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10-11-2009, 09:03 PM
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So I went to the Denver Orchid Society Fall Orchid Show today!!!! The show went on despite our freezing temperatures. I was like a kid in a candy store. Oh boy! I couldn't buy a lot-just no more space in the house, but I wanted to get my first Paph. I could not decide between one beautiful purple one and a green one until I saw this one-it's green and purple at the same time (probably a mix of those two I was looking at)! So I got it. His name is Phal. Hilo Lagoon '#1' x Paph. {(Clarissa x Mod Maude) x Robert De Veer}. What a mix! I like the shades of purple. I like him. Don't you? Last edited by orchidea; 10-11-2009 at 10:38 PM.  |
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10-11-2009, 09:05 PM
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He is cute! I love the purple and green together! I found a Paph at a Dominick's the other day and had to bring him home! |
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10-11-2009, 09:10 PM
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congratulations on your purchase....
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10-11-2009, 10:07 PM
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It's beautiful! Only wish my paph was ready to spike haha. For a long time I was nervous about getting any paphs and thought I would have a difficult time growing them even though I had a big mix of other plants. But I found they were actually easier to grow for me than phals  I had purchased mine while not in bloom as a tiny plant and by the time winter came around I actually bloomed it
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10-11-2009, 10:25 PM
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It's lovely, nice picture!
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10-11-2009, 10:30 PM
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I could not believe my eyes how many different paphs were there at the show. The ones I like a lot are "cochlopetalums", they look almost like oncidiums , that's how many blooms they have at the same time. And, oh boy, how beautiful the red/orangy ones are!!!! Unfortunatly most of them were the award winners, so I could not afford them..... , yet. Maybe when I know how to deal with them..... |
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10-11-2009, 10:51 PM
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I just have two as I never seem to have extra money to spend when vendors do talks at our society meetings haha. I have a Paph delenatii (white with pink pouch) & a seedling Paph insigne var. sanderae (seems to grow so slow have had it for a year and only has had one new leaf grow). I bet you will find them very easy to grow, they take the same light as phals like to stay a little more moist than phals, the roots are dark colored and hairy looking and there is usually only a few roots per growth.
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10-11-2009, 10:57 PM
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10-11-2009, 11:09 PM
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He is the one I have seen pics of several times and I just love them. Green is my fav color and purple is my boyfriend's lol. I would be a little scared with my first paph too(partly cuz I only have phals and partly cuz my bf would kill me for buying one :P). Congrats on the wonderful new buy he is pretty. Does he have the different colored leaves like some? Those leaves are what make me really wanna get a paph (since the leaves are around more :P)
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10-11-2009, 11:11 PM
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It is pretty. Good luck with it. I have not bought any paphs since I got back into orchids. I have two plants bought in flower two years ago. They have hung in there but not rebloomed. Now, they are suddenly unhappy. One is about to go kaput.
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10-11-2009, 11:37 PM
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10-12-2009, 03:45 AM
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I love the bloom, orchidea! The dorsal has such pretty markings! 
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What went wrong as they are fairly easy to grow if a few rules are followed. Cheerio Ron |
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10-12-2009, 05:43 AM
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G'Day orchidea What a wonderful choice,its about the same colour green as me (with envy) congratulations and thanks for showing it to us to enjoy. Cheers Bernie
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10-12-2009, 12:38 PM
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Very pretty! I used to have one similar. Notice I said..'used to'. I'm afraid to get another
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10-12-2009, 01:57 PM
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Maybe because both of you guys are from Florida??????  The guy who sold me this paph was assuring me that it can't get any easier than with this one....... . I have read also that paphs should be easy to deal with. I guess I'll have to wait and see. I just put him in the last row of my south facing (tinted) window, and I'll be watching him. I don't want him to misbehave  |
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10-12-2009, 07:44 PM
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He is actually bigger than appears in the picture. His bloom is 6 inches wide and he is in the big 6" pot. Last edited by orchidea; 10-12-2009 at 07:47 PM. |
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10-12-2009, 08:37 PM
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Sp pretty love the mottled leaves
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10-12-2009, 09:01 PM
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She is really cute You are a lucky you have a chid that cute I am envious
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10-13-2009, 12:45 AM
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Beautiful flowers and leaves. I am so intrigued by the paphs with the awesome mottled leaves and neat flower combos
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10-13-2009, 12:45 AM
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color combos :P
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10-13-2009, 12:01 PM
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I went to the Denver orchid show too, and it was great! I came home with 6 orchids, some that I've never tried before! i will get my list and some pics together soon! Congrats on your beautiful Paph. It is quite a looker!
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10-13-2009, 06:07 PM
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Beautiful Paph. Congratulations. I really love mottled leaves.
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10-13-2009, 07:29 PM
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Kevin and Bernie; thanks for your concern. I know these are low light and higher water, like Phals. Water may be one issue. It has been hot and dry. But there seems to be a funk. They brown up at the base, then take the whole plant section. I'm down to one section on the one. The other looks to be starting the same thing. I repotted the failing one about two months ago. Roots OK I guess. They are very different roots than say, Phals. May just be a water issue with the heat. don't know. (sorry, don't mean to divert thread) |
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10-13-2009, 10:26 PM
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 Clearly we have excellent taste  I was like that all weekend. (except on sunday It was...don't buy a lot, you spent too much yesterday at the reptile show!) and I love that Paph. I'll have to check the tags when I get home (I spend an lot of time in coffee shops), but I'm pretty sure I bought that exact same one on Sunday at the IL Orchid Show. If I didn't buy that exact same species cross, I bought one almost exactly like it in looks.  Mine just finished fully opening.
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