help with my paph

[charleyismydog]

Hi. Several weeks ago I got a small paph (NO ID) that was in bud. The bud has been slowly but surely opening little by little and looks like it's only a couple weeks away from opening completely. It has four leaves, but this morning I awoke to find one of the leave (the biggest one) falling over. It seems to be bending from where the leaf begins to widen about a half inch from the base. The leaf looks otherwise normal. What does this mean? What should I do? I don't want to lose the plant just as the bloom is about to open!

[kmarch]

Without beign able to see the plant it is difficult to say for certain but a few possibilities come to mind.

1) I have lots of Paphs whos leaves get too heavy and long to support themselves. Some of them bend down in a manner similar to what you describe. There's nothign to be done about it, except possibly prop the leaf up some how but it is not detrimental to your plant.

2) Are you keeping the plant gently and evenly moist? Paphs require constant moisture at their roots, never wet nd soggy but never dry.

[charleyismydog]

Kevin, I think your first answer might be the case. I had already been thinking that myself. It looks like it just got too heavy and I had actually wondered if I should prop it back up. Do the leaves continue to grow even when the plant is blooming?