PAPHIOPEDILUM COMPLEX HYBRIDS

"You have the best complex Paph hybrids in the United States at this time!".... that is what a world-renowned Paph grower and breeder told us at the Huntington Orchid Symposium in San Marino, California in June, 2009. To be sure there are a few other growers of note working on complex Paphs in the US, and we appreciate being listed among them.

Woodstream Orchids is pleased to be offer a terrific selection of high potential complex standard Paphiopedilum hybrids. This is the new golden age for complex Paphiopedilum hybrids. After more than two decades the standard complex Paph hybrids are seeing a resurgence in popularity. No wonder... new emerging breeding lines have been bringing spectacular results and treasured cultivars!!! We will be offering an increasing number of new line complex crosses, as well as exciting novelty combinations between complex hybrids and species. These offerings will whet your appetite! It takes a while to get these seedlings up to blooming size, but we have done most of the waiting for you! If we had our way, we would keep them all!

Prime time blooming season for these exceptional flowers is December through April. During this period we have many plants coming into flower on our sales benches. Blooming plants are generally $25-35. First bloom seedlings and divisions with very good quality may go for $50-$500 or more.

Do not forget to visit our Select Divisions for the Conniseur page by clicking the Papa Aroha Paphs button. These divisions are available on a first come first serve basis.

Please note the crosses below marked with "PA" before the number come from the innovative breeding lines of Barry Fraser's Papa Aroha Orchids! Barry Fraser retired in 2005, and Woodstream Orchids has purchased the significant portion of his elite breeding stock and thousands of seedlings. Look below for many new offerings!

Brushed hybrids represent combinations of breedling lines designed to provide new looks for complex Paphs. We are looking for crisp colors and of course fine form.

PA Ashburton River (Xanana 'Papa Aroha' BM/CSA x Coastal Pass '#1') - Two striking parents should yield a range of very large blooms with unique coloration. Potential for unusal spotting and median lines on petals and dorsal sepal. We liked the concept so much we have remade the cross! Very limited
3" pot 6-7" ls Seedlings $15; 4-5" pot BS Seedlings $25

PA Peter Pernar 'Bronze' x Chaldy [Mandy-Lu x Challow] 'Coro' HCC/NZOC - Large green-bronze flowers with fine spots overlaid with dark median strokes of color on dorsal and petals. The pod parent has a natural spread of 15 cm and 6 cm wide petals! These could be really good! Compact-growing plants.
3-4" pot, 5-7" ls, $25

PA-1306 Chaldonna (Chaldy [Mandy-Lu x Challow] 'Coro' HCC/NZOC x Donna Hanes 'Bob's') - These should be nice halo-type flowers with a golden background and darker overlay on the dorsal sepal, wide petals and "show bench form"! Amanda 'Joyance' is in the background of Mandy-Lu. Combines New Zealand, Ratcliffe and California breeding lines.
3" pot, 5-7" ls Seedlings $15; 4" pot BS Seedlings $25

Classic 'Autumn Glow' BM/CSA (Harbur x Denehurst) - Beautiful flower with fall tones. One of our favorites!
Division. 4.5" pot 1 bloomed growth/1 mature unbloomed growth/1 new growth $150 (net)

PA Coro Vista (Chaldy 'Coro' HCC/NZOC x Ruth Wright 'Coro') - These should be beautiful pastel halo-type flowers, large dorsal sepals wide petals and "show bench form"! Very limited.
4" pot, blooming size Seedlings $30

NEW! PA Coro Vista 'Nice' (Chaldy 'Coro' HCC/NZOC x Ruth Wright 'Coro') - Nice! Very limited.
5" pot, blooming size 2 growth Division $50

PA FC Puddle 'Bodnant' FCC/RHS x Ranchero 'Roots' - Small glossy white crossed with a heavily lacquered green and bronze with red petals and pouch. Daring novelty hybrid with interesting potential. Very compact plants. Very limited.
3" pot, 6-8" ls Seedlings $15

PA Kenai River (King Frank 'Papa Aroha' x Chaldy [Mandy-Lu x Challow] 'Coro' HCC/NZOC) - Impressive potential for dark brushed and reds with white border on dorsal sepal. King Frank is Gala King x Frank Pearce. The first to bloom have been excellent, with very wide petals and round form (see image). Several have been huge!! Very limited.
3" pot, 4-6" ls $15; 4" pot 8-12" ls BS Seedlings $25

PA Kenai River (Chaldy [Mandy-Lu x Challow] 'Coro' HCC/NZOC x King Frank 'Papa Aroha') - Reciprocal of the above cross. Impressive potential for dark reds or brushed tones with heavy median lines. White border on dorsal sepal.
3" pot 6-8" ls Seedlings $15; 4" pot Blooming Size Seedlings $25

