paraphalanopsis

[Psyched]

Brad, appreciate your offer. Seems like we lack the effort to propagate these kind of orchids. The only available around are the one taken from the wild. That explain the high price in here. Bringing one back might not be suitable because of high shipping cost.

I stopped by to a friend's house who grow paraphals today. He told me that growing it is very easy as long as it grown mounted up side down and keep it hot and humid. It grows very slow though. Another species Paraphal labukensis can grow leaf more than 6' long.

[b amateur]

John, Thanks for clarifing .I currently grow phal's,both species and hybrids,and they are all happy plants on a diet of rianwater and msu @40%.It will be a long time before this seedling blooms but well worth the wait,like watching your children grow.

[b amateur]

Psyched, I am seeing the seller tomorrow [aug 23]and I will ask how much to ship and if he does ship to jakarta.Maybe your friend grows Parap. serpentilingua?The advanced forum has discussion on this problem. also,I just saw your photos.Magnificent!

[Psyched]

Thanks Brad. But I respectfully have to decline since shipping cost would be very expensive, not to mention the paperwork.

My friend has about 20 paraphal orchids in his house. Actually I saw one serpentilingua on bloom but he put it so high above that makes it very hard to take picture. He has 3 different species of Paraphal, just missing the Paraphal deneveii which considered to be extinct in the wild. If there's any being sold, the price would be astronomical.

He grows the paraphal together with the species phal and it is growing just fine. With the humidifier in his growing area, I think the humidity is maintained above 80%.

[jkofferdahl]

Dowery has had Para denevei. I got mine from him. Not sure if he has any now.

[b amateur]

Psyched,The powers that be do not make things easy for us,do they.It would be much easier all around for you to find one where you are.It was just a thought...sorry it was not to be this time,enshalla. Brad p.s.Thanks for the informatoin.I will mount it pointing down and grow it with my Phal.bellina and luddemmaniana

[b amateur]

Thanks,John. Much appreciated. Brad

[Peejay Mac]

I find that Paraphalaenopsis are very slow growing but well worth it. I have three serpentilingua seedlings growiing mounted on tree fern. I have flowered P. labukensis....spectacular; growing on cork. I have found that they need to be warm with a minimum 18 C at night, but preferably a little warmer and with high humidity. Seedlings seem to prefer shady conditions similar to that required for Phalaenopsis, but as they mature they sem to tolerate slightly higherr light. I fertilise them the same as the Phalaenopsis. Good luck. Peejay

[b amateur]

Thanks peejay.I've moved everything to a controled invronment from outside as the temps plummeted here recently. The basement light garden,more like a walk-in terrarium, will easily provide the proper growing conditions.Info like this and folks like you,John,Psyched,and all the rest,is why I joined this mob of flower freaks.Now,will somebody please tell me how to post dancing bananas? I'm so not a techie. Brad