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2025-2026 Paphiopedilum List
We can’t be happier with the new Paph greenhouse. The plants are responding well to the environment we've created for them. It's been great fun to have Tim Culbertson working on the Paphs. His passion and intuition for breeding have energized the program. Tim is constantly sourcing new plants and making selections from the breeding collection. Over the last year, the improvements have resulted in many plants receiving recognition from the AOS judges. Our breeding is focused on producing plants that exhibit fast growth rate, beautiful colors, and great form. This focus is proving itself in the quality of the plants being produced. We hope you will join us in the art of growing and blooming Paphs!
R162 NEW
Paph. emersonii (Paph. emersonii 'Gigas' x self)
This beautiful Chinese species has large, white flowers with just a delicate tinge of pink. They are very rarely available in the US, as it seems few nurseries are working with them in any quantity, but for us they are incredibly important: this is a fantastic parent for Parvi hybrids. This is our favorite Paph. species. Rare and choice, these are strongly-growing seedlings.
2.25" rose pots $60
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SVO 10512 NEW Paph. glaucophyllum v. moquettianum (Paph. glaucophyllum v. moquettianum 'Green Tag' x Paph. glaucophyllum v. moquettianum 'SVO Huge')
Sequential-flowering Paphs. are awesome: once they grow into mature plants, they are always in bloom, with one flower following the next, sometimes for more than a year on the same inflorescence. This species produces the largest flower of the sequential blooming types, with huge, beautiful pink and gold flowers. Our strain has particularly large flowers, with multiple high awards, including two FCC/AOS from these majestic plants. We haven't offered this species for some time, and it is exciting to have some for you to enjoy.
2.25” pots $25
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Y148 NEW
Paph. spicerianum (Paph. spicerianum 'Fat Boy' x Paph. spicerianum 'Rivin')
This diminutive species must be one of the very easiest Paphs to grow, multiplying quickly into little specimens with distinctive and beautiful green flowers. Advancements in this species come rapidly, and both flower size and flower shape have been exceptionally improved over the last decade or so of linebreeding. Sam Tsui produced this species for years, and this (and the reciprocal cross below) represents the last set of Paph. spicerianum from his breeding lines. Get yours while they last!
2.25' pots $20
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Y161 NEW
Paph. spicerianum (Paph. spicerianum 'Rivin' x Paph. spicerianum 'Fat Boy')
Reciprocal of above.
2.25” pots $20
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SVO 11449 NEW
Paph. Makuli (Paph. Maudiae 'Los Osos' AM/AOS x Paph. sukhakulii 'SVO Muscles')
When Paph. Makuli was first made by Keith Andrew in 1974 it was a cross that proved how well Paph. sukhakulii breeds. The cross worked so well it set the stage for Paph. sukhakulii making a huge contribution to modern mottled-leaf Paph. breeding. Interestingly, Makuli has not been remade in years. It is an easy-grower and reliable bloomer. We believe this remake will be excellent as this is a top quality Paph. sukhakulii. The results will be excellent shape and those characteristic spotted sukhakulii petals, from plants that grow quickly and easily into specimens. These plants are slam dunk for quality and ease-of-culture.
2.25” pots $20
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SVO 10850 NEW
Paph. venustum (Paph. venustum 'Xmas Highlight' x Paph. venustum album 'Oside's Topaz')
We have line-bred Paph. venustum for more than four generations. Here, we have used some different genetics from the album 'Oside's Topaz' line to work on creating better albino forms. These flowers should have the characteristic wide petals and beautiful shape, while being recessive for emerald-green flower color. We are very excited about making this kind of cross: a stepping-stone to improve the quality of albino Paph species, using two-step breeding. About half will be alba and half regular colored. Join us on this journey!
