Paph Shun-fa Golden and micranthum var eburneum bud watch

[okiesarah]

The couple paphs I've gotten to bloom came to me with spikes already. These two did not. The micranthum had the tinier hint of a sheath, but the Shun-fa didn't. So I'm proud to show off the micranthum bud that has developed, I just hope it will make it to full bloom.


And the Shun-fa has this going currently

 

[DrLeslieEe]

How exciting!!! Keep us posted.

Well done btw! I have yet to bloom a micranthum!!

 

[okiesarah]

How exciting!!! Keep us posted.

Well done btw! I have yet to bloom a micranthum!!

It's probably just beginner's luck, since this is the first year I've ever had paphs. I did make sure to put this one on my lowest shelf though, since it stays cooler down there, and I thought I had read they like it cooler.

 

[tnyr5]

How exciting!!! Keep us posted.

Well done btw! I have yet to bloom a micranthum!!

Throw it in the fridge

 

[okiesarah]

Micranthum bud update, getting closer!



And, to my surprise, I also found the Liberty Taiwan x Norito Hasegawa has a bud forming

 

[okiesarah]

Micranthum is so close!


And the Shun-fa and Liberty Taiwan x Norito Hasegawa are still cooking

 

[lori.b]

Oh my goodness that's not beginner's luck at all! Your parvis really like your growing conditions. Congrats on all those buds. I look forward to seeing pictures of the blooms.

 

[okiesarah]

Oh my goodness that's not beginner's luck at all! Your parvis really like your growing conditions. Congrats on all those buds. I look forward to seeing pictures of the blooms.

Thanks! I have a nice handful of pretty vigorous paphs that are doing really good for me, but some others are a bit lacking so they don't ALL love me. I'm just pleased to see that I can keep these alive so far, and mostly that I remember to water them enough.

 

[okiesarah]

Pouch is just a tad crooked, but that's probably not a big deal for a first bloom



And indoor lighting

 

[okiesarah]

The Shun-fa bud progress is on the right, going quite slowly. The left side is my liberty Taiwan x Norito Hasegawa, getting real tall! I'm running out of space for it on that shelf, I wonder how much taller it will get

 

[tnyr5]

Ohhhh it'll get a lot taller than that lol.

 

[okiesarah]

Ohhhh it'll get a lot taller than that lol.

Shhhh! Don't give it ideas! But I knew this was a possibility, I just hadn't expected to have to deal with it so soon. I guess I'll figure out where else in my room I can move it to when it gets too tall, since I really don't want to let it grow up through the wire shelf

 

[okiesarah]

Well it looks like the Liberty Taiwan x Norito Hasegawa will be blooming first! I thought this would take much longer



The Shun-fa continues plodding along

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Looks like that Liberty Taiwan x Norito Hasegawa is going to be very nice. Where you pick up that guy?

 

[okiesarah]

Looks like that Liberty Taiwan x Norito Hasegawa is going to be very nice. Where you pick up that guy?

Ebay, from springwaterorchids

 

[DrLeslieEe]

She’s fat and about to pop! Gorgeous.

Did you know that the flower energy is strongest at this moment when a bud is about to open?

 

[okiesarah]

She’s fat and about to pop! Gorgeous.

Did you know that the flower energy is strongest at this moment when a bud is about to open?

No, I didn't know that! She definitely popped though. I think it turned out pretty nice

 

[DrLeslieEe]

She’s gorgeous!!

 

[GuRu]

She's lovely and even the P. micranthum looks good despite the slightly crooked pouch. Next flowering of it will be better.

 

[tnyr5]

Don't think you could hope for a much better outcome, really, save for a miracle of nature. Liberty Taiwan's shape & fatness, NH's color & flatness.