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01-03-2006, 10:45 PM
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| I Love Paphs. I have about 50 varieties of paphs. and just love them. I am so excited because I found a Paph. Shin Yi's Pride in spike today. I have never rebloomed a large paph. so this is neat. What is your favorite paph? 
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01-04-2006, 12:47 AM
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| I adore the Brachypetalums, like bellatum, niveum, godefroyae, etc. Of course, the mentioned ones are the ones I either don't have or haven't bloomed yet (grass is greener?). I have a concolor I have had for twenty years, but this guy must be really tough as I have killed a few others of this type during that time. I am collecting these slowly, not out of choice, but because the are never cheap, and I usually wait for good prices. The others I really like are the parvisepalums, like armneacum, malipense, and delinatii (which I have 2 of and are doing well). Now, of these, I have killed one each of the first 2 mentioned, so again, I need to go slow. But if the price is right, I'll try again, and pay more attention to their needs. Now all of these come under the heading of attractive, not weird, exotic, striking, strange, etc, so I guess that makes me an unauthentic Paph lover. Cynthia |
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01-09-2006, 09:41 PM
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| Philippinense is my favorite! I gave one of my specimen plants to my mom four years ago and it is now growing like crazy and blooming for her. (Needless to say, I don't have one in my collection, but how in the heck do I get the plant back from mom????) I'm also fond of delenatii, most likely because one is currently in flower with three blooms which have a slight fragrance. Overall, I love them all. Sandy  |
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02-05-2006, 01:24 PM
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| I have a winston churchhill hybrid in flower right now and it is the largest flowered paph I have ever got to bloom. I'm really into the bulldog types and of course the big multifloral types as well. |
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02-20-2007, 04:21 PM
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| Hello everyone, I cannot even say that Paphs are my favorite orchids at the moment. I have got more than a year ago. She was beautiful but since the flower died, nothing!!! I get few new pseudobulbs and quite few roots but no spike no flower  I dont know what to do anymore, I have repotted the plant too...I ave tried some posting about it, but I have not found a lot so far. So your advices are the most welcome. Celine |
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02-20-2007, 04:30 PM
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| It seems like every time I go to an orchid show I see paphs I love and put on my want list. They seem to keep mysteriously drawing me to their attention. My favorite was is usually the last one I see! mike |
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02-22-2007, 08:11 AM
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| I'm with Cynthia, my favorite section is the Brachypetalum section. I have about 250 Paphs, all different sizes, all different varieties, both species and hybrids. Like I said I love the Brachys and have lots fo both the Brachy species and hybrids. I've done a fair bit of research on the Brachy hybrids and maybe I'll get to share it on this site at some point. I also love it when the Brachys are crossed with the multiflorals (like P. stonei x niveum). Also love the Chinese and Vietnamese paphs like Cynthia does. My P. roebellinii was in bloom over Christmas and I currently have a P. Conco-bellatullum coming in bud, possibly a few others, we'll have to see how they go. Another of my favorite categories of Paphs are the alba paphs. I just got a bunch of P. delenati alba and some ferrianum alba and a few primulinum alba, and have a handfull of hybrid albas too like P Greyi alba and P. Luk luk alba. It might be a good idea, if there is enough interest, to start a Paph or Paph/Phrag forum. Happy Growing! -Kevin |
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02-22-2007, 08:27 PM
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| I am just wondering if Paphs are difficult to grow? I bought 2 little ones at an orchid show (Paph.niemianum and Paph. makuli) and they were $20cdn. each. Quite small. A photo is attached |
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02-23-2007, 02:42 AM
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| Dear pikevi, Like all orchids Paphs are easy to grrow if you have the conditions they like. Here's what most of them like: TEMPS - Intermediate 75-85F daytime (summer) down to 60-65F nighttime (winter). My Paphs sometimes get as cool as 55F without much of a problem. Paphs like nice fresh air so consider a nice little bun fan or other small fan on a lower setting for a fresh breeze. Keep them away from hot, dry drafts (like forced air heat ducts). LIGHT - Medium to low - In a home, most east or even north windows will do ok (especially for the Makuli). If you have them in a south window, a little shade, blinds or a sheer, will be helpful in the summer. POTTING - Paphs like nice fresh mix so repotting every year is recommended. You do not need to increase the pot size with every potting, I frequently use the same size pot and add fresh potting mix. The mix should be somewhat moisture retentive as Paphs like to be kept evenly and gently moist. I have had good success with a mix of medium and small bark, chopped sphagnum, a bit of