| Your mom should do well with paphs since they grow in the same conditions as African violets. This is not true of other orchid families.
Do not be in a rush for the flower to open. If it is developing slowly it will also die much more slowly.
I grow a lot of Paphs in water culture and this really slows down Paph blooms from opening. I have waited 6 weeks for a developed bud to open but then had as much as 4 1/2 months of flower (usually I get 10-12 weeks out of a water culture Paph). The ones that open the fastest finish the fastest.
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