Paphiopedilum Doll's Kobold and a guest

[Djthomp28]

My Doll's Kolbold is a standout in my collection. It is floriferous and reliable. However this year the mother plant and all the divisions bloomed extremely early. Usually it blooms in September. Here are the three division putting on a show. More buds are coming too!

 

[Happypaphy7]

I love this hybrid and yours all look great!!
Mine is in sheath. Mine grows well but won't bloom regularly.
Where is yours from?

 

[Ross]

Well grown!

 

[Ozpaph]

Its a great hybrid which you've flowered very well.

 

[Djthomp28]

I love this hybrid and yours all look great!!
Mine is in sheath. Mine grows well but won't bloom regularly.
Where is yours from?

Mine came from Springwater Orchids in 2013. It's one of the first paphs I bought.

 

[merc]

i see you flag your orchids. what do the flags indicate?

 

[Djthomp28]

i see you flag your orchids. what do the flags indicate?

I am playing with different color tags to help me manage the collection. For example, green flags are for repotting priority. When I am watering and notice a plant needs to be repotted but don't have time to stop, I put a green tag in the pot to come back later.

At the moment red are divisions, but I will be changing the color. So, I can use red for miscellaneous "needs attention".

 

[southernbelle]

I am playing with different color tags to help me manage the collection. For example, green flags are for repotting priority. When I am watering and notice a plant needs to be repotted but don't have time to stop, I put a green tag in the pot to come back later.

At the moment red are divisions, but I will be changing the color. So, I can use red for miscellaneous "needs attention".

Where do you get the flags?

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I am playing with different color tags to help me manage the collection. For example, green flags are for repotting priority. When I am watering and notice a plant needs to be repotted but don't have time to stop, I put a green tag in the pot to come back later.

At the moment red are divisions, but I will be changing the color. So, I can use red for miscellaneous "needs attention".

Love this idea! Would love to get these too!

 

[Djthomp28]

To get the number of colors I wanted, I decided to make my own flags. They are just wooden skewers and colored craft tape. Plus then I can use the remaining skewers for other things from stakes to kabobs

 

[DrLeslieEe]

To get the number of colors I wanted, I decided to make my own flags. They are just wooden skewers and colored craft tape. Plus then I can use the remaining skewers for other things from stakes to kabobs

Home craft! Cool!

 

[big923cattleya]

I just ordered 1,000 plastic plant labels by googling plant labels on line. They were available in 5 colors, 200 of each. They came with permanent markers but they were not “fine enough”. I use #3 lead pencil.
Tags were sky blue, Kelly green, yellow, pink and red I think.
But you could use them to mean anything that fits your needs.
I am currently using yellow for my multifloral Paphs for instance. My Phrags. might be assigned pink as another example. I have always used white before but last year my chipmunks pulled out a few dozen white labels from pots. Little creeps!!!! So now I use permanent marker to put a number on the bottom of each pot, say #22. Then I have a list on my computer that that number belongs to Paph. rothschildianum such and such.

 

[Djthomp28]

I have various plant labels also. However the flags are taller and call my attention more than labels.

There are so many great ways to organize and manage a collection.

 

[southernbelle]

To get the number of colors I wanted, I decided to make my own flags. They are just wooden skewers and colored craft tape. Plus then I can use the remaining skewers for other things from stakes to kabobs

Brilliant!

 

[southernbelle]

I just ordered 1,000 plastic plant labels by googling plant labels on line. They were available in 5 colors, 200 of each. They came with permanent markers but they were not “fine enough”. I use #3 lead pencil.
Tags were sky blue, Kelly green, yellow, pink and red I think.
But you could use them to mean anything that fits your needs.
I am currently using yellow for my multifloral Paphs for instance. My Phrags. might be assigned pink as another example. I have always used white before but last year my chipmunks pulled out a few dozen white labels from pots. Little creeps!!!! So now I use permanent marker to put a number on the bottom of each pot, say #22. Then I have a list on my computer that that number belongs to Paph. rothschildianum such and such.

I use these to tell me what plants I water each day. Each table’s plants are listed in an app that pops up depending on the day cycle of that plant’s watering needs. Table #1 RED, for instance.

 

[Phragper]

really nice display.I am jealous

 

[Guldal]

Darlene. your Doll's Kobolds are as good as they get! And so is your henryanum in front! Great spectable - and kudos for good growing!
Kind regards, Jens

 

[GuRu]

Darlene, really all together are lovely ones .... your DK as well as henry as a guest.

 

[Guldal]

Darlene, really all together are lovely ones .... your DK as well as henry as a guest.

Uncle henry, maybe?!

 

[GuRu]

Uncle henry, maybe?!

This can't be anybody else than Uncle Henry.