2.25” pots $20
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SVO 10932 NEW
Paph. Unregistered (Paph. Krull's Glacier 'Dolphin' x Paph. Emerald Ring 'Auxxerois' AM/AOS)
We have a nice collection complex Paphs at SVO, we try to be very judicious about making only top-quality complex crosses. These should be exceptional, just fantastic, white complex Paphs, with huge, round, clear white flowers. The Paph. Krull's Glacier 'Dolphin' is a fine white, selected in bloom at the Orchid Zone, representing the pinnacle of white breeding before OZ closed. Paph. Emerald Ring 'Auxxerois' is a stunning, huge, nearly perfectly circular green, bred by Yamato-Noen in Japan from a mixture of Orchid Zone and Japanese greens; our friend Dave Sorokowsky got the award on this plant. He generously shared pollen! This combination will produce wonderful things.
2.25” pots $30
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10949 NEW
Paph. Prince Edward of York (Paph. rothschildianum 'Oside's Tethys' x Paph. sanderianum 'SVO Ruby')
One of the finest multifloral hybrids is Paph. Prince Edward of York (PEOY) it combines the two most beautiful multiflorals to make huge, commanding flowers, with long, stunning petals, borne five at a time on massive inflorescences. A good PEOY is hard to beat for an impressive flower. Paph. sanderianum 'SVO Ruby' is a spectacular example of the species, with lovely dark red color, good shoulders on the flowers, and long petals. Paph. rothschildianum 'Oside's Tethys' was selected in bloom at Hilo Orchid Farm, and has rich, dark color and huge flowers. This cross has been infrequently offered as of late, and we are very happy to correct that issue; these plants are the next generation of fine PEOY!
2.25” pots $30
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SVO 10424
Paph. delenatii (Paph. delenatii 'SVO II' HCC/AOS x Paph. delenatii 'SVO VI' HCC/AOS)
Lots of nurseries have type-color delenatii. We've gotten good ones from all over the place. But, Fred has made it a point to make outstanding delenatii, and the results of choosing the best of the fastest is perhaps most evident in this species of all the Paphs in the nursery. These are growing so fast, it's really unbelievable. By choosing fast-growing plants with great flowers, we have significantly shortened the time to flower these plants., while maintaining the high quality you've come to expect from SVO flowers. During delenatii season, it's beautiful in the greenhouse, and this new generation will push us into double-digits of select delenatii plants from more than six generations of breeding this species at SVO. Will your flower be better than 'SVO X'? We hope so!
2.25” rose pots $20
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SVO 11051
Paph. delenatii (Paph. delenatii 'SVO II' HCC/AOS x Paph. delenatii 'SVO VIII' AM/AOS)
We had a banner year for delenatii, and the results of years of line breeding are starting to become clearly evident. Not only did one receive an FCC/AOS, but three additional plants from our breeding lines received AM/AOS awards. By selecting for both vigor and flower quality, we have managed to significantly shorten generation time, and at the same time push the envelope for size and shape in this lovely species. Paph. delenatii 'SVO VIII' AM/AOS was awarded this year, and is the result of crossing 'SVO III' HCC/AOS with 'SVO VII' HCC/AOS; here we are going back to one of the very best breeding plants that has made so many fantastic grexes of these little gems. More awards to come!
2.25” rose pots $20
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V121
Paph. kolopakingii v. katherinae (Paph. kolopakingii v. katherinae ‘Albino Beauty’ AM/AOS x self)
Rare and beautiful, these are the albino variety of Paph. kolopakingii, which makes some of the largest plants in this genus. Big kolos can exceed three feet across, just massive, so if you’re a fan of big plants, this is the best one on the whole list for you. They come from a selfing of a second-generation plant from Orchid Inn. The emerald green flowers can be produced up to ten per stem, so we’re very excited to raise a batch of them to enjoy their huge stems and gorgeous flower color. These are husky plants, already showing their potential with large, wide leaves, they will be ready for 5” pots next spring!
4” pots $55
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** Some pictures are representative of the cross and not actual parents.
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