Paphiopedilum sukhakulii

[Kostas]

Glad you like it too, it's very nice from close. 14cm spread

 

[cnycharles]

What's the purple in back left?


Elmer Nj

 

[phraggy]

A real beauty Kostas --- very well done.

Ed

 

[Kostas]

Elmer, it's a Tillandsia cyanea. This was its second flowering and It has been continually in flower the past 3 months. It just finished off today

Thank you Ed!


New ones from today, the flower opened and spread some more
Paphiopedilum sukhakulii flower by Konstantinos Giannopoulos, on Flickr

Paphiopedilum sukhakulii flower by Konstantinos Giannopoulos, on Flickr

Paphiopedilum sukhakulii flower backside by Konstantinos Giannopoulos, on Flickr

 

[JeanLux]

Very nice sukh, I like it a lot!!!! And cool pic series, thanks!!!! Jean

 

[Ozpaph]

great wings

 

[Brabantia]

Very nice. Maybe it is a Paph. sukhakulii "muscle"?

 

[Anca86]

Good to know! Seems nice and the bud is big.

I am growing it in a self watering pot(wick system) filled with a mix of small size zeolite,lava and pumice. The department above the water reservoir is filled with the material you see. Paphiopedilum seem to like that, I have a P. callosum thailandense thriving in such a system for more than 4 years now. I like it because it cuts down on maintenance and I only need to water very infrequently while they have plenty of water available at all times.

Looking forward to grow this one big, to its full potential!

Hi,Kostas,
I just bought a mediawhich contains zeolite. I would like to know what is your experience with zeolite. Do your paphs that are in it thrive?
Thanks
Anca

 

[NYEric]

Thread from 2016

 

[Anca86]

Thread from 2016

I know but I was thinking that if he is still around he might answer

 

[GuRu]

Anca, Kostas was last seen here in September 2018

 

[Anca86]

Anca, Kostas was last seen here in September 2018

Thanks