New acquisitions... =)

[paphioboy]

Recently, I acquired 8 new slippers. all species..hehe they are:
1. paph. dayanum (lowland variety)
2. paph. javanicum
3. paph. stonei
4. paph. villosum (i'm not sure if it will bloom in the lowlands )
5. paph. appletonianum
6. paph. sukhakulii
7. paph. charlesworthii
8. paph. (unidentified, probably sugiyamanum...)

Can anybody give me any tips on how to keep these little critters happy?:wink: Thanks..!

 

[paphioboy]

These are 3 of my new acquisitions (the mottled leaved ones)... clockwise from bottom left are dayanum (lowland), javanicum and the unidentified paph...

 

[NYEric]

Nice.

 

[Heather]

What's the size of your stonei?

 

[paphioboy]

the stonei, is 1 mature growth and 1 new growth... =) Btw, i do have several stonei primary hybrids... they are Lukluk (niveum x stonei) and Wild Thing (godefroyae x stonei). I wonder if they will bloom on a small plant (like the brachy parent) or on multigrowth plants (like stonei). Anybody have any idea?(",)

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

Well, they will make smaller plants than stonei...but they will have to be multigrowth before bloom...in fact, due to the differences between species, they may have to be multi-multigrowth before flowering....Now, its always possible to get a bloom on a single growth plant, or a small plant with only 2 growths..I have seen pictures of those. But for most of these types of brachy x multi crosses, its a long, slow haul....and the bloom, when it comes, may be a deformed disaster...or, it may be the most beautiful, spectacular paph you have ever seen! Take care, Eric