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paphiopere

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Good morning, after repeatedly see Paphiopedilum plants in bloom as Paphiopedilum godefroyae, micranthum, and many more with a single plant in bloom without any other growth, I would like to ask: How is this possible? If it is an in vitro production plant, you would have to appreciate the growth process with different measures of plants year after year until flowering, but this is not appreciated and there is only one plant in bloom. Can someone explain this? Thank you
 
Good morning, after repeatedly see Paphiopedilum plants in bloom as Paphiopedilum godefroyae, micranthum, and many more with a single plant in bloom without any other growth, I would like to ask: How is this possible? If it is an in vitro production plant, you would have to appreciate the growth process with different measures of plants year after year until flowering, but this is not appreciated and there is only one plant in bloom. Can someone explain this? Thank you

It's quite simple. Paphs are sympodial. That is that the first growth (from seed) grows in size until it is big enough to flower. In seedlings, you may get as many as 10 or 15 leaves developing over time, each one larger than the rest until full size then it flowers and produces a new growth or growths from the short rhizome but possibly only 5 or so almost full sized leaves and flowers in turn. You can look at each growth as an independent unit. (although not really independent in reality)
Even though the second part of your question is vague, this should explain everything you need to know.
 
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