Hi and welcome to the group. Great to know about your success with germinating seeds asymbiotically. Have always wanted to try my hand but have hesitated...
Dear Mang, I do a small amount of orchid propagation in the home with some success. I have never tried to propagate Paphiopedilum. To begin, do browse the web...
Dear Mang and others, A grower on the hometissue culture list just sent me his URL. It looks very promising AND one of the high points is a 17 page manual...
Dear Joyce, Thanks a lot for link and for sharing the information. Will have to do a good amount of reading and, like you said, get familiarize with the...
May I also add to what Joyce is saying that this family of orchids are difficult and you will need the right chemicals and enzymes to get them to germinate....
http://www.ladyslipper.com Had an excellent buying experience here. pipingrockorchids.com Orchid Zone in Florida though I'm not sure that it's a mail order...
Hi Linda, My favorite place to buy paphs when I lived in NJ was Parkside Orchids. They have a webstore and ship. Address is http://www.parksideorchids.com/...
hi all: If i were to buy a paph plant as a gift for someone who has never grown orchids which would that be???......i am looking for a paph which is easy to...
Yes-- many of the hybirds might just be what you are seeking--especially some of the easier Maudiae types. I would not go with Maudiae, itself, as some clones...
Hi, Rick - I have two that flower for me every year, no matter what I do. Paph urbanianum and Paph appletonianum var. hainenensis. They both look good all...
... Hey Rick try the P. hennisonianum.grows with lower levels than the others and I am lazy when it comes to feed so in 1 gal of water i mix 1 tbsp of 15-30-15...
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From the Horticulture magazine, Nov-Dec 2002 issue Here is a list that the article recommends for beginners: Species: P. appletonianum P. henryanum P....
Thanks Mariana You have basically confirmed what I have learned by experience. However, Maudiae can be rather tempermental and difficult to grow like...
Denise: You mention a paph I have never heard of before --- urbanianum -- us this a species or a hybrid. If a species where is it native to. I have searched ...
Dear Bill, Paph. urbanianum is found on the Mindoro Islands, Phillipines. The first time this species was found by collectors of the Tcson Orchid Co. from...
Dear Paph.-friends, just before I create a new album - Olaf hybrids - with pictures of the following hybrids: Paph. Gerd Roellke - Paph. rothschildianum x...
I have a Paph. Pinocchio (primulinum x glaucophyllum) that is blooming. It's been blooming for about 6 weeks now. It's in a 4" plastic pot and it's sitting in...
The only way to find out if its roots are rotting is to unpot it--sphagnum moss that is packed too tightly can cause root rot--mostly becuse air doesnt get to...
Does anyone on this list have a familiarity with the grex Paph. Micromaude? A recently acquired specimen is labeled Paph. Micromaude `Lime Ripple' x Paph....
Dear Mr Gruss, Thank you for the information. Do you know of a source for this paph, perhaps do you sell it? Thank you in advance. Regards Sarah Neuman ... ...
Dear Mrs. Neuman, I am only an amateur, so I don't sell plants. But in Internet I found very soon some nurseries who sell these species. I live in Germany and...
You can post jpeg,gif and bmp files as an attachment through yahoo mail. Please dont post zipped files. Send the email to paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com...
hi all: Is there any difference in cypripedium and paphiopedilum media. I have with me Sigma's P-6668 media. Can I use it on both paphs and cypripedium seeds?...
thanks I would like to see it and as I have friends in Guam --they might be able to get it for me. Do you know of a source for Paph javanicum which is a...
Hi I am trying to find out waht is the etimology of the word SIGMATOPETALUm? What does it means? What characteristic makes a Paphipedilum belong to this...
