Description
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum ‘Black Star’ x ‘Tarantula’ GM/JGP is a cross made by Tokyo Orchid Nursery. ‘Tarantula’ is a very famous plant, and its flower were 39 cm across when awarded its gold medal. I am less familiar with ‘Black Star’, but Machan has used it to make several crosses so he must think highly of it. The results have been very dark, as you would expect.
Tokyo Orchids has been making some of the finest roths in the world for many years now. Real estate is particularly expensive in Japan, so space is at a premium. To that end, Machan tries to produce more compact growing plants that still have large flowers.
