Recent content by Fredmax

This was a good read, a belated thank you. Just wondering if anyone's experimented with attempting to root an elongated cutting without any roots visible? I'd expect the plant to attempt to push out new roots at the node.

Thank you for the advice, I should've checked myself but the plant roots had mostly rotten and was down to one strong root, while unpotting I noticed 7-8 mealy bugs under one leaf too. I'll try and get a current pic of the root, not too sure on next steps but I've sprayed the roots with Hydrogen...

Hi, I was hoping to get some advice on what may be affecting my P bellatulum (or godefroyae the tag has faded) I grow this with my other slippers including hirsutissimum, appletonianum, micranthum, delenatii, concolor and others which are doing fine but this yellowing started spreading and looks...

Just an update, I cut the leaf below the yellowing and am growing in on my windowsill where it can be monitored, I have been watering it vigorously in the warmer weather and the yellow has stopped. I've also used a insect bomb as was recommended to me for the mites and has worked wonderfully...

Wow that doesn't look good, impressive that it got halted. Whatever has got my plant (lost tag but think it's P jackii) is getting momentum, the same affliction took out a few species last season - all starting with the rusty neck. Strangely every brachypetalum is unaffected. Much like last...

I have a problem that seems to eventually impact all my paphs and would like to better understand the cause, as shown in the pic the neck of the fans all seem to get this reddish rust marks that tends to eventually deteriorate the leaves. I've dealt with mealybugs (the white on the roots is...