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Old 10-06-2011, 05:31 PM
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Very cute display Triffid. It seems very happy.
I like to try andI keep my plants happy.

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Could you please share how do you water yours. Do you let it dry out completely? Clay pot looks wet on the picture, is it because it's drawing moisture from vase with balls and water? Or pot never touches the water and vase is just fancy humidity tray?
The pot itself is an old one I picked up from a charity shop, so it is mostly just discolouration from age. Though the white at the top will spread as time passes and needs to be rubbed of occasionally – standard pot care.
It so hard to find decent clay pots “new” where I am. Unless I want to spend a pretty penny that is.

The pot never touches the water and the vase (a dessert bowl ) is just a fancy humidity tray. I prefer glass humidity trays as it is easier to see when it needs cleaning and spy any critters that may be about. However due to the layer of pebbles/stones in the bottom of the clay pot, even if the base was submerged it would not reach much (if any) of the bark.

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I have P. micranthum which looks very similar, but potted into straight chc and now I wonder if I should put mine into the same setup too.

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The conditions for P. micranthum and P. niveum are similar in some cases, but not in all. For example both are known to inhabit rocky crevices.

P. niveum tends to like a drier winter apparently, so it is advised by some sources to reduce watering.

P. micranthum, like P. niveum, likes a cooler winter to induce flowering but apparently does not like to dry out as much. As such needs to be kept reasonably moist. So it may not be as advisable for you to let the mix dry out.

One source I read (sorry can't quite remember where from exactly at this time) says that P. niveum “likes to be drenched, albeit infrequently”. As such, thanks mainly to the reasonable humidity provided, I tend to drench the mix once a week with the standard weakly weekly with 1 in 4 flush. Though plain old watering may increase or decrease according to weather and time of year.

I prefer to use rain water where possible. If that is not possible I let tap water stand for at least 24 hours before watering, allowing the chlorine to dissipate fully and the water to reach room temp. I live in a soft water area so this does not seem to have too much of an adverse effect.

The humidity where I live has been mid to high the past year. Rarely dropping below 50% (according to the web-link to the weather report for the area). Currently it is 67% as I am typing this (77% two hours ago). But then that is outdoor and it will always be a little drier indoors.

CHC should be fine, but I'm no expert. I have a little CHC in the pot as well, but not that much to be honest.

This is my only Paph. so far, and though I would love to have more I just want to keep this one going before I get anymore

Sorry that's the best I can do for now. Hope it helps, if only a little.

Your plant is gorgeous by the way!

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