Paph Season 2022
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Happypaphy7
Paphlover
Wow~ so many spiking multis!!
I love that tall very dark one and the roth (? the yellow with dark striped bracts), very cool looking.
Looking forward to them in open bloom.
What is the potting mix in that big white plastic pot?? rockwool and perlite?
I love that tall very dark one and the roth (? the yellow with dark striped bracts), very cool looking.
Looking forward to them in open bloom.
What is the potting mix in that big white plastic pot?? rockwool and perlite?
The tall dark one in the back is a Wössner Black Wings, the one in the middle is a Shih-Yueh Eagle. There are five first bloom roths on the left and the taller rothy looking spike up front is a select St Swithin from Paph Paradise. Everything is in rockwool and perlite.
Happypaphy7
Paphlover
Thanks! I love it when people make a little effort to spell the name correctly with the umlaut.
Is that WBW a repeat bloom? I saw yours in bloom last year and it was quite something! I can't wait for mine to bloom and hopefully it is going to be acceptable to my beauty standard. lol
Any good roth out of those, I would love some pollen if you allow.
So, with rockwool and perlite (do you mix 1:1?), how is watering done?
I've only ever tried rockwool on Catasetum/Cycnoches type, and they seem to stay wet forever, which those plants loved while growing in the summer.
Is that WBW a repeat bloom? I saw yours in bloom last year and it was quite something! I can't wait for mine to bloom and hopefully it is going to be acceptable to my beauty standard. lol
Any good roth out of those, I would love some pollen if you allow.
So, with rockwool and perlite (do you mix 1:1?), how is watering done?
I've only ever tried rockwool on Catasetum/Cycnoches type, and they seem to stay wet forever, which those plants loved while growing in the summer.
Happypaphy7
Paphlover
And wait, do I see two spiking haynaldiaum or are those in the back lowii?
Sorry, too many questions but you have too many to ask about here. hahaha
Sorry, too many questions but you have too many to ask about here. hahaha
That is a repeat bloom WBW but one I haven't posted pics of, I'll be sure to get good ones this year. You're welcome to pollen if you see anything you like, my plants had a bit of an off year last season with me working so much overtime so I don't plan to push them with breeding. That is a haynaldianum in the back, same one I posted recently on your thread.
My rockwool mix is about 1:1 and holds a good amount of moisture but it is also aerated well enough that I can water daily in the summer heat. In winter I water 2-4x weekly depending on how fast they dry, humidity is a struggle when the electric heat is running all the time.
My rockwool mix is about 1:1 and holds a good amount of moisture but it is also aerated well enough that I can water daily in the summer heat. In winter I water 2-4x weekly depending on how fast they dry, humidity is a struggle when the electric heat is running all the time.
Happypaphy7
Paphlover
Thank you! 
Mine are a little late this season, but should have quite a few!
I'm seeing a fair number of plants that look like they are thinking about spiking, I suspect I'll have a second wave of multis in April or May.
Camellkc
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How do you grow platyphyllum so well? It is somehow difficult for me.
I don't do anything special for it compared to my other multis, but i have noticed that it is the first to suffer if I am not able to water frequently.
. Raingreens is the first time I see it, and is stunning
Springwater Orchids strikes again, this "roths × Wössner Black Wings" is clearly a PEoY. I can't be too mad because I love PEoY, but I've literally never bloomed out a Springwater plant that was true to name and it is definitely getting tiresome.
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Thank you. That roth is small but I'll definitely keep it to see if it improves as the plant matures.
Love the color on the PEOY!
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