How big does a paph get?

[silken]

Originally Posted by Tim P.

I just repotted it around 6 months ago... I may throw it into S/H and hope for the best

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To answer some of the questions, it is in a south facing window with a filter, it is planted in fine bark, I fertilize quite often, just flushed it this week.

It sounds like all you can do is wait for it to grow. I don't grow in S/H although I tried one plant once. Be sure you check it out well. I understand quite often all current roots die when moved and it should be done when a new growth or new roots are growing so they can adapt to the new condition. This may not be the case with Paphs since they like it more moist anyways, but just a heads up on that! There are lots of good threads and Ray's website has good info.

[CTB]

If anyone is growing paphs in s/h I would like to hear about that

[quiltergal]

I also think with seedlings you sometimes just get a dud. I was given a sukhakulii cross 2 years ago, and it is still the same size, maybe a tad bigger. It's still a single fan. It's been repotted twice. I'm considering tossing it.

[The Orchid Boy]

So it is basically a compot of a few plants? I'd say they will maybe bloom within the next year. I think most paphs take around 3 years to grow up.

And good to see another orchid grower in Nebraksa!

[Tim P.]

Originally Posted by The Orchid Boy

So it is basically a compot of a few plants? I'd say they will maybe bloom within the next year. I think most paphs take around 3 years to grow up.

And good to see another orchid grower in Nebraksa!

WOOHHOOO! im not alone anymore lol yes, it is a compot with many in it. Ill have to PM you and see what you are growing!

[NYCorchidman]

They look like a decent sized plants each already.
Why don't you pot them up individually?

Maudiae paphs are usually not that big, although there are some fairly big ones for the types. I find that the ones bred for exceptionally large flowers tend to have large leaves as well. not always the case though.
I find that most of them do not get bigger than 8 inch wide per growth.
Overall size, over years, they can get quite big like any other paphs throwing multiple fans at a time, while some never get big only making one fan each time and older fans continue to die out. so these always look like they never grow as they are always in the similar size.

[Tim P.]

I was just going to ask if i should split the pot up NYC
just so i avoid surprises, how big and tall will the flowers typically get?

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I just diddnt know if they liked to be together or something. This is my first paph exccursion... two years in the making lol

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how often to maudiae's bloom?

[Tim P.]

you think i should split the family then?

[The Orchid Boy]

I'd split them up into smaller, individual pots. Is yours an actual maudiae or a maudiae type? Maudiae types are very variable. Mine blooms every 2-3 months but they can bloom less often, like once or twice a year, just depends.

I'm currently growing a Paph. urbanianum seedling in S/H successfully. It is in the same "family" as the maudiae type hybrids.

[Tim P.]

what i meant by family was simply a bunch of baby orchids lol... ill go ahead and split them up. Ill throw one in S/H and see how it does. It is maudiae type. They arent species. They are supposed to be venicolor... here is to hoping for a beautiful near black orchid. here is to dreaming on