paphiopedilum in s/h

[tmoney]

hey all,

a little update on s/h culture for paphs experiments. things are progressing well, and we have transitioned over a couple more species over the last couple months (also included the project leptotes just repotted for fun!).

one direct comparison is the vinicolor black madonna that has an identical sibling in coconut husk right next to it. since switching the one to s/h under 2 months ago, it has for sure grown faster than the other. but...its our only plant with coconut husk medium, so probbly not giving the other its best care.

tho its quite obvious that if timed right paphs respond very well when put into s/h culture.

edit to update on the phal in s/h side of things...well, its progressing poorly to say the least. the single phal in the original post pic has since died. so that makes aout 4 phals killed or nearly killed in s/h...pretty much every one. i put a seedling phal in s/h as a trial a couple months ago, and actually its doing ok right now...still havent figured out how to make phals happy in s/h, but paphs are great