Paphiopedilum micranthum

[P.K.Hansen]

The dorsal isn't good, but I pretty happy with the rest. The first pic shows how the bud developed, and I expected a more deformed flower.

 

[spujr]

Well done! Long pouch!

 

[Guldal]

Good colours...and you might have better luck with the deformities next time round! (If not being genetically caused, which God forbid! )

Where did you acquire the plant?

Kind regards,
Jens

 

[P.K.Hansen]

This one was bought from Kopf Orchideen in Germany.

 

[Ozpaph]

I like this species

 

[orchid527]

Good flower with good color. I suspect the dorsal damage will not repeat. Mike

 

[mdmd409]

How many years from when the fan begins until you got a bloom?

 

[Greenpaph]

Beautiful, thanks!

 

[NYEric]

Nice, thanks for sharing.

 

[Don I]

I like it.
Don

 

[Wendy]

It is beautiful. Next time will be much better.

 

[gego]

Good growing, love the pattern.

 

[mdmd409]

Great pictures. Did you obtain this plant in bud or did it bud for you? How long did you have it before it bloomed. Has it developed a new fan yet? I have two similar plants for 2 years now and was wondering when I might expect to see a bud and bloom. They seem happy but just are adding layers of leaves without a bloom. Looking for information.

 

[P.K.Hansen]

I got it 29-10-18 with the bud barely visible. No new fans yet.

 

[spujr]

Great pictures. Did you obtain this plant in bud or did it bud for you? How long did you have it before it bloomed. Has it developed a new fan yet? I have two similar plants for 2 years now and was wondering when I might expect to see a bud and bloom. They seem happy but just are adding layers of leaves without a bloom. Looking for information.

Hi, your temperature differentials during the winter might not be great enough to initiate flowering. I am not 100% sure about micranthum but other orchids need the day and night temperatures to be far enough apart.

 

[mdmd409]

To P.K.Hansen: Thank you for the information, it was very helpful. I am hoping to get blooms in this next year. My leaf structure looks to be about the same size. I believe this variety can put out stolons so the fan might not be adjacent to your current fan. I have read that occasionally they need help finding the up direction. It looks like a great plant.
To spujr: Thank you. I think my plants are too young, but don’t know how many years it takes from an early fan to blooming. I got two very small, single layer fans, 2 years ago. They are 3 to 4 layers and with larger leaves, albeit quite small. I currently have about 8 othe paph. varieties in bloom and P. Deperle, and P. Deception II in bud. I don’t think temperature is my issue.