Wow Factor!
Yep, I think you need to go for something that has a WOW factor...
certainly others including previously mentioned Roth has that with plenty to share... BUT...
wouldn't it be better to have a plant with hybrid vigour... where it has a mommy and daddy which are fast and easy growers...
so which one fits this picture...
well here's the picture:-
Paph Lebaudyanum is a cross between Paph philippinense and Paph haynaldianum.... and as previously mentioned, both are very easy to grow.
So why this plant.... well...
imagine this plant being in temperatures from 8 celsius to 45 celsius... unscathed!
Ok, I have to admit that 45 celsius will mean the flowers melt... but hey I dare anyone to stand around in 45 celsius and not melt...
any other culture tips... well, mine is in bark.. yep plain bark... pretty simple right... and what about feeding... hmm.. well I have a couple of various ferts and soil conditioners (worm juice) and I just put some of that in whenever I feel like it... roots keep growing, leaves keeps growing and flowers come out in summer!
One word of warning... Paph Lebaudyanum vs Magpie (aussie bird) = uprooted plant! But it still flowered within the season....
and finally for the species snob amongst us... Paph
lebaudyanum is a native of...
Yep, that's right, The Democratic Republic of Flask!
sheesh,
lebaudyanum even sounds like a species name...
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well there you have it... the one true choice... and as my dear friend Johnie would say... "Not to choose it would be darn un-Austrayan!"