Paph Temptation - 1st blm sdlg w 7 flowers/buds

[Ray]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

I took the plant to AOS judging back in 2015. One of the judges told me afterwards, that they would have awarded it 'if all the flowers had been open'. With philippinense parent that is of course an impossibility.

Maybe not.

Try spraying the inflorescence, buds and flowers with a 1:250 Kelpak solution. The material is naturally high in chemicals that slow senescence, so may shift that “impossibility” a bit.

I have seen phrags that typically display a blossom at a time, only holding two for a day or two after a new one opens, retain as any as 5.