parvi_17
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For Paphs, you can rest assured that most of the easily-grown ones which I would consider good beginners' plants are under $50 for mature plants. Most of them should be in the $30-40 range I would think.
Check out the Maudiae hybrids first. They are all easily grown, inexpensive, common, and come in a wide variety of color patterns. I won't recommend a particular one because there are just too many and they are all very similar. I would also look into delenatii and Magic Lantern (micranthum x delenatii) if you like Parvis - both will bloom and grow easily and are cheap and easy to find. Paph. Pinocchio is a standby Cochlo hybrid that again, is easy, cheap and common. Most Cochlos are equally easy and inexpensive, except victoria-mariae. I don't recommend multiflorals for beginners except maybe lowii because they are slow-growing and can be hard to bloom (I have heard that lowii is a bit easier). There are a number of Paph species I haven't mentioned that are quite easy, such as callosum, insigne, villosum, appletonianum, and apparently vietnamense. Brachys are not generally good beginners Paphs.
For Phrags, look into the besseae influence hybrids first, like Don Wimber, Eric Young, Ecuabess, Memoria Dick Clements... the list goes on. The pink hybrids seem quite easy as well. Species such as longifolium and pearcei are quite easy, and some people recommend besseae as a beginners' plant. Just remember that Phrags are sensitive to high mineral content, particularly some of the species. The only ones I have grown that I consider challenging are kovachii and schlimii.
Many of the plants I would call "must-haves" are not good beginners' plants, but I also wouldn't necessarily discourage anyone from simply trying out plants they like. The best way to learn, I think, is by doing, and although some first-hand knowledge makes things easier, you will likely learn the most from experience. So, my final statement is: Experiment!
Check out the Maudiae hybrids first. They are all easily grown, inexpensive, common, and come in a wide variety of color patterns. I won't recommend a particular one because there are just too many and they are all very similar. I would also look into delenatii and Magic Lantern (micranthum x delenatii) if you like Parvis - both will bloom and grow easily and are cheap and easy to find. Paph. Pinocchio is a standby Cochlo hybrid that again, is easy, cheap and common. Most Cochlos are equally easy and inexpensive, except victoria-mariae. I don't recommend multiflorals for beginners except maybe lowii because they are slow-growing and can be hard to bloom (I have heard that lowii is a bit easier). There are a number of Paph species I haven't mentioned that are quite easy, such as callosum, insigne, villosum, appletonianum, and apparently vietnamense. Brachys are not generally good beginners Paphs.
For Phrags, look into the besseae influence hybrids first, like Don Wimber, Eric Young, Ecuabess, Memoria Dick Clements... the list goes on. The pink hybrids seem quite easy as well. Species such as longifolium and pearcei are quite easy, and some people recommend besseae as a beginners' plant. Just remember that Phrags are sensitive to high mineral content, particularly some of the species. The only ones I have grown that I consider challenging are kovachii and schlimii.
Many of the plants I would call "must-haves" are not good beginners' plants, but I also wouldn't necessarily discourage anyone from simply trying out plants they like. The best way to learn, I think, is by doing, and although some first-hand knowledge makes things easier, you will likely learn the most from experience. So, my final statement is: Experiment!
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