Ben Belton
Active Member
I'm not new to orchids, but I don't have much experience with Paphs. Didn't know whether to put this in the newbie section or the culture section.
I've recently started a small collection of complex Paphs. I have about 6-8 that are blooming size. In the summer I keep my plants outside in my car port and in the winter they are under lights in my basement. I have 2 flower spikes started. One has continued to grow, and one has stalled. I think the spikes were initiated when the plants were outside when it was cool at night, but they didn't emerge from the plant until a few weeks after they had been moved to the basement. My basement gets about 78 during the day when the lights are on and 68 at night. When it gets cooler this winter, that will go down a little.
I'm not sure why the one has stalled. Also I'm not sure why the other 6 or so haven't spiked. Some of them are larger than the ones that have spiked. Is my basement cool enough? I think I have enough light, but maybe it could be that. Maybe I should be patient. Is it still early?
The plants are potted in either a small bark or sphagnum. I water them with mostly water from my aquarium that sometimes has a little fertilizer added. Every so often they get flushed with some distilled or Wal-mart spring water. They are all under 2 x 54wt T-5 lights.
Thanks in advance for your ideas. Until I have a Paph flower to show you, enjoy what I normally grow
I've recently started a small collection of complex Paphs. I have about 6-8 that are blooming size. In the summer I keep my plants outside in my car port and in the winter they are under lights in my basement. I have 2 flower spikes started. One has continued to grow, and one has stalled. I think the spikes were initiated when the plants were outside when it was cool at night, but they didn't emerge from the plant until a few weeks after they had been moved to the basement. My basement gets about 78 during the day when the lights are on and 68 at night. When it gets cooler this winter, that will go down a little.
I'm not sure why the one has stalled. Also I'm not sure why the other 6 or so haven't spiked. Some of them are larger than the ones that have spiked. Is my basement cool enough? I think I have enough light, but maybe it could be that. Maybe I should be patient. Is it still early?
The plants are potted in either a small bark or sphagnum. I water them with mostly water from my aquarium that sometimes has a little fertilizer added. Every so often they get flushed with some distilled or Wal-mart spring water. They are all under 2 x 54wt T-5 lights.
Thanks in advance for your ideas. Until I have a Paph flower to show you, enjoy what I normally grow