Hi Danna -

ha ha ha....Yes, I do.  I think it is mostly to do with the spike.
There is a big leaf  <?!> behind that flower you see, and the other two
buds are not evenly spaced on the spike.  So it looks "off" somehow.   I
have another one of these that is much bigger, but it blasted it's spike
last year and ticked me off.  I might get rid of that one too.

I noticed when I uploaded my photos that I have a lot of space on that
webshots account.  Maybe I will upload some other pictures?!  I have
several in flower right now - like Edna Radcliffe and what I believe
might be Lady Isabel?  I say that it "might" be Lady Isabel because it
was marked as paph rothschildianum x Prime Child and I don't think it
looks like that is correct.  Maybe you might have a guess as to it's
identity?  It looks to me like there is some stonei involved, but it's
hard to say.

~Denise

Danna Spayde wrote:
>
>
> Hi Denise,
>
> You think that one is ugly? You can ship it to me anytime!
>
> Danna
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>     Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 1:37 PM
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ARGH....I put the picture in the message, in line, not attached.  It
stripped it.  I have no idea how to post pictures to the Yahoo groups
website, do you?

Maybe I can upload it to webshots.  I almost forgot that I have an
account there.

~Denise

Danna Spayde wrote:
>
>
> Hi Denise,
>
> I can't find your picture. You said it got stripped. did it go to the
> photo album? Am I doing something wrong? I still want to see it.
>
> Danna
>
> --- On *Mon, 6/15/09, Denise Nash /<djnash@...>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Denise Nash <djnash@...>
>     Subject: Re: [paphiopedilums] Ugly Paph
>     To: paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com
>     Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 1:35 PM
>
>     Dang, I put the photos inline rather than an attachment - what is up
>     with this, it stripped them? ARGH.
>
>     ~D.
>
>     Denise Nash wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     > This is Paph Wossner Kolosuk. As far as I'm concerned, this plant is
>     > ugly. I have seen pictures of other Wossner Kolosuks, and they
>     are much
>     > nicer, favoring more the sukhakulii rather than the kolopakingii.
>     >
>     > Plus, what is the dang deal with that half leaf coming out of the
>     > spike? Comments welcome. The spike on this plant blasted last year -
>     > maybe that was a *good thing*??? ha ha ha ...
>     >
>     > Here is a close up of the flower. It just isn't much, is it?
>     >
>     > ~Denise Nash
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Dang, I put the photos inline rather than an attachment - what is up
with this, it stripped them?  ARGH.

~D.

Denise Nash wrote:
>
>
> This is Paph Wossner Kolosuk. As far as I'm concerned, this plant is
> ugly. I have seen pictures of other Wossner Kolosuks, and they are much
> nicer, favoring more the sukhakulii rather than the kolopakingii.
>
> Plus, what is the dang deal with that half leaf coming out of the
> spike? Comments welcome. The spike on this plant blasted last year -
> maybe that was a *good thing*??? ha ha ha ...
>
> Here is a close up of the flower. It just isn't much, is it?
>
> ~Denise Nash
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This is Paph Wossner Kolosuk.  As far as I'm concerned, this plant is
ugly.  I have seen pictures of other Wossner Kolosuks, and they are much
nicer, favoring more the sukhakulii rather than the kolopakingii.

Plus, what is the dang deal with that half leaf coming out of the
spike?  Comments welcome.  The spike on this plant blasted last year -
maybe that was a *good thing*???  ha ha ha ...

  Here is a close up of the flower.  It just isn't much, is it?


~Denise Nash

I'm a paph beginner and wondered where everybody was!

The few times I've tried paphs, I never seem to get another bloom. :-( Other
than appropriate watering and lighting, what other factors favor flowering
in the Maudiae types of paphs?  A note on lighting, I only *have* south
facing windows to work with, but have my paphs about 18" back from the
window and to the side. Footcandle-wise, this seems to be appropriate (a
meter told me so. :). But does that work for people here?

