Paph growth maturation rate

[snappyguy]

I recently acquired my first Paph. It has two mature growths that are in spike/bloom, and 2 small growths. I've read that Paphs are fairly fast growing, but is it likely that these small growths would bloom next year?

[RosieC]

It can depend on the type of paph, but I'm going to assume it's the one in your avatar and on another of your recent threads.

This type are faster growing than some of the others. I have one that matured a new fan (and flowered) in about a year. However three very similar ones (one identical) bought at the same time have been 18 months and still not ready... however all three of those had significant root problems and have been weak, so the fact they are growing for me at all is good.

Other paphs can be a lot slower. My strap leaf bulldog paph took two years to grow... however in that time it grew 4 new fans rather than just 1 in the faster growing type, and as soon as two of the new fans were flowering it was starting another 3. It currently has 5 maturing fans of various sizes and bloomed from two fans a few months ago.

[CTB]

the conditions they are grown in has a lot to do with how fast they bloom.

[Bolero]

I agree with Rosie. It depends on what kind of Paph it is. I don't agree that they are all fast to flower but certainly some types flower every year and some types take 2 or 3 years to mature a growth.

Do you know what they are?

Note that every Paph has heritage from a specific type of climate which is not always tropical (despite what some people think) so it's not just about providing warm conditions, some plants need to cool down in winter to trigger flowering and growth (hangianum is a good example).

[snappyguy]

Originally Posted by Bolero

I agree with Rosie. It depends on what kind of Paph it is. I don't agree that they are all fast to flower but certainly some types flower every year and some types take 2 or 3 years to mature a growth.

Do you know what they are?

Note that every Paph has heritage from a specific type of climate which is not always tropical (despite what some people think) so it's not just about providing warm conditions, some plants need to cool down in winter to trigger flowering and growth (hangianum is a good example).

There is no name listed on the tag but the parents are Onyx x Hsinying Citron. I've tried looking it up on the International Orchid Register, but to no avail. They list no orchid with those seed and pollen parents, so it either isn't registered or their database hasn't been updated.

[Bolero]

Actually looking at the parents you should get flowerings regularly (the cross isn't registered like you say).

It would be possible I think to flower it every year or at least as often as every 2 years if you provide the right conditions.

It's basically a maudiae type and should be grown that way.

[snappyguy]

Originally Posted by Bolero

Actually looking at the parents you should get flowerings regularly (the cross isn't registered like you say).

It would be possible I think to flower it every year or at least as often as every 2 years if you provide the right conditions.

It's basically a maudiae type and should be grown that way.

Thanks. I thought it was a maudiae type but wasn't sure. I'm still very new to orchids and I find Paphs to be a very complicated group with Maudiae, parvisepalum, brachypetalum, and "complex" hybrids. I'm still figuring it all out.

Mark