Anyone grow Paphiopedilum vietnamense?

[smweaver]

Thank you, Shakkai, for your response. The only paphiopedilum species that I grow is delenatii (I have three of them, and I feel much about them as you do about your vietnamenses). I like the way they look, and they've been easy growers and bloomers for me. But from what I've read so far, I guess delenatii is the oddball of the parvi group of paphs (at least in regards to its preference for a more acidic mix as opposed to the more alkaline one that its cousins prefer). Maybe I'll take a "baby step" and get one of the Ho Chi Minh hybrids before I move on to a vietnamense. That way I won't lose as much sleep as I would about killing an endangered species if the plant doesn't respond well to my treatment. Thanks again for your feedback.

Steve