Sanderianum

[Tindomul]

Haven't seen you in a while Eric. Glad you are back.

[Pupka]

Originally Posted by Eric M Muehlbauer

Sorry, I haven't had much luck with sanderianum. While its hybrids are frequently vigorous, sand itself is slow as you-know-what. They grow slowly, and then (for me) just die. I have been able to bloom out sand crosses, but sand itself.....nowhere. Take care, Eric

I'm so sorry... I hope mine won't die... I've never seen a blooming sanderianum, only from pictures. I REALLY REALLY want to see it blooming at least once in my life!

[Shadow]

Keep it warm. Also this plant appreciates high humidity and good fresh air circulation. I have one but it is also small and just recovering from the terrible disease. One not good person kept it for a while in the refrigerator for the cutted flowers. And the poor plant was between life and death for a while.

[Pupka]

Originally Posted by Shadow

Keep it warm. Also this plant appreciates high humidity and good fresh air circulation. I have one but it is also small and just recovering from the terrible disease. One not good person kept it for a while in the refrigerator for the cutted flowers. And the poor plant was between life and death for a while.

Shadow,

Thanks for recommendations, I'll try my best. Is morning light okay for this paph? I have a window facing east with sunny bright light till afternoon.

My only concern is about watering... I just overwatered one paph and paid for it with its roots

[Shadow]

East facing window is just right, because this paph is growing on east facing slopes. I like to keep all my plants in clear plastic pots, so I can see amount of condensation inside. It helps me not to overwater and not to keep too dry.

[smartie2000]

morning sun is perfect

[Gin]

Guess I won't be getting one my grandson would kill it for sure . Good luck with it Gin

[IdahoOrchid]

If you are interested in my little experiment to determine growth rate you can look here:

sanderianum leaf growth progress - Slippertalk.com - Slipper Orchid Forum for Paphs, Phrags other slipper orchids

The attached picture shows how I grow mine. The sand. is in the upper case near the front. I have an evaporative humidifier that sits on the floor and blows right up past it. The humidity in the area varies between about 40 and 70% depending on time of day and if I can control the window and door air flow for the room. The humidifier gets turned off at night because my teenage son does not appreciate the sound!!!

[Pupka]

Thanks, Steven,

Your experiment was really interesting. I wondered only if the marks from a marker ok on the leaves (does it not contain alcohol?) I liked your plants, so many orchids!! Ooh! One was even flowering, was it a phrag? Very nice sand as well. Mine is much smaller. Thanks for sharing a picture.
I also have almost same conditions: my orchids grow in the bathroom with east facing window, so light is not too bad, plus I put a humidifier in there to maintain a high humidity (55% on average) but I also turn it off at night cause it's too loud. So, hopefully, sand won't complain.

[IdahoOrchid]

Yes, phrag bessae.

I forgot to post the other pic that shows the other growing shelf that I had just finished modifying. Lots of stuff blooming there too!