hi guys, I'm concerned since basically there won't be much sunlight around the philadelphia area for a whole week. would lack of sunlight interfere the...
I only have two paphs. One P. pinnochio and a P. shadowlands. I got the p. pinnochio a month ago and it is in a very small pot with sphag. Today I bought the...
Hi Kyle, There seems to be some difference of opinion about the use of sphagnum for paphs. The owner of one of our local commercial nurseries (ABC Orchids,...
I heard good results with sphagnum moss. Just be sure to get New Zealand sphagnum moss because the stuff from Thailand breaks down too fast. I also have seen...
I personally, would never grow my Paphs in sphag. I have some sphag in the mix, but never in pure sphag. I grow my paphs in a terrestrial mix which I "cook"...
Hi, i changed pot for one of my paphs the other day, and i noticed there wasn't much roots left for the paph. is it because of too much watering? Tony...
Except for small uses to assist in keeping media moist but not dripping wet----I do not like the use of sphagnum or anyother moss in orchd composts as it...
I like coconut chips and milled coir "cocopeat" too. I mix it with milled treefern, sharp sand, perlite, aliflor, and charcoal. I also mix in some Root...
I'm having great luck with a mixture of sphagnum moss, vermiculite, small bark chips and miracle grow soil. I guess whatever works for each person is the...
Tony, Root loss can come from to much watering and/or a break down of potting medium causing it to hold to much water and not allow air to the roots. You did...
Amazon.com has a great selection of orchid books on those native to several areas of U.S. Regards, Lynn Wellenstein ladyslipper.com ladyslipper.com/morgan.htm...
Hello Everyone, I have an orchid question that while not specifically in regards to a paphiopedilum, but rather an oncidium, the answer should be quite the ...
Soak your plants with insecticide & fungicide every 15 days, regardless if they have insects or not is the only best way to get rid of them all. Happy growing,...
I hope this isn't a setup. There aren't any native North American Paphiopedilums, they are all Asian. The North American genus is Cypripedium although...
Hi, Amanda - It sounds to me as if your media has 'broken down', and is probably home to fungus gnats, at least. Watch your plant to make sure you don't have ...
North american slippers = cypripediums Central/South american slippers = Phragmepedium/mexipedium and selinipedium Asian slipers = Paphiopedilums Completely...
Hi amanda: why dont you let your media dry out completely and see what happens...I have had "bug" problems, and noticed that complete drying of the media seems...
I have a 10 year old paph and I have never seen it flower. It' mostly looks like a 'wardii', with soild green leaves, with purple and green flowers. . it makes...
Hi, Kris - I do not grow wardii, but I do grow lots of other paph species. The "new plants" you are referring to are growths, which will flower in their own...
Hello! Sorry, I'm terribly new to this. I've done some amount of reading and even taken a class last year. I have three Phals, which doing fine, at least one...
Hi Kerry, It sounds like you are doing the right things. Perhaps the first plant is a little shocked from the transplanting. Give it some time. Are you seeing...
today i caught a snail in my paph pot. is something wrong with my paph to have a snail in it? are they harmful to the plant or flower? what should i do?...
Yes, harmful to the plant! A couple of years ago, I purchased a Cattleya only to find small holes appearing in the petals within days. I called the vendor...
my paph dries up pretty quickly ever since it started blooming, so i water it almost every other day on sunny days and every 2 days on rainy days. anyway,...
Hi Tony Unfortunately, I can't help you with the ideal snail climate. I guess, logically they would like a moist environment. The thing is, though, too wet...
Hi all ! I live in a very wet tropical zone with ambient rel. humidity of 90 pct +. I am having real trouble storing any kind of seed or tuber/root as white ...
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