Judging – San Marino (San Marino) Judging Center: Pacific South Judging Center 0 points

00314 Paphiopedilum Rhys Keahi

(Paphiopedilum Vanguard 'Singing' x Paphiopedilum gigantifolim 'Hit the Deck')

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Named for Graham’s middle grandson these are showing some interesting and somewhat different multi-floral flowers.  The petals have some interesting patterning and the backs of both the syn-sepal and the dorsal sepal are black but that color is not evident in the flower face.

10105 Paphiopedilum Petula’s Melody

(Paphiopedilum Petula's Sensation'Slipper Zone Red Pebbles' AM/AOS x Paphiopedilum Macabre Illusion 'Slipper Zone First Version' AM/AOS)

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Don’t know where we got two ‘ll’s’ in Mellody but until the label printer is functional again we have printed the label with one “l”.  One awarded June 2024.  We have requested photographer permission to use the award image.

01213 Paphiopedilum Sighing Hen

(Paphiopedilum Saiun 'Slipper Zone Alboviride' JC/AOS x fowliei hf album-christianae "lehua's Mers Song II' AM/AOS)

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One of two hybrids we made using the album form of fowliei with a green and white that is predominantly green.  The result was not what we expected.  But we do have compact plants with lots of growths and often two or even three flowers of the first blooming.               […]

01011 Paphiopedilum Peacock Parade

(Paphiopedilum Magically Wood 'Pink Diamond' x Paphiopedilum Magical Peacock 'Flirting Red')

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This has intriguing promise.  The pod parent really has diamond points and is predominantly pink.  Add the red component exhibited by the pod parent, and let;’s hope to find red.  Hit the thumbnail to see a second photograph that is a sibling

00611 Paphiopedilum Hawaiian Moonlight

(Paphiopedilum Whte Promise 'Slipper Zone White Happens' AD/AOS AM/AOS x Hawaiian Moon 'Pale Glow')

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White rules apply.  If it is in bud and appears either white or pale yellow then the price is $100.  If you buy PLANT ONLY then the Select price applies $20 but there is no guaranty that the flower will be white or pale yellow, it could be green and white

00214 Paphiopedilum Luna Highlights

(Paphiopedilum Wonderful Jack 'Flying Duo' x Paphiopedilum Luna Pleasure 'Monster Sepals')

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Again we used sepals to try to enlarge the almost completely overlooked synsepal.  We did not succeed with the awarded flower but the album version out of the same pod produced a nice start to a synsepal enhancement.  Click on the thumbnail to open the other photograph.  We have no idea how the back of […]

00213 Paphiopedilum Luna Fantasy

(Paphiopedilum Luna Hijinks 'Pale Moon' x Paphiopedilum Fred's Fantasy 'Slipper Zone Syn Spectacular'HCC/AOS)

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Luna Hijinks is a charming multicolored classic current Maudiae style flower.   We are looking to promote the synsepal based on the size of the pollen parent’s synsepal. And many are showing an improved synsepal which is beginning to frame the pouch. We are also seeing other flowers like this where the spots on the […]

91203 Paphiopedilum Delightfully Contrasting

(Paphiopedilum Macabre Pops 'Dominant Gene' x Paphiopedilum Enchantingly Wood)

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Very variable with some significant contrasts showing between petal colors and sepals.  On the other hand some simply delightful coloratums.   This remake shows far more coloratums than the previous version which the photograph is from.  

91004 Paphiopedilum Petula’s Sensation

(Paphiopedilum Macabre Contrasts 'Flying Duo' x Paphiopedilum Petula's Flame 'Maroon Majesty')

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This must be the sixth or seventh time we have made this cross.  Every time we find both parents in bloom we cross them totally forgetting we have made this hybrid before.  Usually we use different parents, we have this time, so there are different results.  But this explains why out is our most awarded […]

90602 Paphiopedilum Petula’s Sensation

(Paphiopedilum Macabre Contrasts 'Black Flourish' x Paphiopedilum Petula's Flame 'Lehua Contracts' HCC/AOS)

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A remake of a previous offering.  This is something we do not like to do but the parents look so good together we remake without thinking.  This is one that can produce really dark, often black petals.  We have published an AQ photograph to give you a good idea of the range of looks that […]

90402 Paphiopedilum Crouching Tiger

(Paphiopedilum Bel Royal 'Striking a Pose' x Paphiopedilum philippinense fma alboflavum 'Slipper Zone Sterling' AM/AOS)

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We remade this very popular hybrid with the objective of lightening the color of the flowers.  These came out of flask April 2019 but are already as big as our Crouching Tiger from the previous time we made this hybrid.  One from the previous time is shown here in the photograph. We are right, these […]

80507 Paphiopedilum Tempting Kings

(Paphiopedilum Temptation 'Lehua's Green Joy' HCC/AOS x Paphiopedilum kolopakingii fma katherinae 'Eight Count Song')

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This time we did achieve what we had hoped for, a different color in a true multi-floral.  fma katherinae is the album form of kolopakingii that we put with our almost green Temptation.  Yes these flowered for the first time in 2021, three years out of flask.

