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  1. Nelson Wong

    13 Paph species bloom at a same time

    I would love to get a copy of the book. And congrats on so many species blooming. Not an easy feat
  2. Nelson Wong

    Phragmipedium Yelva Myhre 'Elnora's Fire' AM/CCM/AOS

    Does anyone know who or how to contact the owner? I would the pollen of this phrag and make a cross
  3. Nelson Wong

    Another Paph fairrieanum hybrid

    I personally love this! It looks like a triceratops! So pointy!
  4. Nelson Wong

    Rothschildianum x sib (Imperial Wings x Giant Wings GM/WOC) in bloom

    I mean, My ROth 'Knight Sunshine x taratula' was mislabeled and it cost me $150
  5. Nelson Wong

    Phrag Tate Olsen "Sunshine Rioja" AM/AOS

    Here is another picture of the phrag in all its majesty. 2 more buds developing and opening up. It is currently 78cm tall.
  6. Nelson Wong

    Paphiopedilum rothschildianum x sib (‘New Gigantic’ x ‘X Hot’ SMM/JOGA )

    Yes! Soup container for pots! We need more support for that!
  7. Nelson Wong

    Paph. Winston Churchill "Indomitable" FCC/AOS/RHS

    That thing is so colorful and ginormous!! Holy cow! Good job!
  8. Nelson Wong

    Phrag Tate Olsen "Sunshine Rioja" AM/AOS

    This is the culmination of hardwork and all the advice you have given me. I literally cannot wait for all 4 blooms to open.
  9. Nelson Wong

    Phrag Tate Olsen "Sunshine Rioja" AM/AOS

    Took me 5 years to learn how to raise phrags and 2 years to bloom this Phrag Tate Olson. I spent years asking for advice from Rob Halgren - water it more, Phrags like water. Dennis Steinbeck - Oh More water. And give it some k-lite, it does wonders. To Russ Vernon - drown it in water, let...
  10. Nelson Wong

    How to differentiate between 2N, 3N and 4N?

    do you have an example of imbricated foliage? some visual could help
  11. Nelson Wong

    How to differentiate between 2N, 3N and 4N?

    How do we know or differentiate if an orchid is a 2n, 3n, or 4n? are there any characteristics? or do we have to actually do a test?
  12. Nelson Wong

    Phrag Tate Olson

    Thank you for the compliment! I think it looks wonderful too. It actually just opened around 2 days ago, so it might take another 3 to 5 days for it to fully open and for the petals to fully develop. but the spike is 2.7 feet tall, dorsal sepal L is 8.9cm, W is 2.2cm, petals are 10cm (i am...
  13. Nelson Wong

    Phrag Tate Olson

    nah. The spike was extremely, extremely thin, there was no way it would even support the flower. I am fine with waiting another 2 years until the plant grows bigger :)
  14. Nelson Wong

    Phrag Tate Olson

    After 6 years I have finally managed to get a phrag to bloom! I learned that phrags require 2-3 times the amount of water of paphs, infact, let it sit on water. I actually have 3 other phrags with spike, but I cut them because the plant is so young and small. This Phrag Tate Olson i got...
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