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11-12-2019, 04:14 PM
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Yes, my intention to keep them together is to have a clump of flowers.
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11-12-2019, 04:37 PM
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...there are two plants in the pot...
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Does that mean two, separate clusters of plants, or was it two fans on one plant to start?
If it is a single colony sharing resources via rhizomes, definitely keep it as one. If it is two, smaller colonies sharing a pot, you're better off separating them, if for no other reason that they are "backups" for each other in case of a health issue.
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11-12-2019, 04:49 PM
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I have a smaller Leeanum, but I have a Paph NItens (P. insigne x villosum) that tends to hang together and is on its way to becoming a specimen (though it has a ways to go to be like the plant that it came from that wasn't repotted for years.. by a friend... because it was too big to lift) When it was finally repotted the piece I got just fell off... but these P. insigne primaries can get really big... when repotting, if a piece falls off, pot it separate as a backup. But if it doesn't fall apart naturally, it's capable of having many attached growths.
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11-12-2019, 04:50 PM
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There are two separate clusters of plants.
That's one thing to consider. 
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02-02-2020, 02:40 PM
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Now they all the flowers have opened...
Some photos:

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02-02-2020, 08:31 PM
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Wow!! what a wonderful display!
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02-03-2020, 09:43 AM
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Oh wow, that is very impressive!
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02-08-2020, 11:15 AM
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I’ve never seen a paph that impressive even at an orchid show. Magnufique
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12-02-2020, 04:39 AM
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Each growth is its own plant and will only bloom once. I see at least 4 in that second photo. Together they make a colony of plants.
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It seems I have 5 plants in the pot. I have 5 spikes for the 2nd year in a row.
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12-02-2020, 08:41 AM
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As far as I’m concerned, each “colony” - clusters of growths connected by rhizomes - can be considered to be one plant.
Sure, they can be broken into individuals, but this is a case where there is - literally - “strength in numbers”.
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