Hello from Canada

[orchideya]

Hi everybody,

I am new to this forum and relatively new to the slipper orchids. I found this forum while looking for paphiopedilum info and pictures. Look forward to learning a lot from you all.

I have several Paphiopedilum species since last spring, they took a while to establish and I lost a few due to a very little knowledge, but whoever survived - is doing great and now I am working on the shopping list to order more when spring comes. My favorite are parvisepalum species and hybrids.
I also have one Phrag since October, it is Phragmipedium pearcei and it came from Ecuagenera.
I don't have any bloom pictures to post since mine haven't flowered yet, however I do have two developing buds to show.
This is Paphiopedilum armeniacum:

And here is Paphiopedilum malipoense. I am not sure if this is bud coming out or just new leaf. Would like to think it is a bud. If somebody experienced could confirm it - would be great:

Thank you for looking.

 

[Shiva]

Well! Welcome from Canada.

 

[Marc]

Welcome from the Netherlands.

 

[Paphman910]

Welcome from the West Coast of Canada!

Paphman910

 

[eggshells]

Welcome!

 

[Rob Zuiderwijk]

Also from me a welcome from The Netherlands.

Rob

 

[orchideya]

Thank you for your friendly welcomes guys!

 

[Heather]

Hello! Welcome!
The malipoense looks like the start of a spike to me!

For your spring list - we have an annual auction every spring and have a Canadian section you might look forward to!

 

[orchideya]

Thanks Heather.
Yaay for the spike! Now I need to keep it from blasting...
I will definitely check out that auction, we have quite limited options here in Canada. For now I am making a list for Piping Rock and Ecuagenera since they are coming to our shows in spring.

 

[NYEric]

Welcome from NYC. Which part of Canada are you in?

 

[orchideya]

Welcome from NYC. Which part of Canada are you in?

Thank you.
I am in Ottawa.

 

[goldenrose]

Welcome from the midwest U.S.A. which has been experiencing an incredibly mild winter!
I agree with Heather, I'd say it's a bud too! Don't change anything, BTW what are your conditions? Windowsill, under lights?

 

[Dido]

Hy and welcome from germany

 

[orchideya]

Thank you Goldenrose.
I grow my paphs in the basement games room which is slightly cooler than rest of the house. They live in a large Ikea bookcase on the wall against tall south east window that spans from the main floor down to the basement.
They receive small amount of sun very early morhing.
I also have masdie and dracula mixed in with paphs in that bookcase.
Phrag pearcei lives on the S/E windowsill right behind cattleyas and vandas.
I don't have artificial lights.
When you say don't change anything, you mean location, right?
Can I turn the pot around? I noticed that paph armeniacum spike started to lean on the side (probably towards the light), is it ok to turn the plant around?
Thanks again.

 

[orchideya]

Hy and welcome from germany

Thank you.

 

[John M]

Welcome from Hamilton, Ontario! Yup....that's a bud on your malipoense. It will take 6 to 9 months to reach blooming. Be patient. They are slo-ooooooow! Sometimes, they will half open the bud and then sit there for months until they suddenly "wake up" and finishe the job and open fully. I'd try to avoid turing the pot while buds are developing. You can stake them up after the flower opens; but, if you turn while it's growing the stem, you'll end up with a corkscrew, wonky-shaped stem that may look really odd.

 

[orchideya]

Thank you John_M.
What??!! 6 - 9 months??!! How on earth do you keep it from blasting for so long?

 

[Paphman910]

Thank you John_M.
What??!! 6 - 9 months??!! How on earth do you keep it from blasting for so long?

That is how long it will take the flowers to develop so keep medium moist and avoid extreme temperature flucuations!


Paphman910

 

[Erythrone]

Hi from Eastern Townsips (Quebec)

 

[Gcroz]

Welcome to the forum!