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[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

I think most of the hybrids you mentioned are Parvi x Brachy. I do not do well with Parvi species, but hybrids do fine mixed in with my general collection of strapleaved Paphs in the greenhouse.

No, they are all parvi hybrids. The one thing that is of a result of parvi and brachy is paph. Vanda M. Pearman.

By strapleaved paphs, do you mean complex hybrids or multiflorals?

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Originally Posted by sbrofio

I've got only micranthum from 19th January. In front of the south facing window. I water ever 2 days with normal water.As you can see plant was already in bud. Normal temp in house (15/19°C - 59/66°F). Here the progress from 19th Jan to to today, 12nd Feb.

Wow~ I thought my paphs had hairy spikes, but that is some really freaky hairy spike there!
So keeping them very moist (every two day watering) helps it grow I guess. Your condition seems quite cool as well. I read micranthum comes from the highest elevation among all parvis.

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Originally Posted by minneSNOWta

I have been waiting months for my malipoense to bloom, but the bud aborted at about 90% from opening. It looked a little yellow and just fell off when I went to water it. Pretty depressing, but I will have to try harder. Also has a little brown rust that I hope I can overcome too.

I read about how long malipoense takes for its spike (and bud) to develop and then abort. That is a real bummer. I would be so upset!

Rust might have to do with it though.
There was one malipoense available at the show this past week, but it did have rust on leaves and of course I did not buy it.

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Originally Posted by The Orchid Boy

I've got a few hundred dollars worth of parvis on order for an upcoming orchid show. Plus just bought some from eBay. Now I just need a Paph. vietnamense v. alba & Paph. malipoense f. jackii...

Wow~ that is so exciting!!!

I have spent a few hundred dollars buying paphs (mostly maudiae types, my all time love!) at two of the local shows recently as well and all my new parvis (except for Armeni White which I have grown for over one year) are part of that shopping.

They are all in fresh mix, and I have been having fun watering with no fear!

This is beside the point of discussion, but I have also bought my very first mutifloral (well, I have P. Jolly Holiday which is a mix of multi and sequential, but bloomed like multi) that is supposed to arrive this week. I hope it doesn't come frozen. It is in spike. yay! so exicited!!!