Paph Hella's Westonbrit

[ronaldhanko]

You've got the name slightly wrong on the wonderful Paph you've let us see. It's Paph. Hellas 'Westonbirt'. The clonal name Westonbirt is from an old estate in England famous in the history of orchids. Paph. Hellas is an old cross made in 1940.

[BikerDoc5968]

Originally Posted by ronaldhanko

You've got the name slightly wrong on the wonderful Paph you've let us see. It's Paph. Hellas 'Westonbirt'. The clonal name Westonbirt is from an old estate in England famous in the history of orchids. Paph. Hellas is an old cross made in 1940.

Thanks, Ron. Someone else told me this and because I'm orchidally impaired though the name was possessive tense and well.... but the history is very interesting. Where did you learn this kind of "stuff"? Personal research, books, other growers??????