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The Mutant · #11 03-27-2012, 08:48 AM

Okay, so the spike has straightened up today and is no longer resting on the leaf as it did yesterday. I suppose this is a good sign, but probably not a sign that the spike/bud will survive.

quiltergal · #12 03-27-2012, 03:40 PM

It looks perfectly healthy to me. Paphs don't usually have a problem with repotting. They actually quite like it. I see no reason why this shouldn't bloom out.

Susie11 · #13 03-27-2012, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by The Mutant

Okay, so the spike has straightened up today and is no longer resting on the leaf as it did yesterday. I suppose this is a good sign, but probably not a sign that the spike/bud will survive.

I have noticed that when they stand up on their own that they are generally doing alright. I would expect your paph to bloom for you. If it was going to blast then I don't think that it would have used as much energy as it did when it became perpendicular. Have faith!

The Mutant · #14 03-27-2012, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by quiltergal

It looks perfectly healthy to me. Paphs don't usually have a problem with repotting. They actually quite like it. I see no reason why this shouldn't bloom out.

Apparently this guy is a bit tricky to get all the way to bloom, the previous owner told me. It spikes and then the spike grows only to die, and then it starts on a new growth. He didn't really know why it decided to complete the spike sometimes and sometimes not. He hadn't been able to discover what kind of conditions this Paph required to become a reliable bloomer.

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Originally Posted by Susie11

I have noticed that when they stand up on their own that they are generally doing alright. I would expect your paph to bloom for you. If it was going to blast then I don't think that it would have used as much energy as it did when it became perpendicular. Have faith!

Well, I checked it now when I got home, and it has straightened out completely.

Let's keep out fingers crossed that it decides to bloom (man, what a great start that would be on my life as a Paph owner).

Exo · #15 03-27-2012, 04:47 PM

I've grown alot of plants that were supposedly "hard" and found them to be quite easy. It al depends on conditions...maybe it likes lower humidity, and that guy's humidity was too high for it?...or maybe it likes cooler temps for flowering and that guy's temps were a bit higher? Stuff like that matters, so I tend to take "difficulty" with a grain of salt unless it's something that has been grown for a lot of years by alot of people. It also helps to look at it's native range and get a general idea of what kind of conditions it grows in...it might give some hints.

The Mutant · #16 03-27-2012, 06:41 PM

He never said it was "difficult", actually he said that it's an easy Paph. What he did say though was that it's a bit tricky to actually get the spike/bud to develop into a flower.

But you are right in your comment that a plant that person A finds difficult, person B might find easy due to the conditions and, also, one's watering regime and so on. I know for certain that I can't grow a pelargonium even if my life depended on it - I kill them pretty quickly without even trying.