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For some reason 'Yellow Bird' sounded familiar so I did a search and found this thread with a sibling to yours, from 2021, well before I was a member, don't know why it sounded familiar. https://www.slippertalk.com/threads/paph-helenae.51890/ I don't have much of an eye for flowers but I think...

Wow, okay, that is pretty intense. I have no idea with the magnification is on my phone app. But I am definitely not swabbing and looking at the cotton. I think I need to be doing more. Appreciate the detailed info.

The helenae color is wonderful. The first, and only, I have bloomed was as drab as a jar of olives. Do you know the parents of this one?

Also, I used to grow pineapple lilly in a big pot at my first house. I had a lightly heated greenhouse that I must have overwintered them in. They would have been very dry and protected from the wet and hard freezes but I am certain it would drop below 0 for a few hours in the deep of winter...

I am one of those wet west coasters too. I have had some luck leaving the tuberous begonias in pots over winter. I leave them on the north side of the garage protected from wind and most definitely rain. They are also very shaded there. They will die back completely. They seem to be able to...

I love white paphs and this one is quite elegant. Have you found it to be more finicky than the non-album form?

What a nice color combination.

Ahh, so maybe not enough light and too many nutrients? Thanks to both of you. Maybe with some additional artificial lighting and lighter hand with fert. things will improve. I appreciate the advice.

Welcome from Wa state. Do you grow inside or out? Do you know of any good orchid vendors in the north of Italy? I have a friend in Brescia who is interested in starting to grow them.

Wow, the color really does change. I like how the oncoming pink is echoed in the spots. Very pretty. I don't think my Lowe's has anything except phals. Would love to see the sophronotis when it blooms. How often do you have to water it? If I may return to the thrips.....do you look at your...

Thank you! Will do.

I have two miniature paphs whose new growth is pale with green veining, Little Charlie and Sandra Helen's Maha. They are the only two in my collection which have this noticeable veining. They were on a windowsill here in the very dark PNW but were move under lights about a week ago-as were all...

So I have not bloomed many paphs since I contracted the obsession only about a year ago. On the few plants that have bloomed, I have cut the stalk about an inch from the leaves and all was well afterwards. However, after I cut the stalk on this henryanum the sheath has started turning brown...

Envious of the greenhouse. And now with under bench lights did you double your space? Do you also heat the greenhouse? I have to share the basement with many other hobbies. I am wondering if I am going to get enough of a night time temp drop down there. If I may ask about your s/h practices...

Awesome set up! Congratulations. You even managed to get a little mount hanging. I have been wondering if I could manage to hang anything. I just had to look up what BV is. 😅Would love to see an up close of it. Thanks for the good thrip management regime. I hope I don't have to avail...

Welcome. I am also trying to figure out paphs. And I have just recently been bitten by the Catasetinae bug. There is a font of info on this forum-sometimes dangerous amounts. 😂

Very pretty yellow spotting down the throat. Lovely.

I love to see the genetic variation. I think they are both beautiful.

Yay, I will look forward to seeing them. And happy new year's to you as well.

What a beautiful pale color and your last photo makes it look like the flower is the glowing.