Paphiopedilum canhii in bud

[cxcanh]

It will blooming soon

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Very cute. Exciting to see it blooming in cultivation.

 

[NYEric]

Yay! They are hard to grow.

 

[Don I]

Very good.
Don

 

[SlipperKing]

Nice! Are those the old roots of canhii exposed?

 

[cxcanh]

Nice! Are those the old roots of canhii exposed?

Yes, the new roots are big and also long

 

[Don I]

It will blooming soon

Is this orchid named after you?
Don

 

[SlipperKing]

Yes Don, he is the discoverer of this paph

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[Don I]

That makes it even better.
Don

 

[cxcanh]

Thank you

 

[troy]

Curious to know how close these parvis grow to appletonianum? And is paph canhii a parvi?

 

[Ozpaph]

thanks for the photo

 

[SlipperKing]

Canh,
It doesn't look very wet. Do you keep the media wet or not?

 

[cxcanh]

Canh,
It doesn't look very wet. Do you keep the media wet or not?

Yes, media wet

 

[PaphMadMan]

...And is paph canhii a parvi?

Data seems to support it being in its own subgenus. Braem calls it subgenus Megastaminodium. I'm not sure if there has been a contradictory treatment published.