NEW! PA Magic Rock [provisional] (Picture Rock x Magic Mood 'June' HCC/NZOC) - These should be beautiful pastel halo-type flowers, bronze over green over yellow! Very limited.
4" pot, blooming size Seedlings $30

PA-1313 Ranchaldy (Ranchero 'Roots' x Chaldy [Mandy-Lu x Challow] 'Coro' HCC/NZOC) - These should be striking well-colored halo-type flowers with large dorsal, wide petals and "show bench form"! Amanda 'Joyance' is in the background of Mandy-Lu.
3" pot 4-7" ls Seedlings $20; 4" pot, BS Seedlings $30

PA-1313 Ranchaldy 'Wide Smile' (Ranchero 'Roots' x Chaldy [Mandy-Lu x Challow] 'Coro' HCC/NZOC)
Division. 5" pot, 1 bloomed growth/ 1 mature growth/ 1 new growth $50 NEW! (Via Luna Este (Harbur 'Golden Gateway' HCC/AOS x Gigi 'Malibu' AM/AOS) - Remake of a classic cross that has been a great show plant and parent. Limited.
4" pot Blooming Size Seedlings Temporarily Sold Out

NEW! (Xanana 'Summerland' x Ranchero 'Roots') - Two of our best novelty color breeders crossed. Excellent potential for unusual brushed tones. 'Summerland' is AMAZING!
4" pot 7-9" ls Seedlings one year to bloom Temporarily Sold Out

WOW! There is not a better selection of red complex hybrid Paph seedlings offered anywhere in the US!! We expect some flower quality awards from this group! We are blooming some of these in 3-4" pots!

PA Anna Szabo ('#1' HCC/NZOC x 'Penny') - Sib cross of an outstanding red breeder. We should probably bloom all of these out! Very limited.
3" pot, 5-7" ls Seedlings $25

PA Anna Szabo '#1' HCC/NZOC x Maggie Anne 'Papa Aroha' BM/CSA - Anna Szabo is proving to be a terrific parent for producing glossy reds and spotted flowers with wide dark petals and dark pouch. Here it is crossed with another excellent red with very good form.
3" pot, 5-7" ls Seedlings $20

PA Buller River (Hama Chilwin 'T-7' BM/CSA x Anna Szabo '#1' HCC/NZOC) - Two of Barry's best parents crossed to yield very large shapely flowers with wide petals and dorsal sepal. This cross breeds both reds and spotted dorsals with dark red petals and pouch. Combines proven Japanese and New Zealand breeding lines.
3" pot, 4-6" ls Seedlings $15; 4-5" pot BS Seedlings $25

PA-1733 Cathedral Cove (Kimberley Szabo 'Papa Aroha' HCC/AOS,BM/CSA,BM/JOGA x King Frank 'Papa Aroha') - Two of Barry's best parents crossed to yield large shapely flowers with wide petals and dorsal sepal. This cross breeds both reds and spotted dorsals with dark red petals and pouch. The first to bloom have been outstanding!!!
4" pots, BS Seedlings $40

PA-1286 Fraser's Fire (Kimberley Szabo 'Papa Aroha' HCC/AOS,BM/CSA,BM/JOGA x Anna Szabo 'Coro') - Two of Barry's best parents crossed to yield large shapely flowers with wide petals and dorsal sepal. This cross breeds both reds and spotted dorsals with dark red petals and pouch. The first to bloom have been outstanding!!!
3" pot 5-7" ls Seedlings $25; 4" pot blooming size Seedlings $35

NEW! NMX 4119 Hama Chilwin 'Title Nine' HCC/AOS x Seven Mountains 'Penns Creek' AM/AOS - Another of many terrific red complex hybrids we are producing. The Hama Chilwin used was recently awarded. Seven Mountains is a unique and wonderful cultivar. We can not wait to see these!
2.5" pot 4-5" ls Seedlings $25

NEW! PA Hutt River (Greenshank 'Coro' SM/CSA x Hama Chilwin 'Title Nine' HCC/AOS) - Both reds and spotted flowers with wide dark petals and dark pouch. Greenshank is a baeutiful Ratcliffe hybrid with spotted green dorsal sepal and red petals and pouch.
3" pot, 5-7" ls Seedlings $25; 4" pot blooming size Seedlings $35

NEW! Keyeshill (Carl Keyes 'Splendid' BM/CSA x Winston Churchill 'Redoubtable' FCC/AOS) - Remake of a classic cross that has been a great show plant and parent. They will come out solid red or red with spots. Limited.
4" pot Blooming Size Seedlings $40

