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Registered more than a century ago, Paph Berenice (lowii x philippinense) is surely among the most enduring of the multifloral slipper orchid hybrids. Berenice is easy to grow and will usually bloom on a single growth and a start. The orchid shown is a first-bloom seedling with three flowers. Paph Berenice
has inherited the best of both
parents. Paph. lowii has widened the petals, enriched their pink colouration, and
also improved their stance. Paph. philippinense has lengthened and twisted the
petals, contributed stripes to the dorsal, and has also lightened the usually dark
lowii pouch to an attractive amber. For those contemplating multifloral paphs.
Paphiopedilum Berenice would be an ideal first plant.
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