Bel Royal

[spujr]

Hi, this has been a regular bloomer, I think it is part Hispanic because it always celebrates Cinco de Mayo.

I posted a while back an earlier bloom of 6 flowers per stem (Thread 'Paph. Bel Royal (kolopakingii x rothschildianum)' Paph. Bel Royal (kolopakingii x rothschildianum)).

After this bloom I repotted it in sphagnum and this is the largest it has gotten with 13 flowers, but no 6-flower stem this time.

I'll try potting it in bark after it blooms.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Impressive!

 

[SlipperKing]

Indeed, impressive

 

[emydura]

WOW, Three spikes. I have been growing mine for years and still haven't got past two spikes yet. Great growing.

 

[Ozpaph]

thats a very well grpwn plant.
Why the change to sphag?

 

[spujr]

thats a very well grpwn plant.
Why the change to sphag?

Since I got it in 2016 it was grown in sphag. Seemed pretty happy so I just continued. I don't regularly repot as often as I should so I think a bark mix might be better.