A Second Bud?

[tawnimartin]

Hello-
Im new to growing Paphs, and currently have 5 of them. I noticed yesterday that one of my young orchids has a new little, what looks like a bud behind the mature flower. Is this in fact a second bud waiting to open up? Not sure
I attached a photo so that you would see.
Thank you for your help!

[jrodpad]

Yup - It's a second bud. Looks like a sequential bloomer. When the second one matures, you may find a tiny third behind the second.

-J

[tawnimartin]

oh wow, very neat. Is it just the type of hybrid that it is which is making it a sequential bloomer? This one did not have a tag when I originally bought it, so not sure exactly what kind it is?

[RosieC]

Some Paphs are sequential bloomers, depending on their genetics.

However others will produce two buds in one sheath and no more, still others produce multiple blooms on a spike close in time together and are not sequential.

In your case I'm sorry to say that it actually looks like it could have been an attempt at a second bud in the same sheath. Sometimes these second ones start to form with the main bud but then the plant gives up on them and they never fully form.

I could be wrong though, so keep an eye on it and hopefully it will form for you.

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Your Paph is a Maudiae type. Maudiae is a hybrid and yours is unlikely to be actually that, but many of the hybrids like this are referred to as Maudiae type.

They are generally not sequential although I do know there are sequential ones in this group so it's possible it is.

[tawnimartin]

Wow, thank you Rosie! I really appreciate it Ill keep my eye on him