Paphiopedilum armeniacum

I am really proud of this one. When I received it in 2006 its leaves had rotted away. I procrastinated about throwing the plant out and it rewarded me with a tiny green growth that really took off when placed in this basket. Its first bloom was this past Spring, but this is its first time with two flowers open at once. Flower quality may not be great, but the fact that it bloomed at all after the hot, dry Summer we had is good enough for me.

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This one never fails to amaze me. Really great job

eggshells said:

This one never fails to amaze me. Really great job

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I agree!

Excuse me while I pick my jaw off of the floor. This is just stunning! A question about the culture. I have an armeniacum division on it's way to me and I'd like to grow it in a basket like you have here. Do you grow it in a bark mix lined in sphagnum or do you grow it entirely in sphagnum? I'm assuming the former, but who knows. I have a couple paphs that prefer all sphagnum.

Awesome culture!

Your armeniacum culture is what amazes me! I've tried to duplicate your baskets without much success.

Still amazing.

SlipperKing said:

Your armeniacum culture is what amazes me! I've tried to duplicate your baskets without much success.

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Same here !! I am doing everything totally wrong with armeniacums! Jean

Spectacular growing!

Great one congrats on that. Hope to have one like you one day too.

I move now all of mine in inorganic soil and they are all starting to grow faster. Ont that I move last fall has now 1 big new growth and 4 comming.

The pot for armeniacum has to be big I have the feeling and I get told by a great grower here. He had pots with all 3-4 growth and I taked one home, After it did not grow in the bark he was in, I repoted it in my bark mix, and I broke one stalone moved this in inorgnic and it has giant roots now after 5 month, The maure plant did not really move, so I repotted it and it started to grow now in 2 month.
I moved now the first dolgoldii into inorganic medium too, because it always had bad roots, but 3 growth, so I will see how it develop.

WOW. Something most of us can only dream about.

petro said:

Excuse me while I pick my jaw off of the floor. This is just stunning! A question about the culture. I have an armeniacum division on it's way to me and I'd like to grow it in a basket like you have here. Do you grow it in a bark mix lined in sphagnum or do you grow it entirely in sphagnum? I'm assuming the former, but who knows. I have a couple paphs that prefer all sphagnum.

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The sphagnum just lines the basket and the middle is filled with a bark-based mix. It likes to be kept most/wet all year long. Do not try a winter rest with a dry mix because any buds that form will blast.

Stunning photo and stunning blooms.

JPMC said:

The sphagnum just lines the basket and the middle is filled with a bark-based mix. It likes to be kept most/wet all year long. Do not try a winter rest with a dry mix because any buds that form will blast.

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Thanks so much, JPMC!

SlipperKing said:

Your armeniacum culture is what amazes me! I've tried to duplicate your baskets without much success.

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I did this as well. Although I have a few stolons that poked the outside. I don't think its growing the same as this plant's phase.

to JPMC how long did you see movement (growth wise) from the day you transferred it to basket?

Dido said:

... I repoted it in my bark mix, and I broke one stalone moved this in inorgnic and it has giant roots now after 5 month, The maure plant did not really move, so I repotted it and it started to grow now in 2 month.
I moved now the first dolgoldii into inorganic medium too, because it always had bad roots, but 3 growth, so I will see how it develop.

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meaning concretely Seramis ..? or similar ?

Jean

JeanLux said:

meaning concretely Seramis ..? or similar ?

Jean

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Seramis killed them at all, some kinds dont like it.

I tried Kanuma and Akadam with limestone Calcium and MG rich.

The first one I hav in a mix with vilcanic stomes, a few se´ramis limestone and good soil and a little fine bark.

I think armeniacum likes to be more hummid on the rotos, but not on the top. But only my feeling.

At the moemtn I have 2 version in a basket one with sphagnum outside and Kanuma limestone inside, the other with a coc fibre on the outside and the same inside. Will make a pic and show.

eggshells said:

I did this as well. Although I have a few stolons that poked the outside. I don't think its growing the same as this plant's phase.

to JPMC how long did you see movement (growth wise) from the day you transferred it to basket?

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That's exactly how mine started. The growth eventually becomes geometric until the basket is filled. A 12 x 6 inch basket takes about 10-12 years to fill under my conditions.

JPMC said:

That's exactly how mine started. The growth eventually becomes geometric until the basket is filled. A 12 x 6 inch basket takes about 10-12 years to fill under my conditions.

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Thanks JPMC, I was just being impatient then. Will wait another 10 years.

Wonderful plant and blooms!!! Well done!!! :clap: