Ive been reading how AOS wont judge any of these or hybrids of gigantifolium, that dont have papers from 'Piping Rock orchids'. Who had the only legal crop of plants. Others who grew them from selfing or seeds have had them confiscated. They are mostly illegal in the USA unless you can provide the papers as to where the plants/seeds came from.
Now comes Marlowes orchids with these,
Paphiopedilum gigantifolium 'Hsinying' SM/TOGA' x 'Crown' which is one of the parents of 'Ching Hua Dancer'. Chi Hua Dancer (gigantifolium x sanderianum). And those of you who have chosen a Chi Hua may actually have an illegal plant by AOS standards. And you have one bitch of a plant to grow also. Most of you I have seen with the Chi Hua Dancer have killed em anyway. That will teach ya hey
Now for the question if a plant from Canada fits all the criteria for documentation needed for the US, I dont see any troubles with the plants. If they arent well documented you may have a problem trying to show or sell the plant.
I read that one grower of the gigantifolium had all his plants and seeds confiscated by the Feds when it came down that someone else other than Piping Rock had been selling them.
hmmmmm.....so beware if you are in the USA and trying to buy these plants. They have paperwork that is needed for the plants and hybrids to be legal in the US and for the AOS.
so feel free to add anything. I dont have no flowers and mostly dead crap in my greenhouse So Im not having any fun either
you can read details of this here
https://www.aos.org/default.aspx?id=620
Paph. gigantifolium (no no no In The USA)
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