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I’m really happy with this one’s shape—wide, flat petals. There’s a slight deformation of the pouch on its side that I’m hoping will correct itself on the next flower. The peachy color is really pleasant, too. 😌

Thanks for the photos! I take it I can store these seeds in a cool dry place until I’m ready to sow them? When I made the cross this summer I had no idea I’d be moving six hours away when the seedpod would be ready. Ideally I should be able to make my DIY glovebox once I’m settled into the new...

I pollinated this Paph. Payakka Kodkod (concolor x thaianum) with pollen from Paph. Chou-Yi Rookie (rothschildianum x thaianum) back in mid-July. It looks like the seedpod is beginning to change from green to yellow to slight brown. Is it ready to harvest? Do you have any tips for harvesting...

Thanks all! Update: I’ve repotted the plant in Power orchiata and moved it to slightly lower light. I also moved to two Epsom salt waterings per month and bumped up my K-Lite to 75-100 ppm N per watering. Looks like the chlorophyll is starting to come back.

This plant is currently potted in about 3 parts Small Orchiata, 1 part charcoal, 1 part perlite if I recall correctly

I’ve never heard of plaster of Paris being used as a calcium and sulfur supplement, will take note of that. A repot is due soon anyway, so I’ll take pics when I get around to it next week. I’m using my tap water, which comes out at about 7.0-7.6 pH and 70-100 TDS depending on time of year.

I don’t have a PAR meter, but I have four 20W LED lights on this shelf (two are 4500K grow lights, two are 6500K garage lights) about 8-12 inches above the foliage. I can get a FC/lumens reading on my phone tomorrow—staying overnight at work due to the snow hitting the east coast tonight

Sure. Temps range from high 60s F to mid to high 70s F, oscillating fan running to keep air moving. I started monthly doses of Epsom salts two months ago at 1 tsp/gallon, but plan on bumping that treatment up to twice monthly to see how it does. I also give Quantum Total monthly and KelpMax...

I think so, yes. The store seemed to have them growing under T8s(?) and I have it growing under 4 LED grow lights.

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I bought this Phrag. Super Rubies from Ecuagenera this past spring as a three growth plant. Since then it’s produced three new growths, which started out green, but as growth has progressed stopped producing chlorophyll. The leaves appear to be continuously growing, though. What could be the...

I purchased this complex white paph as a single growth in-bloom plant this past spring, and has been working on three new growths since then. I noticed what appears to be a sheath on the biggest growth and I’m wondering— will the rest of the leaves on this growth catch up in size to those of the...

Sam has been my favorite seller so far. Super responsive and informative, and incredibly patient when things went wrong with shipping. Not to mention his plants are amazing, healthy, and well priced. 10/10 my favorite paph vendor.

Hi Paul! My name is Ernie and I’m just a bit south of you in Manassas, VA. Have you joined NCOS? They’re a super friendly bunch and were very kind to me when I fell down the rabbit hole during quarantine.

I stopped by Bill’s greenhouse yesterday and picked up a division of Phrag. wallisii ‘Barnard Creek’, a seedling Phrag. longifolium var. album, and a seedling Phrag. besseae var. flavum 😌

Wow, that one looks massive next to its sibling

I started collecting paphs back in February, and since then I’ve really hit my stride with finding how they best grow in my space. Given my average temps and humidity (70-79 F and 65-85% in the summer, 68-73 F and 45-65% in the winter) I’ve found they do really well in a mix that is about 3:1:1...

Quarantine got me hooked on lady slippers. I’m right there with ya having also gone way out of control 😂

I too couldn’t resist. 😂 mine are coming in tomorrow.

With autumn fast approaching, I wanted to know— do multifloral paphs need a drop in temperature to set their buds? I’ve heard of complex paphs and Parvis needing it but couldn’t find much on multiflorals aside from a brief mention of its effect on getting rothschildianum to bloom. My conditions...