PA Mataura River Red [provisional] (Ruapehu Sunset x Redmix 'Sands') - Two excellent reds from the Papa Aroha collection are crossed here. Very limited.
3" pot, 5-7" ls Seedlings $15; 4-5" pot, NBS Seedlings $25

PA Mount Darwin [provisional] (Sandra Mary x High Hat) x Anna Szabo '#1' HCC/NZOC - Another red cross with good potential! Very limited.
4" pot, NBS Seedlings $25

PA Mount Tongariro [provisional] (Keyeshill 'Jaunty' HCC/AOS x Firing Line 'Papa Aroha') - Excellent potential for large shapely flowers with wide petals and dorsal sepal. This cross breeds reds with dark red petals and pouch. 'Jaunty' is an incredible dark solid red with high gloss. The first to bloom were very good!
3" pot, 5-7" ls Seedlings $25; 4" pot, NBS Seedlings $35

NEW! PA Opihi River [provisional] (Kimberley Szabo x Willow Crest) - Reds.
3" pot, 5-7" ls Seedlings $25

NEW! WSO 3197 Seven Mountains 'Penns Creek' AM/AOS x Tiger Girl 'Cove's Red Giant' - Among the first of many terrific red complex hybrids we are producing. Seven Mountains is a unique and wonderful cultivar, while Tiger Girl adds size (15.5 cm natural spread) and stem height. We can not wait to see these!
2.5" pot 4-5" ls Seedlings $25

PA Spanish Jam [provisional] (Maggie Anne 'Papa Aroha' BM/CSA x Winston's Flame 'Red')- Expect glossy reds and spotted flowers with wide dark petals and dark pouch.
3" pot, 4-6" ls Seedlings $25

PA Taranaki Rose (Hama Chilwin 'Title Nine' HCC/AOS,BM/CSA x Nupurubet 'Coro' - Two excellent reds from the Papa Aroha collection are crossed here. Very limited.
3" pot, 5-6" ls Seedlings $35

PA Tongariro River (Hama Chilwin 'Title Nine' HCC/AOS,BM/CSA x Kilvanna 'Josie' - Two excellent reds from the Papa Aroha collection are crossed here. Very limited.
4" pot, BS Seedlings $45

PA Unlimited Devotion (Hama Chilwin 'Title Nine' HCC/AOS,BM/CSA x Lovely Inuyama 'Tony 99') - An excellent red hybrid. The first two to bloom were keepers! We should probably bloom all of these out! Very limited.
3" pot, 5-6" ls Seedlings $25; 4" pot 6-8" ls Seedlings $35

PA Whangapoua - (Anna Szabo '#1' HCC/NZOC x Winston's Flame 'Red' - Anna Szabo is proving to be a terrific parent for producing glossy reds and spotted flowers with wide dark petals and dark pouch. Here it is crossed with another excellent red with very good form.
3" pot, 4-6" ls Seedlings $25

Breeding spotted complex Paph hybrids is both a challenge and an opportunity to develop some of the world's most stunning orchids. Many of these crosses produce huge flowers on tall stems when bloomed on mature plants. There are many different "looks" in this genre due to the large and diverse palette of background colors and spots that are available. A "good cultivar" is worth hundreds of dollars.

PA Coro Leopard (Leopard Spots 'Tony' x Mohaka (Sharnden x Seacliff) 'Giant' ) - A superior spotted cross for bold heavy spotting on sepal and petals. The first to bloom had huge dark spots! Striking! We hate selling these!
3" pot, 5-6" ls Seedlings $15; 4-5" pot, Blooming Size Seedling $30

PA Coro Spots (Revelry 'Coro' x Leopard Spots 'Tony') - A superior spotted cross for heavy spotting on sepal and petals. Striking! We hate selling these!
4" pot Blooming Size Seedlings $35

PA Eyes of the World (Spot Matrix 'Papa Aroha' B/CSA x Suzie Del '99') - Another superior spotted cross for spotting on sepal and petals. Combines Ratcliffe and Geyserland breeding lines. ! We hate selling these!
3" pot, 5-6" ls Seedlings $25

PA FC Puddle 'Bodnant' FCC/RHS x Kerry Anne 'Papa Aroha' - Small glossy white crossed with an outstanding spotted flower. Exciting novelty hybrid with pink potential. Small growing plants. Very limited.
3" pot, 4-6" ls Seedlings $25; 4" Pots, Blooming Size Seedlings $35

