Paphiopedilum Calgary Ken is a terrestrial growing lady slipper orchid hybrid, a crossing between the hybrids Paphiopedilum Double Deception (seed parent) and Paphiopedilum Macabre (pollen parent).

Paphiopedilum Calgary Ken has been registred with the Royal Horticultural Society by Paphanatics Unlimited , an US orchid nursery in Anaheim, Orange County, California, in the year 2007. How much effort is needed to create this lady slipper orchid hybrid, You`ll experience whilst following the parentage.
The seed parent is the primary hybrid Paph. Double Deception = Paph. venustum x Paph. sukhakulii. For the pollen parent, much more crossings has been needed, as Paphiopedilum Macabre = sukhakulii x Voodoo Magic. Paph Voodoo Magic = Paph. Goultenianum x Paph. Vintner’s Treasure, Paph. Goultenianum is a crossing between Paph.callosum x Paph. curtisii and the hybrid Vintner’s Treasure, is Paph. Kowloon x Paph. callosum. Paph. Kowloon = Paph. New Era x Paph. purpuratum. New Era = Paph. barbatum x Paph. sukhakulii. So if added up, 6 lady slipper orchid species, Paph. venustum, Paph. sukhakulii, Paph. callosum, Paph. curtisii, Paph. purpuratum and Paph. barbatum has been used to create Paphiopedilum Calgary Ken.

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Image: Lady Slipper Orchid Paphiopedilum Calgary Ken
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