Paphiopedilum Hennisianum

[boyong]

hello everyone,
haven't any knowledge on paph culture when i saw paphiopedilum natives from philippines and decided to experiment growing these plants.

my newly acquired paph hennisianum




the medium used by the traders is a fern chips on a 3 inches pot.

does this plant needs to be replaced with another medium? say coco husk, charcoal?

do i need the paphs to be repotted and on what size? got an extra 12 inches pot will the paph do good on the 12 inches pot can i hang these plants like my other orchids?

and lastly what are the water and feeding requirements considering its medium at present?

[Zildjian]

good picture in there boyong. mine is from the same trader i guess in greenhouse#3 of msb. i'm keeping it in the traders pot with the fern chips. fern chips is good and drains well which is a requirement for this paph as per info from my googling. also, i read that paph should be kept in the same spot as it don't like to being moved around frequently. light is almost the same with phals. hope this helps.

[Zildjian]

here's a pic of my hennisianum but your pics is much better. i'm using a cheapy camera.

[boyong]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

here's a pic of my hennisianum but your pics is much better. i'm using a cheapy camera.

wow! you've got so many loots today

was that a paph laevigatum? and quite a handful of phal seedlings

[Zildjian]

that's an adductum (mindanao). yes, got myself a phal compot and now they are on individual recycled pet bottles as a transparent pots.

[boyong]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

that's an adductum (mindanao). yes, got myself a phal compot and now they are on individual recycled pet bottles as a transparent pots.

thought it was a laevigatum got also an adductum, but i chose the smaller one next stop would be laevigatum

[Zildjian]

is the laevigatum the one from cebu? the smallest of the 3 with a mottled leaf? I'll be getting the mottled leaf as well on my next visit.

[boyong]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

is the laevigatum the one from cebu? the smallest of the 3 with a mottled leaf? I'll be getting the mottled leaf as well on my next visit.

yap, paph laevigatum from cebu, just to complete my collection of native paphs to my knowledge.

[Zildjian]

ok thanks. hope we get to see these paphs bloom soon.

[boyong]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

ok thanks. hope we get to see these paphs bloom soon.

when will be the season of paphs bloomings?