paphs at my place

[orchid527]

Here are some paphs that recently bloomed at my place

Norito Hasegawa purchased last year at Chicagoland from Fox Valley

Ho Chi Minh - very large flower, wished the petals were better shaped

Alice Barrios "Peggy" AM/AOS - awarded about 18 months ago - from Windy Hill via Hilltop Orchids - strong grower always producing mulitiple shoots

 

[newbud]

Very nice. What other paphs do you have in your collection?

 

[orchid527]

Don't have good current records, but there are hundreds, maybe high hundreds. I have about 40 mature multifloras scattered about and nearly all of the ones in these photos are paphs, except for a tray of mini-catts, a tray of phrag compots and 4 or 5 assorted non-slippers.

 

[Spaph]

Nice blooms and thanks for sharing pictures of your collection... very impressive!!

 

[Shiva]

Great collection and blooms.

 

[John M]

They are all very nice. I'd keep any of them. The HCM is nice, even if the petals could be a bit more flat. Maybe that will improve on another blooming. The flower quality on HCM can vary quite a bit from blooming to blooming.

You have a very nice, healthy collection, all growing in a very clean, attractive setting. That's the problem with having too many plants, things get disorganized and weeds take hold, etc. I wish my growing area looked like yours!

 

[NYEric]

You, compadre, win most organized growing area!

 

[Justin]

Excellent growing space and great plants. Where do you put them in the winter? If indoors, how do you manage watering all these? (always looking for better ideas)...

 

[orchid527]

Justin

The first two photos are from the inside of the greenhouse. The plants stay there all year. The third photo is of the light rack in the plant room. It is about 10 feet from the sink. Takes me 15-20 minutes to haul them to the sink and water. The ones on the light rack are all compots and they stay there until they are large enough to go into individual pots, then off to the trays in the greenhouse.

Mike

 

[JeanLux]

Great blooms, and very neat, clean environment !!!! Bravo !!!! Jean

 

[cabnc]

Mike,

Interested in your greenhouse. Can you take us on a tour ? Some info on construction, features, etc.

Charlie
a greenhouse owner wannabee

 

[emydura]

Wonderful healthy looking plants. That NoritoHaeagawa is a cracker. Two flowers on a spike is impressive as well.

 

[Justin]

Justin

The first two photos are from the inside of the greenhouse. The plants stay there all year. The third photo is of the light rack in the plant room. It is about 10 feet from the sink. Takes me 15-20 minutes to haul them to the sink and water. The ones on the light rack are all compots and they stay there until they are large enough to go into individual pots, then off to the trays in the greenhouse.

Mike

Excellent. Please keep sharing more pics of your plants and growing area.

 

[Ross]

Nicely grown plants. Welcome to the forum.

 

[orchid527]

Charlie and Justin

I'll be leaving in a short while and will be gone for about a week. Will post more pics of the greenhouse when I return. I am a little reluctant to leave right now because of the high temps. It has hit 104 in the greenhouse for the last 2 days and I doubt I will have many flowers left when I return, since they were starting to fade anyway. The plants all have good roots and they have just been watered, so I'm sure they will be OK.

Mike

 

[W. Beetus]

You have quite an orderly growing space! Very healthy looking plants also.

 

[SlipperFan]

Everything looks so neat and orderly!

Welcome to Slippertalk!

 

[SlipperKing]

Nice NH and the Alice B. is fantastic