Paph. haynaldianum 'KOS' x Pinocchio 'HALO'

[FSUOrchids]

Picked up this Paph (my first) at the Central Florida Orchid Show this morning. It has two open flowers, plus a big bud that will be opening shortly. The colors and size are impressive for a Paph. I decided to get this one instead of a few others at the show which were just as tempting. Honestly this was the best deal I found. Also picked up a BLC that has 9 buds from two different spikes on it which I will take pictures of as soon as they open.

[silken]

Very nice find! I am wanting a lowii or haynaldianum cross but don't have it yet!

[FSUOrchids]

They had a bunch at this show for very good prices.

[lily99]

Beautiful! I like the shape of the flowers.

[tucker85]

That's a very impressive flower, especially for an orchid that's half Paph. Pinocchio.

[FSUOrchids]

The flowers are very large, it may be hard to see in the pictures.

Anyone have recommendations for how to fertilize this plant? I am new to Paphs and I'm not sure what the best fertilizer ratio is.

[The Orchid Boy]

Nice blooms! Try fertilizing w/ 1/8 to 1/4 tsp. per gallon every other watering.

[FSUOrchids]

I'm trying to determine which type of fertilizer, which I've seen conflicting information on (ie. some have said 30-10-10, others have said balanced 20-20-20 or something similar).

[The Orchid Boy]

I'd say 30-10-10, urea-free if possible. Rick Lockwood wrote an article in the March "Orchids" magazine on "What do Orchids Eat?" and in it he explains that most orchids need more urea-free nitrogen (N), and a lot less potassium (P) and phosphorous (K). Orchids also need more calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) than you think, even more than they need P & K. I have started using K-lite, a fertilizer with the NPK of about 12-1-1-10Ca-3Mg. You can read the article online here: http://www.firstrays.com/PDF/What_Do_Orchids_Eat.pdf You can ask Ray for more details, he sells the fertilizer here: https://www.firstrays.com/cgi/cart/c...=219&keywords=

If you don't want to bother then stick with 30-10-10.

[FSUOrchids]

I believe I have some 30-10-10 urea free fert. that I can use for it. I'll probably give that a shot and see how well that works.