Paph Temptation that I got from Heather

[johnndc]

Naturally, being a Heather-reared plant, it's enormous and spiking only six months after I got it.



It has about 6 fans now - one previously bloomed (I think), one spiking, one itty bitty new one you can see on the left, and then several others that are maturing. And it's quite happy, so far, in semi-hydro (which is how it came to me). I'm doing all my paphs now in semi-hydro, I just couldn't get the watering down right with medium, so figured I'd switch em all and let God sort em out. Interestingly, my brachys are doing quite well, have very good roots. I just figured, don't know why, that they would cause the most trouble. Anyway, will post more pics as it matures.

 

[Candace]

so figured I'd switch em all and let God sort em out.

I like that:>

 

[Heather]

Hey, that looks great!
Obviously it likes you, John.

 

[johnndc]

Well, it came from good parents or parent. I have to say, my plants that have been under CFLs, which I got last summer, are really happy. It is amazing how incremental improvements in light show real benefits. Though, having said that, I'm very pleased to have the CFLs off for the summer and those plants outside - it was getting a bit much with all the light starting early and going till late.

 

[WolfDog1 (C. Williams)]

friggin' nice!
Looks BIG!

 

[NYEric]

If it came from Heather, how did you get all that darn shredded wax paper out of the plant?!?

 

[Wendy]

Nice...can't wait to see the flowers!

 

[johnndc]

Ok, the flowers are here. It has 4 open, a fifth is coming. Enjoy.

 

[Heather]

Looks great. That was a really nice one last year as well.

 

[SlipperFan]

Very nice. I love the stripes.