why are some species slow growers?

[lotis146]

Originally Posted by weederwoman

RJ Squirrel

My father, who died recently at the age of 99, loved to say "At my age I don't even buy green bananas".

Weederwoman that's pretty funny!

I understand your frustration with a slower grower. My first Paph, first non-Phal, Paph. Hsinying Majakun '#7' x Paph. Hilo Green 'Perfection' I've had for at least a couple of years now; I bought it in bloom with only one fan. After the bloom died a new fan started, but I really didn't know what I was doing with it so i underwatered it and the growth stunted. Got my stuff together and the new growth started growing again. And now...it's doing nothing. I just can't figure it out. It was outside all summer and that didn't help. Meanwhile I now have a number of other Paphs growing new fans, spiking, budding, blooming. It's so frustrating...I feel ya...

FairOrchids thanks for that info about the higher light levels. I have Lebaudyanum in bud now and I did not know that they need that much more light. Good to know.