Substrate for paphiopedilum 2012

[Hakone]

I've now changed the substrate, I use now kanuma

 

[JeanLux]

What grain size do you use? Jean

 

[Hakone]

Dear Jean,

1 - 10 mm

 

[Hakone]

Substrat for Neofineta

kanuma : Akadama = 1:1

 

[lipelgas]

What is your simple mix ?

bark (size depends on plant and pot size) + sphagnum + perlite.

 

[JeanLux]

Looks good!!!! Are you feeding a lot ? Jean

 

[reivilos]

Hakone,
Could you give us a feedback ?
How are your paphs doing 3 months on ?
Thanks !
Olivier

 

[Hakone]

Hakone,
Could you give us a feedback ?
How are your paphs doing 3 months on ?
Thanks !
Olivier

Bonjour Olivier
They are still alive, except paph. bellatulum album ,the root is gone.
3 months ago all the plants are in sleep state, they grow now. This is normal, paphiopedilum season starts now. I was waiting for results after 1 year, summer 2013.
I do not have GH , I cultivate on the windowsill . Extreme condition, poor humidity.

 

[Brabantia]

This is normal, paphiopedilum season starts now. I was waiting for results after 1 year, summer 2013.

I read that you observe the same thing that here in Belgium. Since about 1 months the leaves of my Paphios grow. It would seem therefore that they are resting between May and September? In order to have the opinion from other growers I think that this is a topic that should be the subject of a new thread in the culture section.

 

[Hakone]

I read that you observe the same thing that here in Belgium. Since about 1 months the leaves of my Paphios grow. It would seem therefore that they are resting between May and September? In order to have the opinion from other growers I think that this is a topic that should be the subject of a new thread in the culture section.

Yes, they are resting between May and August/September.
A summary of my plants today


Subgenus Parvisepalum

Armeniacum markii : grow. September
Micranthum album: grow. September
Vietnamense album:
Delenatii album: grow. mid September
Malipoense album: new aquisitions , not 100% sure album


Subgenus Brachypetalum

Concolor album: grow. September
Niveum album: grow. mid September, new aquisitions
x ang thong album: grow.bloom
godefroyae album: grow. mid September
leucochilum album: grow. mid September, new aquisitions
bellatulum album: grow. mid September

Subgenus pahiopedilum

Villosum aureum: grow. mid September
Insigne sanderianum : new aquisitions
Barbigerum album: grow. September
Henryanum album: grow. September
Helenae album: grow. September
Hirsutissinum album: grow. September
Fairrieanum album: grow. September
Charlesworthii album: grow. September
Tranlienianum album: grow. September

Subgenus Sigmatopetalum

Fowliei album: grow.October
Hennesianum album: grow. September
Javanicum album :
Purpuratum album: grow.October, new aquisitions
Superbiens album: grow.October, new aquisitions
Curtisii album: grow.October, new aquisitions
Sukhakulii album: bloom August
Wardii album: bloom October
Venustum album:

Subgenus Polyantha

Lowii album: grow. September
Haynaldianum album:
Dianthum album: grow.October
Philippinense album:
Kolopakingii katherinae: grow.October, new aquisitions

Subgenus Cochlopetalum

Glaucophyllum album:
Primulinum: grow.September

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Callosum album : grow Januar , bloom März


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Regular Paphiopedilum

Adductum : grow September
Armeniacum : grow September
Sukhakulii : grow August
Barbigerum: grow August
Coccineum: grow October
Bellatulum: grow September
Leucochilum : grow September
Henryanum : grow September
Thaianum: grow September
Vietnamense:
Micranthum : grow September
Tranlienianum: grow September

 

[NYEric]

:drool:

 

[Brabantia]

Any update? about the use of Kanuma mix as potting material.

 

[Happypaphy7]

It's been a while and I'm curious as well.
I don't have kanuma but I do have a few seedlings of parvi ( delenatii, Magic Lantern, other micranthum hybrids) in bonsai mix, which is mostly akadama and some small bark chips and other minor ingredients.

It's been about 5 months or so and they have been growing.
Delenatii is spiking I think.

I read that akadama breaks down in about two years and start to lose aeration quality. Dang, I thought inorganic mix last for very long time.