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11-14-2009, 09:58 PM
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The flower on my new paph has died off but I don't know what to do with it. I know on phals you just cut it back but I wasn't sure about paphs since it is int he center of the plant...also what becomes of the sheath it grew up in??
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11-14-2009, 10:51 PM
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You cut it off near the base. As for the sheath, I think it just continues to grow? I don't know...It might spread out and start a new sheath of leaves next to the original one. I haven't had time to dig into my new book on slipper orchids. |
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11-16-2009, 10:08 AM
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Paphs are sympodial, and only flower once per growth. Once the blossom(s) has/have dropped, you may safely trip the spike down close the the crown. That growth will put of new growths that will bloom upon maturation.
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11-16-2009, 12:46 PM
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Thanks, I just wasn't sure how to cut it down inside the sheath and what exactly the sheath would then do...
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