wilhelminiae

[dodidoki]

First bloom from seedling. Plant is fairly compact, about 10 cm ls.

 

[GuRu]

I like this nice flower with its dark colouration.

........ Plant is fairly compact, about 10 cm ls.

This is pretty small.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Nice!

My two large plants are growing and not blooming for last 4-5 years. Any tip?

 

[Ozpaph]

the dark glossy petals are a stand-out

 

[dodidoki]

Many thanks, Friends.
Leslie, honestly I can t give you special tip, you are a most better grower, than me. I only suppose that plant needs a little lower temp in winter ( 18 Celsius at me) for bud induction. This winter I kept my orchids at lower temp because the price of electricity raised up to 6x(!!!!).Now many of paphis in bud this spring.

 

[Guldal]

the dark glossy petals are a stand-out

I can only join the chorus... wonderful flower, Istvan!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Many thanks, Friends.
Leslie, honestly I can t give you special tip, you are a most better grower, than me. I only suppose that plant needs a little lower temp in winter ( 18 Celsius at me) for bud induction. This winter I kept my orchids at lower temp because the price of electricity raised up to 6x(!!!!).Now many of paphis in bud this spring.

I am definitely not a better grower than you Istvan! You rock!

I’ll stick it colder next season. Maybe it will shock it into dying and therefore bloom to save itself lol.

 

[tnyr5]

Yep, the trick is to chill it down into the low teens C/low 50s F. It grows in Papua New Guinea, but it grows almost 2 kilometers in the air. Winter it in your wine cooler.

 

[NEslipper]

Such a great species! Love the thick, dark petals.

 

[NEslipper]

Nice!

My two large plants are growing and not blooming for last 4-5 years. Any tip?

I agree with the winter chill down advice. I bought a blooming size plant that also didn’t bloom for a few years. It formed a nice big clump, then bloomed several years in a row, even though it was in the same spot and I didn’t change anything about the culture. Some clones might just want to be a big mature clump before they decide to bloom?