Paphiopedilum appletonianum

[fionasbarnwell]

One of my favorites. Always look forward to it flowering.

 

[Guldal]

A very nice appletonianum...good colours and regal stance!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Congrats on the bloom.
Could you take pic on brighter natural light? The color looks a bit dull now.

 

[fionasbarnwell]

Sorry, it was a late afternoon photo. Will redo it tomorrow morning.

 

[fionasbarnwell]

This photo was taken in my greenhouse.

 

[fionasbarnwell]

Natural light in our garden.

 

[Rhouse]

This photo was taken in my greenhouse

Natural light in our garden.

Thank you for sharing this with us. Love the flower structure. I didn’t think I would like the color as much as do. On my wish list now. Well done. Any cultural tricks you can share?

 

[fionasbarnwell]

My greenhouse has a polycarb roof with shade net sides. It is placed about half a meter from the southern side, towards the center, which is darker here in the Southern Hemisphere. In the summer I add an extra layer of shade net above the paphiopedilum. It is planted in a mixture of bark, peat, crushed dolomitic stone and Leca, in a narrow, tallish pot that drains well. During the summer it is watered as it dries, about every 5 days and in the winter as it dries on warm days, every 7 - 10 days. The plant remained in the greenhouse through the winter and opened fully before I brought it into the house. Our minimum winter temperatures range between 2 - 7 C with a daytime range of 14 - 22 C max. Our daytime summer temperatures range between 22 - 34 C. We live on an estuary at the coast, so the humidity is usually good. I foliar feed once a month during winter and every two weeks during summer.

 

[GuRu]

Lovely flower and a strong plant, so congrats.

 

[Russ1992]

My greenhouse has a polycarb roof with shade net sides. It is placed about half a meter from the southern side, towards the center, which is darker here in the Southern Hemisphere. In the summer I add an extra layer of shade net above the paphiopedilum. It is planted in a mixture of bark, peat, crushed dolomitic stone and Leca, in a narrow, tallish pot that drains well. During the summer it is watered as it dries, about every 5 days and in the winter as it dries on warm days, every 7 - 10 days. The plant remained in the greenhouse through the winter and opened fully before I brought it into the house. Our minimum winter temperatures range between 2 - 7 C with a daytime range of 14 - 22 C max. Our daytime summer temperatures range between 22 - 34 C. We live on an estuary at the coast, so the humidity is usually good. I foliar feed once a month during winter and every two weeks during summer.

Sounds like great culture. Beautiful flower. What is the fertilizer you are using for the foliar feed?

 

[fionasbarnwell]

Sounds like great culture. Beautiful flower. What is the fertilizer you are using for the foliar feed?

It is summer here now and I use the Easygro fertilizers. At present the vegetative formula, to which I add CalMag and once every 6 weeks Kelpak.

 

[Russ1992]

It is summer here now and I use the Easygro fertilizers. At present the vegetative formula, to which I add CalMag and once every 6 weeks Kelpak.

Right on.

 

[BrucherT]

Congratulations!!