Good Evening all, you may or my not have seen reported on TV, footage and reports on a bushfire that occured recently here in western Victoria Australia. We...
I am glad to hear that you were ok. in AUS. I remember the terrible fires we had in Central Florida in 1999. We called Florida "Terra del Fuego". The forest...
What is the best fertilizer to use on these plants? Mine won't bloom. I keep it in an east window and it looks healthy otherwise. Is humidity possibly a...
Something I've gleaned from reading is that most Paph's want a cool dry rest...50* during December and kept on dry side to initiate spiking...has worked for me...
Luck can play a big part when buying seedlings plus the an educated guess on what crosses to buy. I have just place two photos in my album for the group (...
Hi all, I'm new to paphs and this group--glad to have found you! I have a small paph that I bought from a fairly local orchid growing (2 hours away) about...
Hi Jenny, Welcome to the group. Yes, your paph is a hybrid. It would be best if you wait till it's through blooming before repotting. You may just have to...
Hi Danna, Thanks for the reply! I do have several other orchids, this little Paph is just my first of this type.... I'm in Montana, where too much humidity is...
Hi Jenny, Here's a web page you might want to look at. This is from Whippoorwill Orchids in Rogers, Arkansas. They specialize in phrags and paphs, and they...
Hi Jenny, I thought of one more thing you might need to know about paphs, since this is your first one. Most orchid flowers fade gradually, turning brown and...
Hi all, I've had a couple of clones of the bulldog type paphs (one has winston churchill in its background)for a few years now. However i am unable to get them...
Rick whats your fertilizer ratio/schedule, watering schedule? any dormancy period given? and last but not least temperatures mean day and night? kfb maine ...
you may need more light. I find that in your house, phaphs. can take window morning sun and like it. Laura ... you may need more light. I find that in your...
The plants are near an east facing window and does receive filtered morning sunlight. I water the plants every 3 days in summer, since i have observed that to...
Hey Rick... Excellent...ok now as mentioned you let them go a bit cooler in winter and do you hold back on water during winter to 1 x 7days or keep up the 1 x...
Hi Everyone, I'm new to Paphs, too, and started growing them just this year. I've been following this thread, and wondering what the ideal temp should be if...
Hi All, This is a link to the the paph culture sheet on the Whippoorwill Orchids web site http://www.wiprlark.com/paphculture.htm. You might find it helpful. ...
I have a Paph that has bloomed once and already put out 2 pups. How do I make it go dormant? Should I do this once a year? Has anyone in this group ever...
Hi, Mimi - Most of my paphs do not have a real dormant period. If we knew what the name of your plant is, we could give you better advice. The Chinese paphs...
Hello Mimi, Putting Paphiopedilums in a refrigerator is not a good idea. They don't need it, and refrigerators work by removing moisture (heat) from the air...
THANK YOU, everyone, for your very thoughtful suggestions...I read each posting concerning my question with great interest. I am so grateful to be in this...
Hi again - I looked up your paph in a program called Orchidwiz. This plant has been registered as: Hsinying Alien. Your plant is 50% paph sukhakulii, which...
Denise, What a comprehensive run-down on my Paph -- how absolutely wonderful!! Many, many thanks for the time you spent helping me on this!! I am saving your...
I am not aware of any Paphs or other members of this family that have a dormancy period other than Cyprepediums. Perhaps some of the Alaskan Paphs or Northern...
I assume everybody is aware of the book of Birk about paphiopedilum if we look at the map of Paphs origin most of them are tropical or subtropical plants...
Thanks for the Whippoorwill web site and this bit of info, my paph bloom still looks great...will be interested to see how long it lasts. Jenny ... since this...
Hi, I have a small hybrid Paph who's bloom is done, but it's still attached. I'd like to go ahead and remove it, then repot. Can someone tell me where it's...
