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Hi friends This is the first time my Paphiopedilum argus blooms!!! Im so happy!!!

Hi friends. By first time I will use fish emulsion fertilizer in my Paphs. Have a doubt, can I use it in plants that are in flower right now? Thanks in advance!!!!!

Thanks to my dear friend Leslie, who gifted me this plant, today I can enjoy of this beaty in my collection!!!! He called it ¨Green Giant¨; with all reason!!

Hi friends, again in activity!!!! This clon has been in Cuba since the early 1900. Maybe from the type locality.

Hi guys! Have been out without Internet service for a while but Im here again!! Soon will post some of my Paphs in bloom!!

It has a second flower developing.

This is the first time I am interested in using artificial light in my plants of Paphiopedilum. Look at the picture, please, and explain me if some of these bulbs are enough for lighting my plants. Thank you in advances, friends. alex

Every year this plant flower with best quality in flowers. This year flowers are the bigest.

Dear friends. Some months ago I posted a situation asking about the best insecticide for killing Mealy. Majority agreed in Orthene. Currently, I have Orthene in my hands. It has a concentration of 97.4 % (powder). Use directions explains that for orchids it must be diluted 8 Oz by 100 gallons of...

One of this Paphiopedilum flower has not "excrecenses" in dorsal petal. It is the second pic.

Friends. On this week end Cuba will be affected by very low temperatures (less than 10 C, very cold for us). It never happens. I grow my Paphs outside, and I am worried this cold could damage my plants, in fact some of my multies are in spike now. You that have experience with this weather, can...

Friends I´ve never grown a Phragmipedium. I´ll have my first experience with a Phragmipedium Prince Albert and I need to be advised about the medium potting, please. Always grateful

This year spicerianum with only one flower, but years beforemore than four. Rosy Dawn showing it beautiful cream color.

Beatiful flowers with an excellent like chocolate aroma.

Hi friends. Today I´m using a natural alternative giving to my Paphs a natural potassium source. I´ve prepared it with Banana peels, honey and a small potato. I´ve been appling it during two years and flowers are superior.

Friends I have a small quantity of Humic/Fulvic acid (12% / 3%) and would like to use it in my Paphs. In label it is sugested to use one liter/hectare, but Paphs are in pots, and would like to dilute it in water. Could anybody explain me which could be the proportions of this concentrated Acids...

My Brassavolas plants growing in one alive small plant of Jatropha. Flowering during this period must show more tha 20 flowers.

This is my new acquisition; Brassia Rex. One plant that I´ve been following since a long time ago.

Hi. Today I had the opportunity of receive a small quantity of a potasic soap, with a concentration at 50 % in potasic salts of fatty acid. I am interested in apply it to my Paphs plants, fighting again mealy. The proposal dosis is to dissolve from 0.5 – 1 liter of the potasic soap in 100...

Today early in the morning I visited the house of my friend Lorenzo, who has produced several hybrids which have been registered. Here several pics of his more knowed crosses in Cuba. - Brassanthe Elizabeth - Brassanthe Sofía - Dendrobium Anais - Dendrobium Jaicate - Dendrobium Jackie -...