Paph. rothschildianum 'Strider'
 

Here is my second of my rothschildianum blooming this season. Four buds. This one has a good colour and good shape. This particular clone has horizontal petals. Quite different to the one I posted a few days ago. This is not as big as my first in terms of "mass" but it is certainly wider considering the natural span. I was going to wait for all flowers to open but the presentation is not looking good so I took the opportunity to take the photos today. Looks like the 3rd flower will cover the second. I should have rotated it. Anyways I will update it when all 4 flowers are open. The pouch is solid on this one.

Not bad but I still prefer my first one.

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Paph. rothschildianum 'Strider' by paphioman, on Flickr

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Paph. rothschildianum 'Strider' by paphioman, on Flickr

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Paph. rothschildianum 'Strider' by paphioman, on Flickr

You're killing me! Another beauty.

Bill

Whew! Me too.

Kim

Wow! Fabulous!

Beautiful, I love it. Way to grow bro :)

Gorgeous :drool:

Wow!! Dark and beautiful.

This^^^^^

Man oh man. Can I have a division please? :) I read (on Orchids Ltd's website) that roths can take 10 years from flask to flower!