Paphiopedilum bellatulum

[Paul]

Second bloom, small piece of the mother plant that will also bloom soon.
Should be grown warm to hot.

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Pretty good one that you have there.

 

[NYEric]

Yes, thanks for posting.

 

[Erythrone]

A very nice one.

So you grow bellatulum warm to hot? I was thinking it needs cooler temp than other Brachy.

 

[Brabantia]

Waouh! Very nice flowering!!

 

[W. Beetus]

Great looking bloom!

 

[SlipperFan]

Lovely!

 

[Stone]

A very nice one.

So you grow bellatulum warm to hot? I was thinking it needs cooler temp than other Brachy.

Me too!

 

[John M]

Very nice flower!:clap:

So you grow bellatulum warm to hot? I was thinking it needs cooler temp than other Brachy.

That's what I thought as well!

 

[vinhpicohp]

Very nice! thank you!

 

[abax]

Oh my, one of my favorite Paphs. and it's lovely.

 

[Paul]

A very nice one.

So you grow bellatulum warm to hot? I was thinking it needs cooler temp than other Brachy.

average day temps in april seem to be about 38°C in nature... 100°F
Most of the year it is 30°C. SO no, definitely has to be grown hot. You will have bacteria problems and slow growth if growing too cool (nights can be cooler, 13-15°C is ok). But it thrives when grown warm and humid.

 

[Kavanaru]

A very nice one.

So you grow bellatulum warm to hot? I was thinking it needs cooler temp than other Brachy.

I also grow it warm to hot (with my Catasetinae) and grows like weed... my best growing Brachy!

 

[Paul]

I also grow it warm to hot (with my Catasetinae) and grows like weed... my best growing Brachy!

That's exactly how you have to grow it!
Here I grow it too cool in winter, so I have trouble with it. No problem when I was growing indoor, warm, under lights. The new greenouse should be warmer.

 

[Kavanaru]

the result of 3.5 years growing warm to hot... as I bought this plant it was a single mature growth with a very small new growth coming...


Paphiopedilum bellatulum by kavanaru, on Flickr

 

[Justin]

whoah!!!! i grow them too and they are very vigorous for me. however i grow indoors under lights and my temps are intermediate.

 

[Paphman910]

average day temps in april seem to be about 38°C in nature... 100°F
Most of the year it is 30°C. SO no, definitely has to be grown hot. You will have bacteria problems and slow growth if growing too cool (nights can be cooler, 13-15°C is ok). But it thrives when grown warm and humid.

I agree totally! I was quite surprised that it grew really well in warm conditions considering a lot of literature suggest they can grow in cool condtions.

Paphman910

 

[goldenrose]

:clap: :drool: :clap:

A very nice one.

So you grow bellatulum warm to hot? I was thinking it needs cooler temp than other Brachy.

You're not alone guys! I guess it goes to show us if everything else is right, temp might not make the difference?

 

[paphioboy]

Wowza! That's some bellatulum... Very nice... I find it odd that I have never seen multi-growth bellatulum here in shows or for sale, if it is so easy to grow under warm conditions...

 

[wonderlen3000]

:clap: :drool: :clap:
You're not alone guys! I guess it goes to show us if everything else is right, temp might not make the difference?

P. bellatulum in nature do grows from low to mid-elevations and can tolerate cooler winter/dry season. But I think because of the line breeding (bellatulum is a few of those specie that line breeded alot) the genes might change alot and now it can tolerate warm-hot.