Identification--
Thank you Cynthia for the information. I think I'll start to look at photos of paphs to see if the pattern looks similar to mine.
Semi-Hydroponic technique--
I ordered 2 pounds of calcium nitrate today to add to my fertilizer mix for this new semi-hydroponic orchid-potting experiment. I'm wondering if this paph might be one of the limestone-clinging, alkaline soil types. Perhaps it has a deficiency of calcium and needs more to bloom, although it grows just fine and had an extensive and very healthy root system with only one old and rotten root (that I trimmed off, of course) when I repotted the paph into a semi-hydro container a few days ago. A semi-hydro container is just any plastic container with holes on the side instead of in the bottom of the pot, in order to form a reservoir of some of the water/fertilizer that capillary action will draw upward through the leca (lightweight expanded clay aggregate, in this case, PrimeAgra brand).
Fertilizer mix--
My typical ingredients for my water soluble fertilizer mix are: Miracle Gro, Miracid, fish emulsion, powdered water-soluble kelp extract (Maxi-Crop brand) for a full range of trace minerals, and epsom salt (magnesium sulfate). Now I'll add calcium nitrate to that list and see what happens.
