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Gorgeous, gorgeous!!! I'll teach you how to crop screen shots, though. 😄👍

There are plants of Paph. Sandcanh (canhii X sanderianum) out there and the pic I saw was pretty cool: 8" blooming plants in 4"-5" pots with 2-3 flowers on a single spike

I have seen them bloom with as little as 2" leafspan but usually it is 3" ls or more

CONGRATULATIONS Darlene!!

My ~5 unbloomed ones from 2020 are still unbloomed.

KoolLog Thin layer of sphagnum Plant of your choice 40# fishing line or the attachment method of your choice to hold everything in place

I heard they used a thin layer of sphagnum moss to replicate the rocks they naturally grow on.

I have heard that some have had luck growing them with Kool-Logs. https://www.kool-logs.com/

Darleen T. is also there. Orange table behind that has Alan Koch and Eric Cavin. Green t-shirt is Dave Sorokowsky.

Awesome! :D👍

How bright is your light? All my wenshanense and wenshanense aurea have dark leaves, and I grow them < 1000 foot-candles.

Your DW has great color! All of mine bloomed very pale and boring...

When I water, I use only water. I foliar feed 2-3 times a month in summer, and I use a tiny bit of slow release fertilizer in the pots. Regarding cnycharles comment above, I grow Mexipediums hot, humid, and bright!

I grow them in a bark/peat mix, in 3" pots, and water every 5-7 days. The big plant is in an 8" bulb pan with peat/gray rock mix and gets watered the same.

Excellent thaianum!! You should get that judged - if that appeals to you, if possible - looks better than several awards I've seen!

FWIW - When I use those clips, I put the tips of the claws around the flower stem. If you look at the inside/base of the claws some clips have blocks, and others have a very narrow angle, that might pinch closed and cause problems?

Springwater has them, the dark magenta purple flowered type..

FWIW - in my experience Dor./Phal. pulcherrima grows slightly drier than the typical Phal., and slightly brighter - almost 'Cattleya light'. In-situ photographs largely bear this out. YMMV :D

Krull Smith Orchids is just a few miles away and has all the Cattleyas you could want!

Did the plant get too dry while attempting to bloom? As mentioned above, the Brachy X multi hybrids are problematic and I agree with blooming it 1-2 times more to see what it does. Too much potential to not try again!