I have a really interesting plant of Paph. (Somers Isles x Alma Gavaert) x fairrieanum and wonder if it has been named. Anybody know or know how to find out? I'll post a phot next time it blooms. I believe it was sold by Orchidaceae in Walla Walla WA some years ago. They only do wholesale now...
Hello everyone, I am writing this thread to explain a little my particular way of growing Lady Slippers. I have bought several plants to collectors of years, and producers, and in all I have noticed something very common, a deficient root system, small and suffocated. This goes hand in hand...
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I live in a temperate climate (transformed into torrential rains from time to time and hot temperatures from time to time due to climate change).
I have daytime temps of 26C-32C, and at night 18C-22C.
I want to grow Phrag Kovachii and its hybrids, also Paph...
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What do you think of the use of Cinnamon and Hydrogen Peroxide in the crowns of the Sneakers?
Cinnamon: I have heard it a lot for crown rot, but they also say that it is useful so that water does not settle on the crown when it is...
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Here’s an interesting primary hybrid to brighten your day: Paph. Moorei alba. Now don’t come after me about the nomenclature issue, but it’s made with ang-thong alba and a green tonsum as the parents. It’s pretty much the longest lasting Paph flower I’ve had bloom (Feb 2nd through May...
I want to make a Paph hybrid that looks like a white rothschildianum. To get there, I figured I needed a way to get a roth shape, a way to wipe out anthocyanin, a way to wipe out carotenoids, and a way to wipe out chlorophyll. I think there are many ways to do this, and this is the first route...
Okay hello, first time poster. I have a paph cascade creek x sanderianum and it is budding! I have not seen it in bloom except online pics.
i am worried that the second bud is stuck in the center leaves? I have no idea what to expect from this gorgeous orchid but she is growing every day...
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This paph. leucochilum x sib ('Dark' HCC/AOS x 'Fine Spots') i bought from Orchid Inn is finally open. I have it since November and it grows pretty well. I am hoping it will open up a little more.
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...
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...
With quarantine in full swing, I’ve decided to really lean into the hobby and buy my first flasks. I took advantage of Sam’s Fourth of July sale and purchased five flasks— thaianum, niveum, leuchochilum, philippinense, and rothschildianum. Here they are on 7/8, freshly potted in a mix of...
Found on a brachy x multi hybrid two days ago. Immediately moved away from the rest of my plants. What is it? I sprayed it down with Physan 20 and hoping it doesn’t progress. I’m also considering spraying everything else down with the stuff as a precaution but wanted to get some opinions here...
What are signs to look out for successful pollination? I’ve read of flowers falling off and leaving behind the ovary; I’ve also heard of checking to see if the pollinia is “stuck” indicating that the pollen tubes have grown into the pod parent. Are these things true, and if so what is the time...