Paphiopedilum armeniacum basket update

[JPMC]

This is the same plant from this post (http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17972). So far it's the most vigorous clone of this species I have and has not been out of flower for more than a month or two since I posted it in 2010.

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[Jaljala]

This is fantastic!

 

[Rick]

That's just insane:drool:

 

[The Orchid Boy]

Most amazing armeniacum I've ever seen! How do you grow it? I'm especially curious about your temps.

 

[JPMC]

Most amazing armeniacum I've ever seen! How do you grow it? I'm especially curious about your temps.

Thank you.

I grow it with my cattleyas. Same amount of light but constantly moist (even in winter). Temperatures are 60F at night and 80F during the day in winter; 10F higher in the summer.

 

[Chuck]

Wonderful!

Chuck

 

[cnycharles]

looking for the jaw-dropping smiley...

 

[Ozpaph]

straight spag??

 

[Justin]

wow, some really nice growing there.

 

[eggshells]

I don't really know what to say... But can I have a piece? Lol

 

[JPMC]

straight spag??

No. The basket is lined with NZ sphagnum but filled with regular paph mix (fir bark, perlite, and charcoal).

 

[SlipperFan]

Beautifully grown!

 

[gnathaniel]

J, how do you fertilize your armeniacum? Do you supplement Ca or add anything like oyster shell, marble, etc. to the mix? Truly awesome plant!

 

[The Orchid Boy]

I'm VERY tempted to try one now. So just bark mix and sphag in a basket with no super low winter temps? I could do that. Do you have high humidity? How fast does the basket dry out? Words just can't say how awesome your plant is and how jealous I am.

Any one know if an armeniacum would do ok in straight sphag in a wood basket?

 

[JeanLux]

:clap: :drool: :clap: !!!! Jean

 

[JPMC]

J, how do you fertilize your armeniacum? Do you supplement Ca or add anything like oyster shell, marble, etc. to the mix? Truly awesome plant!

I use MU fertilizer at 150 ppm or low K fertilizer at 200 ppm weekly. I add pellitized lime every 6 months (1/4 tsp per basket).

 

[JPMC]

I'm VERY tempted to try one now. So just bark mix and sphag in a basket with no super low winter temps? I could do that. Do you have high humidity? How fast does the basket dry out? Words just can't say how awesome your plant is and how jealous I am.

Any one know if an armeniacum would do ok in straight sphag in a wood basket?

I keep the humidity at about 50% and it dries out pretty fast so that I water it every day in the summer and every other day in the winter.

 

[Dido]

looks really great it is alwasy impressive to see your plants congrats for that one, if you have a clone one day please think on me

 

[Brabantia]

Stunning flowering. You control very very well the culture of this species!

 

[NYEric]

I don't really know what to say... But can I have a piece? Lol

Are you back home or shoulod he send it to S.E. Asia?!oke: