Every excited about this cross

[fishmommy]

I picked up a sweet cross at my local society meeting for a great price.
Paph Tigrinum x Rothchildianum
It will be awhile for it to bloom, if I can care for it properly. I grow under lights currently (HPS) but could place it in a South or East facing window if that might be better. Humidity is pretty low on the windowsill in winter.
I was planning to keep it in high phal light, HPS and keep it reasonably damp in fine bark mix. I water lightly, daily. Temp under lights is 75 degrees day (70 night) Any advice?

[WhiteRabbit]

I can't help but here's a for you

[Wjs2nd]

Should work, basically what I do. However, even though paphs like water I won't keep it to damp.

[silken]

Congrats on your new Paph. I was trying to find it in OrchidWiz and it may have a registered name. However I notice you spelled rothschildianum differently and with a capitol letter. If it's the species, it is spelled rothschildianum. So then I looked at tigrinum and it turns out there is a species (small r) and a named hybrid (capital R). If it is the two species crossed it is named Paph. Geoffrey Hands. But if it is the hybrid Tigrinum as you show it then it isn't registered.

[fishmommy]

Hmmm...I'll need to look into that. I will talk to the vendor, who is actually quite knowledgeable and should know.

[silken]

Since there is a species and a hybrid with the same name it would be nice to know as they are both quite different.

[fishmommy]

turns out it is species x species, my mistake in capitalizing anything

[silken]

Then you have a named hybrid Paph. Geoffrey Hands. According to OrchidWiz, it takes low to medium light and cool to warm temperatures