Paph. micranthum in sheath

[masaccio]

what's happening?

The sheath is getting a little bigger and taller but no sign of anything inside yet.

 

[GuRu]

The sheath is getting a little bigger and taller but no sign of anything inside yet.

You need a lot of patience to watch a micranthum flower spike grow. Just sit and wait !
I think I saw the sheath of my very first P. micranthum, which I may flower, emerge in early August last year. Hopefully the flower will open at the end of this month...but I'm no so sure. Just sit and wait !

 

[masaccio]

You need a lot of patience to watch a micranthum flower spike grow. Just sit and wait !
I think I saw the sheath of my very first P. micranthum which I may flower emerge in earla August last year. Hopefully the flower will open at the end of this month...but I'm no so sure. Just sit and wait !

No problem. It's only one of many, after all. It can't be worse than hookerae.

 

[NYEric]

Good luck.

 

[masaccio]

Progress. Wake me when it's over.

 

[dodidoki]

Sure.
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Wonderful plant.Can you update please?

 

[masaccio]

Thanks! The picture included in my post earlier today was meant to be the update, but the change is easy to miss. Here's a larger view. The maturing bud has split the sheath. This development only took two months since my last post on 1/7. Also the sheath itself has increased quite a bit in size. Thanks for your comment!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

That's a happy looking plant! Best of luck with flowering it. I've been growing, hit and miss, P. armeniacum for around 10 years, and finally think I may have found what it likes. It is in a basket and kept outdoors year round, however in winter it is kept out of the rain under a small porch. Voila! Last fall it grew two sheathes that have been waiting for warm weather to develop. Fingers crossed.

 

[masaccio]

They look great. Looking forward to the pictures.

 

[Carmella.carey]

A paph that blooms from sheeths I've had paphs spike from new leafs that looks like a sheeth but that's a proper sheeth.
Patrick

 

[BrucherT]

Thanks. I think so too, and it's been a totally "no drama" plant.

I haven’t grown one so I’d love to know how you do it. Definitely been on my list for a very long time. I have a (decades-ago) wild-collected division waiting for me but haven’t been able to coordinate pickup for various reasons.

 

[masaccio]

Well, here it is. To review, purchased "blooming size" December 2018, in sheath December 2021, fully open flower April 27, 2022. The tag reads Paph. micranthum var. North Vietnam. For me, the flower is pleasing and worth waiting for. 3.5" top to bottom, 3.0" side to side. Base of plant to top of flower 9.5". Disappointed that the staminode is off-center. That's probably my fault.
BrucherT, I'm not doing anything special for it. It grows happily in a mixed collection, general paph guidelines. I have increased air movement over the past few months, which I believe has been generally beneficial for all my plants. Balanced with RH of course, and attentiveness to slightly more pronounced watering needs.

 

[monocotman]

Nice and dark!

 

[Cklinger]

Stunning!!

 

[BrucherT]

Thanks! The picture included in my post earlier today was meant to be the update, but the change is easy to miss. Here's a larger view. The maturing bud has split the sheath. This development only took two months since my last post on 1/7. Also the sheath itself has increased quite a bit in size. Thanks for your comment!

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Plant is just stunning.

 

[Carmella.carey]

Beautiful, breath taking and astounding
Patrick

 

[masaccio]

Thanks everyone!! I certainly won't see another one for years. It has a new growth but it just started maybe a couple of months ago. Tiny. Looking forward to repotting it when the flower fades.