What media to use with paphs

[jreidsma]

FAST TERRESTRIAL ORCHID MEDIUM - Orchid Culture - F522
BM-1 TERRESTRIAL ORCHID MEDIUM - Orchid Culture - B138
BM-1 TERRESTRIAL ORCHID MEDIUM - Orchid Culture - B141
BM-2 TERRESTRIAL ORCHID MEDIUM - Orchid Culture - B142
BM-2 TERRESTRIAL ORCHID MEDIUM w/out AGAR - Orchid Culture - B470

I found all of those, but don't know which to use.

What ones would be good for sprouting the seeds, and then for replanting them after they sprout?

[jreidsma]

Or there is M3 at
Western Orchids / Laboratory - Tissue Culture Medium Formulations

I would mix up one liter of the media then add in 20mI of coconut water for germination.

Then once they all sprout move them into media with 40 grams of banana pulp per liter.

[The Orchid Boy]

I think the terrestrial medium is for true terrestrials like cypripediums. Lots of paphs are semi-terrestrial and quite a few are epiphytic and lithophytic. Most paphs are very adaptable and can be either of the three depending on where the seeds fall.

[jreidsma]

Thanks

I may do the m3 from the western orchids place, it seems a bit easier to deal with.

Do you know how long it takes for a paph seed pod to ripen after the flower falls off?

[The Orchid Boy]

It is 8 months for green pod and 10 months for dry pod.

[Call_Me_Bob]

oh look! another teenager

what cross is the pod? and what method are you using for sterilization?

[The Orchid Boy]

I'm going to use product number P668 + agar for paph seed sowing and for replating the same media+agar with banana, coconut, and/or potato powder from Phyto Tech Labs. Hopefully my Paph. sanderianum will bloom within the next year or two so I can get it judged and get some seeds and flasks. It has bloomed once before, last year.