My first Paph is blooming

[Relemitty]

I bought my first Paph, a Maudiae Type, from Hausermann as a blooming size that arrived Oct 7 with a bud.

The first pic is how looked when arrived.

Now is in bloom and I couldn't be happier.

[tmoney]

love these green and white paph hybrids. some of the biggest paph blooms i have seen with my own eyes were of this type, tho not sure on the exact hybrid. they are stunners tho, nice work on getting it to bloom !

[Relemitty]

Thank You Tmoney.
So far the care has been easy.
Water every other day and give Phal light.
I was a little worried because it arrive on a hot day but the bud was fine and is now displayed on my kitchen table.
The hybrid is: Hsingying Web X (Shin-Yi Heart X Chou-Yi Citron)

[Capt.Meredith]

Beautiful. Congratulations

[dbarron]

Nice. Think of the accomplishment you'll feel when the 2nd (totally in your control) bud opens in a subsequent season.
I have ordered many genera from Olympic Orchids and gotten well established seedlings or mericlones. When they flower, I know it's because of my culture, rather than the culture of the vendor that produced the inflorescence. Though there is something in unpacking a plant and seeing an inflorescence and knowing exactly what you have (color/form) versus waiting a couple or three years to know. And that would be especially true of a maudie type.

[Paphluvr]

It's a very nice flower and congradulations on your first bloom. I do want to say, though, that unless the temps are very high, the humidity very low, or the potting mix very coarse, that a watering regimen of every other day seems excessive.

[Relemitty]

My plant is in plastic pot with large bark and sphag on top. ( didn't repot when arrived from Hausermann)
I was checking the sphag and when it became dry and lightly crusty I ran water through for for a minute and 1\4 tsp of Jacks 20-20-20 per gallon of water and splash it on after the water.

In the orchid room the temps are 84 F day and 70 F at night but now is on kitchen table so more like 72 day and 65 night.

I just added a humidifier so 65% in orchid room and 50% ish rest of house.

I am interested in your recommendations.

[dbarron]

That's on the very high side for most paphs. I dunno, never had a house that hot

[estación seca]

Many Paphs tolerate those temperatures just fine, especially the multiflorals. I've had no trouble at higher temperatures with maudiae hybrids, multiflorals, sequentials and sukhakulii types.

[Relemitty]

The orchid room has a Aluminium table with a heat lamp under it and a towel on the surface.
The Therm Pro thermometer shows it is at 84 F day and 72 night.
I have my Oncidium/DenPhal/Catts and coffee plant on it.
This is the first time I have warmed the room and just seeing how it goes.

I was fussing with the Paph and wanted it warm while growing the bloom so put it behind the coffee plant.
I will find a place amognst the Phals for the Paph when the blooming ends.

The room is cooler and my Phals are 4 foot away where their thoughts are turning to spiking.