Brown tip on paph

[Paul Mc]

I bought a paph last year, my first one, and it did not bloom this year. I put it in fresh medium, gave it a bit more light and began fertilizing with GroMore (though only done this once in 3 weeks now, and very light fertilizing).

The oldest growth which had the bloom on it when I bought it developed a brown tip on a leaf some time ago when I think I was underwatering it. Now, two more leaves have the exact same brown tip. Nothing special, just brown. The last brown tip turned dry and I clipped it off, but these are not dry yet.

What could be going on? Is it just nature taking it's course on the older growth? It's a Wizadry x Nedra Coyner.

I recently discovered that it was in way too much light, even though it was morning light only. I moved it to a place that gets much lower light (between 1000 and 1500 fc's in the morning). However, the new tips only developed after I made the move for it two or three weeks ago. I would think if it was sunburn, other leaves would be affected as well, and it would not be limited to the tips.

[Ray]

It is not at all uncommon for paphs to lose old growths as new ones emerge, but for the most part, the better the culture, the more of the old ones will hang around to support the plant.

I also would not worry about the morning sun, being filtered by the atmosphere at that low angle really cuts the intensity of the light - by several orders of magnitude, compared to midday sun.