Paphiopedilum hainanense
Paphiopedilum hainanense, a species in the appletonium group, that is native to Hainan Island off of mainland China. It is a warm growing species that adapts quite readily to artificial culture. This blooms twice a year. The mottled leaf stays compact and tends to throw multiple growths. It’s the first blooming for this plant so it only gave me a single pink, green and tan flower. I read somewhere that the flowers last 2 – 3 months; its on its second week of bloom. As the plant matures and develops multiple growths, it can produce multiple flower spikes that are reminiscent of a flock of birds in flight. I will once again await this plant to flower in the fall.
I grow this like I care for my Phals…I wait till the media is dry then I water it. This stays in the east facing bathroom window and avails the morning steam of the shower. It gets a weakly weekly algoflash fertilizer alternated with seaweed mix and worm tea mix in the warmer months and in winter it gets twice a month feeding… since it is in bloom it doesn’t get any fertilizer. This is a tiny plant in a 2” pot with small sized Paph mix.
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