Paph lowii

[SlipperKing]

Blooming for the second time this spring with 5

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Pretty. I've been watching my plant for signs of a spike. It's a lovely species. This might sound like a stupid question, but is your clone fragrant? I swear mine is ... but it's sporadic.

 

[kiwi]

Great colour

 

[troy]

Lowii is hard to grow for me, yours is beautiful!! Any culture tips??

 

[SlipperKing]

No fragrance that I can detect.
Culture-wise, for me I have to keep them in a open mix, such as a basket or a small pot. The point being a dryer condition then most Paphs. They succumb to rot very quickly with too much water around the root zone.

 

[troy]

Thanks for the culture tip!! I will grow mine in a net pot. Beautiful blooming!!

 

[GuRu]

Very nice lowii especially its intense colouration....and in the end 5 flowers at one spike isn't that bad too. Congrats.

 

[Guldal]

Yes, agreed, it's very nice! One of Sam's crosses?

Good growing!

 

[werner.freitag]

Stunning! I will apply your culture method. Usual potting mix?

 

[SlipperKing]

Stunning! I will apply your culture method. Usual potting mix?

Yes, use a typical well drained mix in a basket or if in a pot I add allot more sponge rock (inorganic) to mix.

This plant came HiLo Orchid Farm

 

[Happypaphy7]

I love this species. It's probably my favorite multi along with parishii. I think mine is swelling up with a spike deep down at the center of the plant.

 

[Kate Boyce-Miles]

Lovely plant.

 

[gego]

Good growing and thanks for the tips.