Janice

> -----Original Message-----
> From: paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Garrie Landry
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 1:50 PM
> To: SPAMMER_U paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [paphiopedilums] Paphs group
>
> I often wondered why the membership in this group was so
> night (700+) yet no one ever post anything.  I too would
> prefer to get emails rather than search the forum.
>
> I have a number of plants of Paph delenatii (and crosses) ,
> which I have had now for at least 3 or 4 years and it always
> surprises me when they bloom so regularly every year.  I had
> a group in bloom about 6 weeks ago and now I have another
> group of even more individual plants all getting ready to open.
>
> Any one else keeping this group of paphs?
>
> Garrie in Louisiana
>
>
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>
> Cypripediums
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> Phalaenopsis
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>
>
>
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To: Paphs Yahoogroup

Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 3:11 PM

Subject: [paphiopedilums]

Thanks for all the advice on growing Paph delanatii.  It sounds so easy.  I've managed to kill all three of the delenatiis I've tried, along with quite a few others.  Now I'm inspired to try to kill another one. <grin>

I definitely do better with hybrids and seem to have particularly good luck with the parvisepalum hybrids I've tried -- the Norito Hasagawa I posted the picture of, Armeni White, a Magic Lantern which has reliably bloomed every other year several times and which could be the start of a colony they are so beautiful, and several others.  My new Gold Dollar (armeniacum x primulinum)  is spiking so I'm excited to see what it is like.

The only species I've reliably grown are niveum -- a nice round white blob in my photos -- and concolor.  Last year it bloomed with three flowers and two buds to open before it was damaged at a show.  I "rescued" this plant from a flower shop and it has done extremely well under my conditions.  I grow under lights in my extra bedroom.   (It used to be a bedroom anyway.)   

After I discovered that henryanum and barbigerum like a very dry winter before being resuscitated in the spring they have done much better.   I haven't had a bloom off my armeniacum or phillipinese but the plants haven't died and are bigger than they used to be.

Thanks again for the input from everyone on delenatii.  I need another orchid.
 
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--- In paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com, Garrie Landry <garriel@...> wrote:
>
> I often wondered why the membership in this group was so night (700+)
> yet no one ever post anything.  I too would prefer to get emails
> rather than search the forum.
>
> I have a number of plants of Paph delenatii (and crosses) , which I
> have had now for at least 3 or 4 years and it always surprises me when
> they bloom so regularly every year.  I had a group in bloom about 6
> weeks ago and now I have another group of even more individual plants
> all getting ready to open.
>
> Any one else keeping this group of paphs?
>
> Garrie in Louisiana
>
Garrie, first let me congratulate you on your cultural practices.Getting them to
flower each year. I also grow Parvi's. Flourescents and cool.My problem is low
winter humidity. 10-20%. I yet to flower an Armeniacum. Jim

osmocote 17-17-17 is the best for me, my paphs really love it.............


--- In paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com, "garrie_landry" <garriel@...>
wrote:
>
> Can someone recommend a type and source of slow release fertilizer I could use
on my Phaps.
>

Hi Danna -

I don't have a picture, but I will try to get one tomorrow.  Are you
*sure* you want to see it?  Ick!

~Denise

Danna Spayde wrote:
>
>
> Hi Denise,
>
> I'd love to see a picture of a paph that's that ugly. Have you got one
> you can post?
>
> Danna
>
> --- On *Sun, 6/7/09, Denise Nash /<djnash@...>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Denise Nash <djnash@...>
>     Subject: Re: [paphiopedilums] Re: Paph delenatii
>     To: paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com
>     Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 11:42 AM
>
>     I checked my newer delenatii plant out and it seems to be growing
>     fine -
>     but no flowers since I bought the thing maybe 3 years ago? Well,
>     paphs
>     have taught me to be very patient.
>
>     So I do try to be patient with my slippers - but this year, I finally
>     flowered Paph Wossner Kolosuk (after many years of waiting, and last
>     year it blasted it's inflorescence) . I have to say it's one of the
>     ugliest paphs I have ever, ever seen. So much for patience. It's
>     going on the silent auction table at the next orchid society meeting!
>     And if I don't get a bid on it, it's on the raffle table!
>
>     ~Denise
>
>     Garrie Landry wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     > being in Louisiana where it is always warm and down right very hot
>     > from June through Sept. I was very afraid to try this species. But
>     > they have survived, bloomed repeatedly and grown rather well.
>     Mine are
>     > in a very HOT house in the summer, temps in the mid to high 90s,
>     but I
>     > do keep lots of air movement with fans, and never let them dry
>     out for
>     > long, though I do all more drying in winter time when its cooler. It
>     > must be very adaptable if I can grow it under such extreme
>     conditions.
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I checked my newer delenatii plant out and it seems to be growing fine -
but no flowers since I bought the thing maybe 3 years ago?  Well, paphs
have taught me to be very patient.