70403 Paphiopedilum Tempting Philip

(Paphiopedilum Temptation 'Lehua Green Joy' HCC/AOS x Paphiopedilum philippinense fma alboflavum 'Slipper Zone Sterling' AM/AOS)

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We took our awarded green Temptation, it’s not an album but very close.  We added our.awarded philippinense fma alboflavum.  Most of the flowers we have seen are light brown/yellow.  We assume another generation of album is needed to get the true yellow we are looking for.  But that seed pod did not hold this year.

90701 Paphiopedilum Passing Clouds

(Paphiopedilum Luther Pass 'Tall One' x Paphiopedilum Milmoore 'Khasi' AM/AOS)

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Another attempt to improve the stem length with a remarkably tall Luther Pass and an old favorite as the pollen parent.  We are seeing blooms 2 – 1/2 years out of flask but the plants are small.  We would prefer to sell them beginning with the 2023 – 24 season unless you absolutely insist.

80701 Paphiopedilum Odette’s Inspiration

(Paphiopedilum Odette's Moment 'Tsunami Siren' x Paphiopedilum Odette Divine 'Lehua Dark Desire' HCC/AOS)

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A red bulldog was introduced into this line several generations ago.  We now have a red Maud on steroids.  Two issues, the flowers are spectacular but  are given to color breaks, and the plants need a heavy diet of calcium to avoid yellowing of the leaves.

90103 Paphiopedilum Petula’s Rhapsody

(Paphiopedilum Presidential Moon 'Pink Magnificence' x Paphiopedilum Presdentially Petula 'Parading Pink')

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Another in our creation of pink in the Petula series.  Yes, we know the flower in the photograph has form issues, but we are using it to show the exceptional range of colors and the beauty of the synsepal framing the pouch

Paphiopedilum Hawaiian Skies AQ/AOS

(Paphiopedilum Luna Pleasure 'Petal Boldness' x Paphiopedilum Hawaiian Wonder 'Glamor in Green')

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Award No: 20213742 Date: Feb 26, 2021 Event: Hawaii Center Monthly Judging – Big Island (Hilo, Hawaii) Judging Center: Hawaii Judging Center 0 points

80503 Paphiopedilum Oriental Desire

(Paphiopedilum Oriental Jewel 'Double White' x Paphiopedilum Oriental Wolf 'Lightness')

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A cross of a very light Green & White with one of our whites.  A good chance of some white flowers.  Just look at the photograph.  Not the best form by any stretch of the imagination but the spots abound.  Just imagine the next generation if we can put some color into the spots!

80305 Paphiopedilum Jane Edgley

(Paphiopedilum Duguesclin 'Lehua Double Delight'.HCC/AOS x Paphiopedilum mastersianum 'David' AM/AOS)

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Hugely popular, a delightfully tall stemmed, long lasting flower thanks to mastersianum, with sukhakulii adding a great touch of character.  We have four photographs.  Click on the thumbnail, you should see the rest of them

80106 Paphiopedilum Oriental Allure

(Paphiopedilum Oriental Green 'Classic Form' x Paphiopedilum Egret's Jewel 'Blond Beauty')

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This is the first of several crosses we have made to try to increase the supply of white Maudiae style.  The green and white from this cross are available as part of wholesale orders.  The boys is they will carry the white gene.  The ones that are showing white are available for $100 each as […]

Paphiopedilum Hawaiian Moon AD/AOS

(Paphiopedilum Silver Moon ;Green Ghost' x Paphiopedilum Egret's Jewel 'Blond Gem')

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AOS Award no. 20196652 December 16, 2019 Western Canada Monthly Judging 0 points Please only use the photo for AOS purposes.  We have not contacted the photographer as of 9/5/20

70109 Paphiopedilum Garnet Crown

(Paphiopedilum wardii 'Chocolate Drop' HCC/AOS x Paphiopedilum rothschildianum 'Lisa')

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We remade this roth hybrid for one very simple reason, we dearly love Iantha Stage (roth x sukhakulii) and often wondered what Garnet Crown (roth x wardii) would look like.  We could never find one so the next option was the remake.  The foliage is incredibly attractive, a mottled, light, bright green.  Seven and a […]

70603 Paphiopedilum Excitingly Fred

(Paphiopedilum Excitingly Wood 'Lehua's Fighting Pickle' HCC/AOS x Paphiopedilum Friedrich von Hayek 'Lehua's Quiet Elegance' HCC/AOS)

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Two deeply spotted parents with pink backgrounds crossed.  The darker award is shown, the other AM is a much lighter flower.  Click on the photograph and both Photos will come up.