Wondering what is the usual time for a paph bloom to stick around is. I have 2 different paphs, Paph Tropical Magic and Hinsying Alien - (Paph. Supersuk 'Eureka' AM/AOS x Paph. Raisin Pie 'Hsinying') X Sib.
I picked up the Alien in spike in late January of this year. It took about a month at least for the bloom to start to open, then a month before it fully opened. It lasted a week or so after fully opening but dried out like most blooms at the end.
I've had Tropical Magic for almost a year now, was not in spike when I got it. Put out the spike about a month or so ago, and the bloom came very quickly. Turns out this is a multifloral one, so it had another bloom forming right as the other opened.
The first one lasted maybe a week or so before falling, the second one maybe about the same. Seemed like they were both in good shape when I found them on the floor. Not dried or dead or anything. Are these a bloom fast/end fast type since they put out multiple blooms? I keep it well watered, 3-4 times a week to keep it on the damp side. There is another bloom on the way, probably a week or so out yet.
Since I'm very inexperienced with these, wondering if this is expected behavior with the multifloral vs the single bloom plants.
Paph Hsinying Alien
Paph Tropical Magic
Paph bloom retention question
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