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Your Paph's will do great outdoors in the summer. Keep them out of the sun. Find a shady place, no sun what so ever, no matter the time of day. Try not to put your pots directly on the ground. Your pots will become home to numerous insects if you do. If you can, put your Paph's under...

I would also refer those interested to the 2020 year end Phrag. Issue of the Orchid Digest. There is a detailed treatise within on the three species of Phrags that we know of that produce flowers without a staminode. Humboltii is one of them. The other two are schlimii and boisserianum.

Stacey Ann might have been a clonal name. This is a besseae.

They are both P. curtisii.

These plants don’t go straight from the jungle to someone’s collection. They go to a local nursery who sells them overseas. Then we buy them, sometimes not realizing we buy them, at orchid shows, conventions and through mail order along side legal plants and hybrids. We see a new Peruvian form...

Slash and burn agriculture for palm oil is a serious threat the jungles in a lot of tropical locations. A very serious threat.

Not to take away from a serious discussion about a serious issue... For those of you that read my Phrag. articles in the Orchid Digest you remember I told the world therein that besseae still existed in Peru. Not only does besseae still exist in Peru, if you look at the flower spike in the...

I agree with Olaf. Phrag. hicksianum is synonymous with longifolium. Not sure, outside of commercial interests, who recognizes this as a species anymore. Phragmipedium hincksianum was described based on a plant that flowered in cultivation and was collected during an expedition to try to...

There is no link. It was published in the Orchid Digest in 2020 along with my articles Phrag. taxonomy and a checklist of species.

There is a lot of habitat information and photos in the culture article I wrote for the OD in 2020. Photos of the roots and the surrounding area. Pearcei is a warm grower and yes, you can cultivate these in seedling bark mix, not too open, and let them start to dry between waterings. Bright...

You are correct. Without a cross section of natural plants from across the range of a species, with samples taken in situ, and without a comprehensive analysis, DNA studies cannot be done correctly. The results will always be skewed.

Unfortunately there is currently no peer review in slipper taxonomy. We all need to evaluate descriptions new and old for ourselves. And commercial interests are poor sources of help. Of course this a valid species, you will hear. Its double the price of a papuanum. Regards,

This new species is synonymous with papuanum. A few things to note. The collector shopped this plant around to a few other taxonomists who practice in the genus and was told this was a papuanum by each. Undeterred, he found someone to publish it, coincidently bearing his name. DNA will not...

No it is the other way around.

Olaf is correct. Richteri is a species. Natural populations show not only stability, but the ability to reproduce. A natural hybrid origin for a species should not, and does not, relegate that species to perpetual hybrid status. Studies have shown that as much as 70% of flowering plant species...

I dont see any difference between this flower and schlimii. This is a very nice schlimii cross.

The choice of potting media is going to depend on the species/hybrid. There is no one size fits all culture for this genus. However there are a few things to keep in mind for any Phrag. Use an open and well drained medium that will allow for air to reach your roots. Water frequently if needed...

We should all register. Even if we cant attend for every speaker or need to chase after one of our kids. These forums (including the Paph Guild) are invaluable and need our ongoing support! Register!

It is not just the price of the plant when someone sells us a mislabeled plant. It is the time and effort put into cultivating these. Sadly, there are a few dealers who it seems make a living off of mislabeling plants.

This is one of the many names that are synonymous with Phrag. Longifolium. Is someone telling you that it is “different” and a species?