Summer 2024 plant project- Paph primary hybrid

[Blueszz]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Be patient... you may still be a year or so away from blooming. It's fast for a multifloral, but that's relative. the pattern for these is to grow leaves, then over the next year grow roots, only after that (likely the following year) does it think about blooming. But when they DO bloom, OH BABY!

My mantra is in my signature but I didn't realize they are that slow.

The pattern 'leaves, roots, flower', is that most common for Paphiopedilums?

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Blueszz

My mantra is in my signature but I didn't realize they are that slow.

The pattern 'leaves, roots, flower', is that most common for Paphiopedilums?

I think that'd the pattern. Actually for all Paphs, but most are not so slow. That's a nice husky plant, so once it gets going likely will be reliable. If it gets to where it produces more fans, of course the odds get better and better. A Paph. rothscildianum can be 10 years or more from seedling to blooming. Yours is no seedling... so well on its way.

[tmoney]

oh man, right on! hopefully there are still some available in a month or so yeah, it could be awhile, but that looks to be a very nice sized plant. it may surprise you.

as far as growth patterns, well we haven't really seen a strong connection between timings of tissue growth. pat of that is because its tough to see when the roots on em are actually growing! the tips should get a lighter brown to green when in active growth. honestly, these polyanthas and hybrids seem to put on a leaf whenever they feel like it, and its like a year or 2 before the leaf is full grown. when will it flower??? probly start learning some traditional dances like the rain dance or the sun dance....call it the bloom dance. when you perfect the dance i bet the plant will bloom....assuming you hold your mouth the right way

[Leafmite]

I just ordered a tiny Paphiopedilum Lynleigh Koopowitz (Paphiopedilum malipoense x Paphiopedilum delenatii ), three years from blooming.

[FranningtonBear]

I'm sitting with Paph. Debbie Robinson (appletonianum × wardii) sitting in my basket because I can't decide which size to go for. The vendor has seedling, near blooming size and blooming size available. My wallet says go for a baby but my lack of Paph. experience makes me think it would be more sensible to purchase a more established specimen? What do you guys think?

[tmoney]

for the sake of the project i vote for blooming size!

[Blueszz]

Originally Posted by FranningtonBear

I'm sitting with Paph. Debbie Robinson (appletonianum × wardii) sitting in my basket because I can't decide which size to go for. The vendor has seedling, near blooming size and blooming size available. My wallet says go for a baby but my lack of Paph. experience makes me think it would be more sensible to purchase a more established specimen? What do you guys think?

You might want to email the seller and ask how long the plant 'near blooming size' needs until it's blooming size.
And ask if the ones that are 'blooming size' have a spike or not.

For the project I wouldn't buy a plant with a spike if 'near blooming size' is a year or 2 from blooming size. But that's me.

I don't think I would get myself a seedling. Not because it might be more difficult to grow but because it might take a really long time until it's blooming size. I don't know specifically for the plant you have in mind.

Or alternatively, you can ask the seller for pictures from the actual plants you are looking at. Especially when you buy a blooming size plant, they aren't cheap.

[camille1585]

A nice looking Paph Duguesclin (Paph. sukhakulii x mastersianum) caught my eye at Lucke Orchideen, BUT it's 2 years from blooming size! They have other stuff I want, but I would have like a somewhat older plant. Decisions, decisions.... I can't buy anything until late August, so the decision might be made for me by then.

[Blueszz]

Originally Posted by camille1585

A nice looking Paph Duguesclin (Paph. sukhakulii x mastersianum) caught my eye at Lucke Orchideen, BUT it's 2 years from blooming size! They have other stuff I want, but I would have like a somewhat older plant. Decisions, decisions.... I can't buy anything until late August, so the decision might be made for me by then.

Camille, wouldn’t it be fun if by then we both acquire the same hybrid? Same climate and latitude, and we both start with the same size plant.
I’ll let you choose the hybrid. I follow.

[estación seca]

Paphiopedilum Duguesclin is a hybrid of sukhakulii x mastersianum. I got it from Paph Paradise at the beginning of May. I find inside my home, warm now that it's summer, I need to water every two or three days by soaking in water for several hours to overnight.

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The listing doesn't say how far from flowering size it is. I doubt it will be during 2024.