Is this some kinda Paph.

[manoj]

I got this plant-with just 2 leaves from a plant nursery from where I buy non-orchids and saplings. The owner who was my patient gave this free as a token of goodwill. He described it as rare, precious, restricted ....slipper orchid. I have been growing it for the past 4 years...no flowers yet. What should I do? Medium- charcoal, broken bits of terracota and bricks.

[RosieC]

Looks like a paph to me. Some of these can be really slow growing, but I would probably have expected flowers by now. They flower when new growths mature however I think there may be other triggers needed as well. I'm afraid I don't know what those are (I've just been lucky mine decided to flower) so hopefully someone else can help.

[dounoharm]

looks like a slipper to me....i would think it needs a moister medium, slippers dont like to dry out like other orchids.....keep it more uniformly moist, and fert weakly weekly, maybe it will flower for you....gl

[eggshells]

As everyone already said. Yes it is a Paphiopedilum. By the looks of it. It looks like a multi-floral. It's a little bit harder to bloom than their uni-floral cousins but yours looks like its ready to bloom. Maybe it needs more light. Not a direct sunlight but brighter area. Goodluck.

[Triffid]

I do know that some Paphs have been known to take up to 10 years before flowering (from seed I believe). So 4 years may not be too unusual.

Here's a link someone else posted in the Paphiopedilum section of the OB.
A BEGINNERS VIEW OF PAPHIOPEDILUM CULTURE

hope it is of some use to you.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Certain Slipper Orchids are getting rarer and rarer in the wild alright due to habitat loss and how slow some of them grow.

I don't know what kind of Slipper Orchid you have, but I do know your orchid's getting enough light.

Certain Paphs are actually lithophytic and grow on limestone cliffs.

Maybe add a little calcium and magnesium in the water, see if that does something for it.