Paph. delenatii repot yes or no?

[Marc]

not to be a j@ck@ss but i think you may have potted it a touch too high

{but visually, and because sometimes i am a j@ck@ss, i would have centered the plant differently....}
oke:

No need to call yourself that.

Try 2:

Repotted again, tried to place the plant more in the center of the pot and placed it a bit lower.

 

[Clark]

Roasted or pan fried? :drool:
Your lucky to enjoy, my generation in this location might consider this cruelty.

Rabbit and pheasant were the only game I consumed. After a snapshot, gave everything else away.

What are they making next weekend?

 

[Ernie]

The plants and roots look perfectly healthy to me. I agree that you potted a little high (I'd drop it down maybe 0.75 cm or so).

Also, you don't have a delenatii there. From the leaves, looks like delenatii crossed to a cochlopetalum. Could be Deperle (delenatii X primulinum) or Gina Short (Pinocchio X delenatii) or similar.

Now that your skinned knee (from the bare root pic where one of the roots stuck to the old pot) is probably dried over, you'll want to water the heck out of that thing today or tomorrow IMO. The bark you used is bone dry and will shed water until you convince it otherwise. I'd use water with a little bit of liquid dish soap (a couple drops per liter) in it to help wet the bark. Take it to the sink and pour soapy water through the pot every half hour or so for the entire morning. Keep the plant a little shadier until that bark continues to hold water. This will help prevent the plant from being water stressed as the bark 'breaks in'- if it gets a little dry, but is in dim light, it won't be as stressed as if it were getting optimal light. This is even more important to windowsill gardeners that don't have the humidity greenhouse folks have.

 

[likespaphs]

...The bark you used is bone dry and will shed water until you convince it otherwise. I'd use water with a little bit of liquid dish soap (a couple drops per liter) in it to help wet the bark. Take it to the sink and pour soapy water through the pot every half hour or so for the entire morning.....

do you think soaking the pot instead would have similar results?
i've always tried to soak them thinking it would result in faster saturation.
i use chc instead of bark though and don't know if that would change things either....

 

[Ernie]

do you think soaking the pot instead would have similar results?
i've always tried to soak them thinking it would result in faster saturation.
i use chc instead of bark though and don't know if that would change things either....

Maybe, but I'm guessing that bark will float quite a bit, and if he's not careful would undo his pot job. It would be easier and effective if careful. So, let's add this option...

Look around the kitchen for a container that is just a little bigger than this one, add the plant and carefully and slowly pour in the soapy water (or add the water first then slowly dunk plant). Allow to soak for an hour or more.

 

[Paphman910]

Your night time temperature are a bit too cold for this plant. Should aim for at least 15-16 C and daytime temperature should be about 20-25 C.

Paphman910

 

[Ernie]

Your night time temperature are a bit too cold for this plant. Should aim for at least 15-16 C and daytime temperature should be about 20-25 C.

Paphman910

Good catch. That is a little on the chilly side.

 

[Marc]

Thanks for the input guys.

Regarding if it's a pure delenatii yes or no. I recieved the plant for free in a group of five from a another breeder whose a friend of my parents. The stick on the pot mentioned it was a delenatii that's why I presumed it is. However the sticker also mentioned that it is from a big garden center that has a lot of stores throughout the country. So I wouldn't be surprised if it isn't a species plant. But as I got it for free I'm not that bothered by it.

Regarding the watering. I've poored a lot of water through the mixture and then I put it in the sink that was filled with water. I had water up to halve the height of the pot to prevent the medium to rise up. I left it there for a while and now it's draining out. Will look at it before I go to bed and if it's dry tomorrow morning I'll pour some more water over it before I'm of to work.

I'm hoping that the spagnum and perlite retain enough water to continue wetting the plant and of course the bark.

 

[Marc]

@ Ernie, I've done some searching on the internet and the phorum here and I want to thank you for pointing it out that it's not a true delenatii.

I noticed a topic in the sales area:

http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19577

And comparing the pictures of the plants in that topic with mine I find the similarity stunning. Also the searching I did for delenatii on the net showed that true species plants have a greyer tone to their leaves.

I hope that it will develop a bloom soon that I can find out if it's Deperle or something else.

I checked on the plant this morning and the pot looked still quite moist. Will rewater this evening if required but so far the spagnum and perlite seem to be doing their job.