peat, perelite, charcoal (keeps it fresh) and sometimes a bit of sand or leaves (oak). HUMIDITY & WATERING - Paphs like a bit of humidity if you can manage it. Some folks like to grow them on a kitchen windowsill (kitchens are usually a little higher in humidity). Call up your local orchid society and ask about the quality of your city water. Paphs like to be kept gently and evenly moist; never dry and never waterlogged. How often you water will depend on how much moisture the mix retains, how warm or cool it is, and what kind of pot you have them in. Clay pots dry out faster than plastic. Warm weather dries the mix out faster than cool weather. Before i moved to Australia I lived in Michigan where I watered about twice a week in summer and once a week in winter. Also, never let water sit in the crown of the plant. You have some nice looking Paphs, enjoy them and happy growing! -Kevin |
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02-23-2007, 07:26 AM
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| Thank you so much, kmarch. I am struggling for words to thank you enough. Only a novice can appreciate such a help given in a timely manner. Newbies , I am sure , will be struggling with zillions of bits of info from reading various literatures, but such a caring response is what they need at the beginning. Many different species are all in the same location and I am not certain that your recommended criteria are met for paphs. I will work on that when I move them to a wider area. I use coconut husk chunks mainly. Perlite and charcoal were not added which I will try and remedy soon. As far as the water, I use only bottled spring water on all orchids.With the number of plants I have it is getting to make a dent on my wallet Air circulation is maintained throughout 24 hours. I just forgot about the light: they are hanging about a metre ( just a bit more than 3 feet) below a twin 40watts broadspectrum fluorescent lights. Unfortunately there is no no direct sunlight available to them. Yes, the plants look healthy , even though quite small. I will keep you posted. Last edited by pikevi; 02-23-2007 at 07:30 AM. |
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02-26-2007, 06:02 AM
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| Dear pekivi, The best way to thank fellow orchid lovers for useful advice is to grow you plants well and enjoy them! I can probably safely speak for all of us here when i say it's our pleasure to help! Cheers! |
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02-27-2007, 09:07 AM
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| Hey Cynthia, you mentioned you grow P. malipoense and P. armeniacum. Do you give them regular Paph conditions or do you treat them any different? I have lots of armeniacum and malipoense hybrids which i treat the same as all my other Paphs. I currently have none of the Chinese species. A nusery I used to shop at grew then very very dry. What's your opinion? -Kevin |
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02-27-2007, 02:40 PM
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| I have malipoense and macranthum seedlings, 2 each, which I have been making progress with, and they have been getting pretty much what the others have been getting, much like Phal light, maybe a little more. Same watering. Have an armeniacum on order, and my concolor just bit the dust. One of my two very small vietnamense seedlings, the smaller one, just lost the larger of its two leaves (ouch!). Moved them both to a little higher light, which is the higher end of my other Paphs. Not enough experience here to be advising anyone on how to grow them. I must be feeling a little rich right now, as I also have on order seedlings of Phrag kovachii, Paph delenatii var. Dunkel, and sanderianum. I may be biting off more than I can chew, but need to start sometime.
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02-28-2007, 12:58 PM
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| This has a very red lip. I believe it is the plant on the left: http://www.pipingrockorchids.com/gallery/gallery4.htm
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02-28-2007, 01:20 PM
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| Pic? I have a paph that I purchased not in bloom. Does anyone have a pic? Paph. (shadow magic x voodoo magic) x paph. hsinying cherry Thanks - Vivienne |
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02-28-2007, 07:18 PM
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| Dear Vivienne, I do not have a picture of your Paph but I can tell you a little about it from the parentage. All 3 parents listed are what we call vinicolor paphs, wine coloured. They're all dark red-maroon. I found a good image of a high-quality Paph Voodoo Magic on the Orchids Ltd. website (ttp://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.orchidweb.com/images/VooMa12b.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.orchidweb.com/dtl_spec.asp%3FPRecno%3D870&h=234&w=275&sz=21&hl=e n&start=19&tbnid=KftVcYlk--8NIM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=114&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPaph%2BVoodoo%2BMagic%26svnum%3D10%26 hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US  fficial%26hs%3DqJs%26sa%3DN).All 3 parents are similar to this. You can expect a dark red Maudae-type. They're easy to grow and bloom as they're quite happy with rather low light. Keep it gently and evenly moist, never completely dry but never waterlogged. I love dark vinicolored paphs, they're my favorite of the Maudae-types. I'm currently growing probably 25 or so vinicolors. When it blooms for you take a pic of it and post it here on the site. We'll celebrate with you! Happy Growing, -Kevin |
