General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: red-brown pouch, pale yellow with red-brown stripes
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Inflorescence Height: 24-36 inches
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Rothschild's Slipper Orchid
  • Orchid

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Date: 2013-03-02
Location: Susquehanna Orchid Society Show, Conservatory at Hershey Gardens, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Date: 2023-02-05
Uploaded by BigBill
Uploaded by BigBill
Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Orchid Show (SEPOS) and Sale, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
Date: 2017-03-24
Uploaded by sugarcane
Location: Susquehanna Orchid Society Show and Sale, Hershey Gardens Conservatory, Hershey, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-02-03
Paph. rothschildianum 'Hila Sunrise' x Paph. rothschildianum 'New
Uploaded by BigBill
Uploaded by BigBill
Location: Palm Sunday Orchid Show, MI
Date: 2005-03-19

photo credit: orchidgalore

Date: c. 1891
illustration by John Nugent Fitch from Williams' 'Orchid Album',
Location: Santa Barbara International Orchid Show, California
Date: 2019-03-15
Part of the Huntington display.
Location: Santa Barbara International Orchid Show, California
Date: 2019-03-15
Part of the Huntington display.

Date: 2017-01-14
Location: Santa Barbara International Orchid Show, California
Date: 2019-03-15
Part of the Huntington display.
Location: Palm Sunday Orchid Show, MI
Date: 2005-03-19
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2018-03-03

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