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Yes, I don't think the multi-florals like repotting. It sets them back a bit. For my bigger plants, I try and wait at least 3 years before I repot. This plant needed repotting and I wasn't expecting it to flower for at least 18 months as it had no new lead, so I thought I was safe.

The AOC guidelines say an orchid should not be staked above the first flower, although it also says that the judges have the discretion to ignore this for orchids with very tall spikes and heavy flowers. I am not clear on what qualifies for the exemption, maybe a multi-floral Paph. Ideally...

Very nice Stephen. The petals are quite pendulous on this one. Hopefully it an get awarded next time. The plant looks quite small, so it will only get better. Congratulations on getting Champion Slipper. A good Johanna Burkhardt is always going to be hard to beat. How many Johanna Burkhardt's...

Thanks for your feedback. The growth is beautiful and large. It would be larger than the first flowering growth. Maybe it was the repotting. I use Orchiata bark which can be a little water repellent at the beginning. So maybe a little water stress just as the buds were being initiated.

I have flowered my roth 'Anisha' clone for the second time. Sadly it has turned out nothing like the first flowering where it got an AM award. The problem is the petals have not flattened out. They have just stayed very wavy. The second photo is the first time it flowered. Very disappointing to...

My rothschildianum was awarded an AM at our show yesterday. This was from the Taiwanese cross TC-5 x TN-Tiger. This is the second flowering. The petals are quite a bit more horizontal then when it first flowered. https://www.slippertalk.com/threads/paph-rothschildianum-tc-5-x-tn-tiger.50632/

This flowering seedling is very compact but will obviously get bigger in time. I haven't seen a larger specimen in the flesh but I expect they would just be like any of the other multi hybrids. It might depend on the type of philippinense used as they can vary greatly in size. I think this is a...

First flowering seedling. Pretty happy with the outcome, especially on such a small plant. Taiwanese breeding - philippinense 'AQ' x anitum 'Hsiao'

Congratulations Stephen. That is a seriously nice SS. The dorsal is incredible. Six flowers on a seedling is very impressive. Fully deserved the AM.

Thanks. I actually increased the light levels this season by taking off a layer of shade cloth. This worked well with a much better flowering. So, during winter, I just had a layer of 50% aluminet on the greenhouse. As it warms up, I add a layer of 70% shade cloth. I have a minimum temperature...

We have our Spring show in just over two weeks. Unfortunately, I don't think it will last until then. The petals are starting to dry out on some spikes. I think it will be past its best by the show.

I would have had it at least 15 years, maybe closer to 20. It was given to me by a local club member, and it was a multi-growth plant when I got it. It is a very compact plant. The leaves wouldn't be much bigger than say an esquirolei. Still gets 4 to 5 flowers on a spike.

I am not so much having trouble with them. They look pretty healthy. In my conditions, they just grow so slowly. Roths grow way faster. I have heard from other growers that sanderianum can be really slow for many years until they get to a certain size after which their growth rate increases...

I know I won't live long enough to see mine flower. After 7 years they have barely grown. A couple of them have doubled in size but at the rate they are growing, I have no expectations they will ever reach flowering size in the next decade or so. I have subsequently bought a much larger plant...

Just stunning. I wish I had as much luck with MK as you do. I just find them so slow.

Nice. Such a beautiful species.

Wonderful. Is this another seedling?

Thanks Istvan. I bought it as a seedling from a grower here in Australia who has been on this forum (Brad). I believe he bought a flask direct from TON in Japan. He has flowered out a lot of seedlings from this cross and he said my plant was very representative of the ones he has flowered. A...

A keeper for sure.