Best potting medium for paphiopedilums?
Hi,
I brought home three paph.'s today on 'sale' that are finished blooming and am wondering what the BEST medium is for potting this type of orchid. I have already repotted two of them in an orchid mix medium (with bark, charcoal, & perlite) and am not certain this was the best medium for paphs. In reading about these, it sounds like they might need additional material to hold moisture such as sphagnum moss. I need suggestions from those who have more experience than I do on what would be best to do. I would be interested in repotting them again with additional medium and could do so within the next two days, but don't know if this will cause additional damage, or if getting it into better medium will pay-off in the long-run. Also, it sounds like sphagnum moss might have anti-fungal properties: sounds like it might be helpful as my potted plants on my hot and humid patio that is free of direct sunlight appear to be very prone to molds/fungus this summer.
Thanks for all your feedback!
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