PA FC Puddle 'Bodnant' FCC/RHS x Peter Pernar - Small glossy white crossed with heavily lacquered spotted gold-green and bronze with orange-tan petals and pouch. Exciting novelty hybrid with interesting potential. Small growing plants. Very limited.
3" pot, 4-6" ls Seedlings $25; 4" Pots, Blooming Size Seedlings $35

Garibaldi 'John' AM/AOS (Bronzino x Earle of Tankerville) - Fertile antique breeder that is useful for producing compact hybrids. One of the original "pygmy Paphs". Good grower.
4" pot 1 mature unbloomed growth $150 (net)

PA Hutt River (Greenshank 'Coro' S/CSA x Hama Chilwin 'T7' B/CSA ) - Spotted cross with green dorsal sepal and contrasting red petals and pouch. Very nice!
3" pot, 5-6" ls Seedlings $20; 4" pot, Blooming Size Seedling $30

Keyeshill 'Stardom' (Carl Keyes x Winston Churchill) - Division of one our breeding stock for reds and red-petal spotted hybrids.
5" pot 2 bloomed growths/1 mature growth/1 new growth (in flower) $300 (net)

NEW! Magic Dust 'Shapely' x Peter Pernar 'Bronze' - Large flat round flower. Spots over a green or yellow background with bronze petals and lip. Combines Japanese, California and New Zealand breeding lines. Limited.
4" pot BS Seedlings $40

PA-1282 Magic Time [Provisional] (Somewhere in Time 'Papa Aroha' x Magic Mood 'June' HCC/NZOC) - Outstanding large spotted flowers with yellow backgrounds. Contrasting dark petals and pouch.
3" pot, 6-8" ls Seedlings $25

WSO 1124 Merced River (Erie 'February' AM/AOS x Pandemonium 'Bonfire') - This cross features some of the best spotted breeding developed by Dr. William W. Wilson (Penn Valley Orchids) and Jim and Noel Burkey's west coast breeding. Expect large flowers held aloft on tall stems with broad dorsals with spotting on dorsal sepal and petals. The first to bloom were right on target!
3" pot, 4-6" ls Seedlings $25

PA Orewa Beach [provisional] (Kimberley Szabo 'Papa Aroha' HCC/AOS,BM/CSA,BM/JOGA x Mohaka (Sharnden x Seacliff) 'Giant') - Looking for huge flowers with monster spots (from Mohaka)!
3" pot, 7-9" ls Seedlings $25; 4" pot BS Seedlings $35

PA Orewa Beach [provisional] (Mohaka (Sharnden x Seacliff) 'Giant' x Kimberley Szabo 'Papa Aroha' HCC/AOS,BM/CSA,BM/JOGA( - Another outstanding spotted cross with huge flowers and very large bold spots!
3" pot, 4-6" ls Seedlings $25; 4" pot, Near Blooming Size Seedlings $35

PA Pauanui [provisional] (Leopard Spots 'Tony' x Mandrake 'Spot Magic') - One oof our best spot breeder crossed with a superior spotted hybrid with exceptionally wide petals. High potential. Few to be released.
3" pot, 5-6" ls Seedlings $25; 4" pot, Blooming Size Seedling $35

NEW! Peter Pernar 'Bronze' x Coastal Pass '#1') - Two our best breeders combined targeting very large round flat flowers and spotting over a white or green background with bronze petals and lip.
4" pot BS Seedlings $35

NEW! Peter Pernar 'Bronze' x Kayday 'Coro' SM/CSA - Two our best breeders combined targeting large round flat flowers and spotting over a green or yellow background. The first to bloom was a keeper!
4" pot BS Seedlings $35

PA Sonia Pernar '#3' BM/CSA x Anna Szabo '#1' HCC/NZOC - Two excellent spotted parents. Looking for more of the same.
3" pot, 4-6" ls Seedlings $15

PA Tarewara [provisional] Sonia Pernar 'Penny' B/CSA x Mohaka (Sharnden x Seacliff) 'Giant' - Another outstanding spotted cross with huge flowers!
3" pot, 4-6" ls Seedlings $15; 4" pot, 8-10" ls BS Seedlings $25

Vixen 'Valley Girl' AM/AOS (Milmoore x Parry Gripp) - Awarded in 2007. An outstanding spotted cultiver!
5" pot 1 mature growth/1 new growth $350 (net)

PA Waipunga (Kerry Anne 'Papa Aroha' x Mohaka (Sharnden x Seacliff) 'Giant') - This cross is producing the biggest boldest spots we have ever seen with great consistancy!! (Some have spots so large that the spots have spots!)
4" pot, Near Blooming Size Seedlings $35

