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I know someone who visited the wenshanese habitat. It's not a hybrid. Here are his pictures.... and discussion.. https://www.orchidsforum.com/threads/paphiopedilum-wenshanense.21061/

Bellatulum likes cool nights. So does parishii

Lovely plant. I would agree with the wenshanense name

If it was coarse enough, you could grow in 100% shells without any problem. I use canunda shell..... https://www.newcraft.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Canunda_Shell_Grit.png ........at about 30% in the mix for niveum thaianum and leucochilum and they are doing very well. It is a soft...

Berthold, that's not var giganteum. If it has a sweet scent it is tetragonum var tetragonum, if it has no scent or not much it is var melaleucaphyllum. Var giganteum has yellow spots and splashes on the petals.

Superb plant Stephan. Very very nice.

Stunning. One of my favourites. I had one like that going for about twenty years and now it's down to 2 tiny bulbs and no leaves. I had to start again with a new seedling. How cold do you let it get?

Yes maybe just a bit less than Cattleya.

Daya x some ''number''

Very nice. Is it a bit easier than bellatulum?

It's the first I've seen in the flesh. Closely related to walkeriana.

On a treefern mount but all you can see is roots. I need to break it up and I'm not looking forward to it!

No Tom, it's a winter grower like tenebrosa and jongheana. Shoots grow over winter and roots grow over summer. You need to give it some water over the winter to keep it plump but it's mainly using it's reserves to grow the new shoots. Roots come after flowering in spring. If you remember those...

I'm baby sitting this plant for a friend. 750mm long petals! The plant is huge and has won many awards.

Outstanding labiata!

This one has taken a long time to flower. It was worth the wait!

First flowering. The straightness and firmness of the stem is remarkable

Yes I know it's a bit dry but the flowering this year is very nice.

The rippling on the leaf margins is normal.

I think that we should not allow weak single growth plants to flower. Particularly if it has older leaves that are not in perfect health and colour. They will reach a tipping point as the plant uses it's reserves in a desperate effort to flower. The flowers will be sub-par and the plant will...