Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, July 13, 2019

Paphiopedilum Temptation ‘Curly Wafflebait’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
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Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Temptation ‘Curly Wafflebait’ AM/AOS 83 pts.
Parentage: (Paph. kolopakingii x Paph. philippinense)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.0 cm Vertical: 10.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.9 cm Length: 5.3 cm
Petal Width: 0.8 cm Length: 9.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.6 cm Length: 5.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.2 cm Length: 4.8 cm

Description: Six flowers and two buds on one 50.5-cm arching inflorescence; dorsal sepal cream, boldly veined red-mahogany, midvein proximally spotted red-mahogany, margins undulating and recurved, ciliated; synsepal acuminate, cream, proximally thinly veined mahogany, margin ciliated; petals spread slightly, slight asymmetric twisting proximally, cream, proximally lightly suffused chartreuse and warted mahogany, distally overlaid mahogany, margins ciliated; pouch chartreuse, veins slightly grooved, light yellow-brown; staminode yellow, margins hirsute red-brown; substance firm; texture satiny.
Exhibitor: Shea Johns
Paphiopedilum Temptation ‘Curly Wafflebait’ AM/AOS 83 pts. Inflor
© Arthur Pinkers 2019