PA Waitahnui (Silvara 'Tamahere' x Kimberley Szabo 'Coro' B/CSA) - A fine white paired with a red spotted hybrid. May deliver some nice pinks with spots. Limited.
3" pot, 5-7" ls Seedlings $25

PA Whakatane (Peter Pernar 'Pete' x Sonia Pernar 'Penny' B/CSA ) - Huge green-bronze flowers with fine spots. The pollen parent has a natural spread of 15 cm and 6 cm wide petals!
3" pot, 5-7" ls, $15; 4" pot NBS Seedlings $25

PA Wyoming Valley [provisional {Wyoming Sunset x Mill Valley}] x Leopard Spots 'Tony' - An outstanding spotted cross with huge flowers and large spots!
3" pot, 4-6" ls Seedlings $15

Whites and pinks command the spotlight in the world of complex Paphs. Here we offer some unique approaches to delivering beautiful white/pink flowers.

PA Blythe Brook x Jack Tonkin - Novelty white that has turned out to be pretty good!
3" pot 4-6" ls Seedlings $15; 4" pot NBS Seedlings $25

Temporarily Sold Out! PA-1281 Coro Golden Egret [provisional] Snowbird 'Sands' x Donna Hanes 'Golden' B/CSA - A highly awarded white hybrid crossed with a huge well-shaped yellow. Few left.
3" pots, 4-6" ls Seedlings $25

PA Coro Puddle [provisional] (F.C. Puddle x Donna Hanes 'Papa Aroha' SM/CSA) - Easy to grow and bloom whites with gold background coloration. Pollen parent has 15 cm natural spread! Small growing plants!
3" pot 5-6" ls Seedlings $15; 4" pot Blooming Size Seedlings $25

PA Coro Silver [provisional] (Silver Mood x Billy Bunter 'Tereapi') - Nice gold-white crossed with the large round lovely 'Tereapi'. Some of these will be sensational!
3" pots 4-5" ls Seedlings $25

PA Donna Hanes 'Papa Aroha' x Susan Tucker - Easy to grow and bloom whites with gold background coloration. Pod parent has 15 cm natural spread!
3" pots 4-5" ls Seedlings $25

PA Estimated Prophet (Tomas Garcia 'Dappled' x Sunline) 'Tony' - These should be very nice pinks! The first to bloom have been keepers!!
3" pots, 5-6" ls seedlings $30

PA F.C. Puddle x Ruth Curran 'Papa Aroha' - Ruth Curran has been an excellent parent for large greens. Could be some nice whites here. Very Limited.
4" pot Blooming Size Seedlings $35

PA Freckles x Joan Thomas 'Primo' - Joan Thomas is a ripping big solid gold flower. These should be medium large cream/yellow whites with some speckling. Limited.
3" pot 4-6" ls Seedlings $15

PA Garcia Mountain (Tomas Garcia 'Dappled' x Magic Mountain) - The first to bloom were blush pinks over a cream/green background.
3" pots, 5-7" ls seedlings $25

Lady Luck 'Lucky Day' (Winston Churchill x Skip Bartlett) -
5" pot 3 bloomed growths/2 mature unbloomed growths/1 new growth $65 (net)

Luna Elf 'Glacier' (Elfstone x Bella Luna) - Paphanatics breeding. Can bloom twice a year.
4" pot 1/bloomed growth/1 mature unbloomed growth $75 (net)

PA Magic Mood 'June' HCC/NZOC x Freckles - These should be medium large cream/yellow whites with some speckling.
3" pots, 5-7" ls seedlings $25

Via Ojai 'Sylvia' HCC/AOS (Freckles x Hellas) -
4.5" pot 1 bloomed growth/1 mature unbloomed growth/1 new growth (in bud) $75 (net)

PA-1278 Whanganui (Tomas Garcia 'Dappled' x Jack Tonkin 'Val's Choice' AM/AOS) - A highly awarded white hybrid crossed with a purple spotted white.
4" pot NBS Seedlings $30

White Castle 'Checkmate' (Mem Toshio Miyata x Skip Bartlett) - Lovely white with frilly sepals and petals.
4.5" pot 1 bloomed growth/1 mature unbloomed growth/2 new growths $200 (net)

White Castle 'Witchcraft' (Mem Toshio Miyata x Skip Bartlett) - Lovely white with frilly sepals and petals. Good breeder!
4" pot 1 mature unbloomed growth/2 new growths $200 (net)

White Knight 'Clear Light' HCC/AOS, SM/CSA (Green Mystery x Skip Bartlett) - We just received the HCC/AOS (79 pts) for this plant within the last year. An excellent White Knight that stands up tp today's standards for white complex hybrids!
4.5" pot 2 bloomed growth/ 1 new growth $400 (net)