Blooming how long

[boxerfan]

My Paph. Pinocchio has been blooming since June and shows no sign of stopping . Does anyone have any idea how long it might remain in bloom? Lisa

[kmarch]

Boxerfan, your Paph could potentially produce flower after flower for a year or more with good culture. Paph Pinocchio is one of the sequentially blooming Paphs. For those who don't know what this is, it means that after one flower drops off another bud somes along behind it to bloom. These plants can produce flower after flower for month after month. I have quite a few of these types of Paphs. Currently in flower I have one of the sequential species, Paph primulinum, and one of my favorite hybrids, Paph Amarantine. The primulinum bloomed back in mid August and is now working on its second flower. My Paph Amarantine bloomed in September (first flower on this round). I took it to the VOC and won a first place in the novelty Paph category. I'll post pics of it soon. I would estimate on average that it takes about 2-3 months form the blooming fo the first bud to the blooming of the second. Sometimes you'll see these at shows, big mature plants, with 8-10 bracts where it bloomed previously, so that's what...doing math, doing math...anywhere form 16 to 30 months of blooming off one inflorescence? Keep in mind thid depends heavily on the culture. The last time my Paph Amarantine bloomed I only got about 3-4 flowers off it because it got some mealie bugs in the newly forming buds which ended that blooming. But all things beign in good order, you can expect a lot of flowers, one after another for a long time.

[Vivienne]

I love the sequential blooming Paphs. I too have a Paph. primulinum x sib which has been in bloom since late May.

[slippery_biscuit]

My Pinnochio has been blooming for so long I'm not sure when it started; maybe spring or early summer. I think I'm on the sixth bloom, just opening. And the Primulinum var Flavum looks like it may have wrapped up a nice summer long run.

One thing I noticed with these two was the length of bloom time for the Pinnochio being substantially longer than the Primulinum.

And since we're on sequential bloomers, I've a Enc cochleatum that has been blooming since late winter! Two flowers left and it has been carrying about a half dozen, so it may be winding down.

Enjoy that Pinnochio!

[nenella]

Thanks for bringing this up as I have a question ...
I also have a paph pinocchio which was bought in flower in October 2006 (a year ago) -it has not stopped flowering and is on it's 9th flower and 2 more buds developing... I have read that they like to be repotted every year if not more often? The plant is in good health which is why I haven't repotted it but am wondering if it would be "better" to repot now or wait until it really doesn't flower anymore ?