Paph seedling showing no growth after almost a year.

[Lagoon]

Cam,

You've pick a slow grower, so you'll have to exercise patience with you're slipper (don't you just hate that)

Keeping it moist coupled with higher lighting levels will help it grow faster.
As I've said in the past to you, I've had my fair share of seedlings that take onward to 4 years just to see it bloom, some will take even more time.
If I knew then what I know now, I would have bought much bigger

Very young plants will need alot more time to bloom then plants with already multi-growths.
Don't give up, you're paph is just slower then some others -- Timeing is everything

[rogerman]

Sounds like your Paphs need more light and heat to me.

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Well I knew I had to wait, but I expected at least a leaf or a root lol.

Originally Posted by Lagoon

Cam,

You've pick a slow grower, so you'll have to exercise patience with you're slipper (don't you just hate that)

Keeping it moist coupled with higher lighting levels will help it grow faster.
As I've said in the past to you, I've had my fair share of seedlings that take onward to 4 years just to see it bloom, some will take even more time.
If I knew then what I know now, I would have bought much bigger

Very young plants will need alot more time to bloom then plants with already multi-growths.
Don't give up, you're paph is just slower then some others -- Timeing is everything

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Well it gets pretty high light, so that should not be a problem

Originally Posted by rogerman

Sounds like your Paphs need more light and heat to me.

[Lagoon]

I don't know if this helps Cam, but my most of my mulits only woke up a few weeks ago. I was abit concerned about the root growth I wasn't seeing. Its gotta warm up - give it time

I think for now you have to get use to it being very small and to boot a slower growing paph. Once it gets another growth or 2 then it should be booming

[orchidegg]

I concur with most of the sentiment here. I have mostly paph species and they are sloooow. Just when I'm about to give up I'll see a new leaf starting that will take forever to grow. I have several I'm still waiting on to bloom and it's been around 3-4 years (I got a lot of seedlings when I first started).

[rogerman]

I have about three hundred Rhyn seedlings that I potted (by mistake) I wired them into the pots to grow.......Six months later (after doing nothing) they have actually started to grow...... in the last two months they've doubled in size.
I'm actually finding that most plants I have, they seem to be dormant for a few months and then sprout.
Saying that, I also have dens. that have flowered after being in coconut for 6 months.

[silken]

I have a TINY Paph. Dolgoldi that has not shown any growth on the roots or leaves for months. It had very little root in the first place and I felt it needed some pampering so I moved it to a little closed in area to raise the humidity and keep the temps a little warmer over winter in our greenhouse. It didn't seem to hurt it, but still no change. It is not receiving high levels of light. I was told not to fertilize if the roots are minimal and it is tiny or you will surely kill it. I can't offer much help but you are not alone here!

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Thank you for your input! It sure helps knowing that this occurs to others as well!

Originally Posted by silken

I have a TINY Paph. Dolgoldi that has not shown any growth on the roots or leaves for months. It had very little root in the first place and I felt it needed some pampering so I moved it to a little closed in area to raise the humidity and keep the temps a little warmer over winter in our greenhouse. It didn't seem to hurt it, but still no change. It is not receiving high levels of light. I was told not to fertilize if the roots are minimal and it is tiny or you will surely kill it. I can't offer much help but you are not alone here!