Paphiopedilum niveum

[werner.freitag]

all together 20 flowers/buds

 

[papheteer]

Just wow....

 

[Happypaphy7]

Wow~

 

[SlipperKing]

WHAT THE....! CRAZY nice!

Its in a net basket right?

 

[Martin]

Wow!

 

[Linus_Cello]

Bringing it to judging soon? CCE

 

[Ozpaph]

WoW!

 

[TyroneGenade]

Wow! Awesome. You must tell us how you are growing it.

 

[GuRu]

Werner, what an impressive sight. Congrats

 

[Justin]

Plant of the year!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

That is one incredible flowering.

Is in 10 inch net pot with coconut husk?

 

[shirley.weeks2]

all together 20 flowers/buds

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You got to tell us how you grew that. It is beautiful

 

[fibre]

So impressive! Very well done!

 

[dodidoki]

Omg!!!

 

[musa]

Wow, that is an impressive sight!!!

 

[werner.freitag]

thanks for the remarks !
some details
-plant grows in Orchiata, pumice, charcoal in plastic basket of about 30cm, side holes covered with sphagnum
-1m under plastic shade , like Cattleyas
-gets some rain water, otherwise on sunny days 1-2min overhead well water
-fertilizer close to K-Lite weekly or bi-weekly 50ppm N , sometimes sea weed/kelp.

 

[NEslipper]

Absolutely amazing display! Congrats on the culture!

 

[Michael Bonda]

Fantastic display. Most amazing I have even seen in one Paph. species. My single growth double bud niveum dwarfs your specimen plant.

 

[Silverwhisp]

Werner, do you ever have any issues with crown rot when you water overhead, or are these Paphs immune from crown rot? I have mostly Phrags, not Paphs, and have had issues with that.

 

[werner.freitag]

Werner, do you ever have any issues with crown rot when you water overhead, or are these Paphs immune from crown rot? I have mostly Phrags, not Paphs, and have had issues with that.

sometimes , but not with Phrags
my shade house is too big for a different watering technique
we get a monsun climate, the plants get really soaked in the rainy season
professional breeder protect their plants with dense plasic foil under the shade, good and bad
I dont do it , so part of the rain goes through the shade plastic
why? because the plants enjoy the pure water after the well water with about 300 microSiemens

if necessary I will use a pesticide and/or remove the plant