So I do try to be patient with my slippers - but this year, I finally
flowered Paph Wossner Kolosuk (after many years of waiting, and last
year it blasted it's inflorescence).  I have to say it's one of the
ugliest paphs I have ever, ever seen.   So much for patience.  It's
going on the silent auction table at the next orchid society meeting!
And if I don't get a bid on it, it's on the raffle table!

~Denise

Garrie Landry wrote:
>
>
> being in Louisiana where it is always warm and down right very hot
> from June through Sept. I was very afraid to try this species. But
> they have survived, bloomed repeatedly and grown rather well. Mine are
> in a very HOT house in the summer, temps in the mid to high 90s, but I
> do keep lots of air movement with fans, and never let them dry out for
> long, though I do all more drying in winter time when its cooler. It
> must be very adaptable if I can grow it under such extreme conditions.
>
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being in Louisiana where it is always warm and down right very hot
from June through Sept. I was very afraid to try this species.  But
they have survived, bloomed repeatedly and grown rather well. Mine are
in a very HOT house in the summer, temps in the mid to high 90s, but I
do keep lots of air movement with fans, and never let them dry out for
long, though I do all more drying in winter time when its cooler.  It
must be very adaptable if I can grow it under such extreme conditions.

I live in northwest Illinois and grow several clones of paph. delenatii
that
  bloom regularly in the spring...usually March.  My potting medium consists
  of medium fir bark, large perlite, medium charcoal and oyster shell
  chips...all these are in equal parts.  I also let the plants dry thoroughly
  between waterings and keep them somewhat drier in the winter...and also
  cooler.  I grow in a greenhouse with winter temps in low 50's and low 70's
  during the day.  During the summer I grow as low as possible during the
  night and try to keep the temps below 90 during the day.  I do not have an
  evaporative cooler but do have a misting system that goes on when the
  humidity drops below 50%.  I hope this helps.
  Marcia Whitmore
  http://www.netexpress.net/~whitbrits/myorchids.htm

I live in northwest Illinois and grow several clones of paph. delenatii that
bloom regularly in the spring...usually March.  My potting medium consists
of medium fir bark, large perlite, medium charcoal and oyster shell
chips...all these are in equal parts.  I also let the plants dry thoroughly
between waterings and keep them somewhat drier in the winter...and also
cooler.  I grow in a greenhouse with winter temps in low 50's and low 70's
during the day.  During the summer I grow as low as possible during the
night and try to keep the temps below 90 during the day.  I do not have an
evaporative cooler but do have a misting system that goes on when the
humidity drops below 50%.  I hope this helps.
Marcia Whitmore
http://www.netexpress.net/~whitbrits/myorchids.htm

Thanks for the potting tips, Garrie!

~Denise

Garrie Landry wrote:
>
>
>
> On Jun 5, 2009, at 7:45 PM, Denise Nash wrote:
>
>
> Hi Garry -
>
> I have less luck with delenatii than you do for some reason. Some of
> the crosses flower fine for me, but delenatii itself is reluctant. Do
> you use a potting mix with some sphagnum in it? Just curious
>
>
> yes sort of, mostly fir bark but some sphagnum and large perlite in
> small pots.  I have kept them on the moist side.  When I purchased
> them their pots were covered in green living mosses, and though those
> mosses have died, I have kept them on the moist side never
> intentionally letting they go dry for any length of time.
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