Paph. haynaldianum all-over slight wrinkling
I recently received a nice haynaldianum from a well-known vendor. It has one mature growth (recently in bud - it was in sheath upon arrival a week-to-10 days ago) and a growth in progress. I grow under 2650 lumen LED spots. The main body of the plant is about 16" from the bulb, with extremes of upper and lower leaf tips +/- 4". No detectable heat when I hold my hand between the bulb and the plant. Temps and humidity all in very acceptable range. Arrived potted in sphagnum. The leaves have the appearance of all-over slight, not severe, wrinkling, and unfortunately I didn't notice if this was their condition upon arrival. It did arrive in December and it was cold. Overnight delivery, it did not sit on my doorstep any length of time and arrived with a heat pack with two other paphs, both of which seem okay. I wonder if this division was clipped off of a larger plant, repotted and is now being stressed because of the spike in progress. I just happened to read, a few minutes ago, that haynaldianum usually doesn't bloom on plants with less than several growths. Some of the leaves are also curling, slightly, and a couple of the tips are just touched with yellow. Overall, it's still a nice healthy green but I'm worried that this isn't going to last. There are no obvious signs of patchy necrosis that indicates freezing. Any ideas? Now that I've written all of this I can only think to decrease the light somewhat so it will be less stimulated to grow for the moment. Does this seem reasonable? Or, (please no), clipping off the spike. Thanks so much.
Last edited by aerides; 12-20-2018 at 03:10 PM..
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