Fairies

[Carper]

I have been visiting this thread repeatedly in the hope of cultural info before I made a comment. I have never managed to grow or bloom these, and suspect that it might be because my temperature extremes are too great (too hot in summer) but have never managed to figure out what I am doing wrong.
They are too beautiful and deserve a more considered response than what I have delivered

I would also like to know the cultural conditions. Mine could grow better and I might be letting them get too dry between waterings.

Gary
UK

 

[Clark]

Attractive blooms!

 

[Justin]

This species can definitely be touchy. My experience is that they like to be kept on the wet side with very bright light.

 

[Stone]

Very nice blooms.

 

[eggshells]

Thanks everyone. The leaf span of the plant is 8-9 cm long and .5" wide.

As for culture:

Temps: 17c lowest
Humidity: 20%-40% (I grow indoors)
Watering: Every 4-5 days
Substrate: Fine bark, perlite, charcoal 3:3:1

I have hard water which have high pH so I try to adjust the pH to somewhere around 6 and feed them with plant prod balance fertilizer 20-20-20. About maybe 30-40ppm N every time I feed which is one a week.
Happy New Year.

 

[The Mutant]

Thanks everyone. The leaf span of the plant is 8-9 cm long and .5" wide.

As for culture:

Temps: 17c lowest
Humidity: 20%-40% (I grow indoors)
Watering: Every 4-5 days
Substrate: Fine bark, perlite, charcoal 3:3:1

I have hard water which have high pH so I try to adjust the pH to somewhere around 6 and feed them with plant prod balance fertilizer 20-20-20. About maybe 30-40ppm N every time I feed which is one a week.
Happy New Year.

Thank you so very very much! They're not bigger than that?! They look so much larger in the pictures! :rollhappy:

What lightlevels do you give them?


Happy New Year and may the Paphs grow even better for you next year.

 

[eggshells]

Thank you so very very much! They're not bigger than that?! They look so much larger in the pictures! :rollhappy:

What lightlevels do you give them?


Happy New Year and may the Paphs grow even better for you next year.

It can maybe reach ~10in if outstretched. As for the lights 600-800 fcs for 10 hrs a day.

 

[The Mutant]

It can maybe reach ~10in if outstretched. As for the lights 600-800 fcs for 10 hrs a day.

Well I thought it sounded way too small. Now it makes more sense.

Ah, that told me absolutely nothing, BUT since I've found a great explanation about this on the Swedish orchid forum (since the manufacturers use lumen as a measurement on their products in Sweden, just to make everything more confusing), and a great conversion site, I now know. Hurrah! And it also confirmed my suspicions that I haven't given mine enough light.

Thank you again.

 

[gnathaniel]

Wow, both spectacular! I'll be the contrarian and say I like the first one better b/c of its higher contrast in color/markings. If the dorsal flattens more on subsequent bloomings I think it'll handily outshine its sister.