Paph-Stalled hainanense spike

Does anyone have experience with this paph species? I know that malipoense and some others take a LONG time to flower from the beginning of the spike but this is a small plant with a short spike!!!!

It seems to have stalled at this point. I'd be happy if the sheath would hurry and "fill up" with the bud!!!

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Garland
Midlothian, VA
"You know, the only people that are weirder than us are the dog show people...and we are not a distant second by any means." Joe Kunisch

Garland, have you repotted it recently?

I've never grown that particular species, but try moving it to another location in your growing area--change lighting, or watering schedule, or feeding: that "little" stress is sometimes enough to spark it up again.


And, sometimes not. A hirsutissimum of mine stalled once, and never awakened. The plant put out a new growth, and the bud finally just browned

But making a little change is worth a shot.

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Louis J. Aszod

I'm not aware of hainanense doing any of those parvi tricks...

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Jason

a little off-topic here, but garland, are the leaves of that species always that light green color?

if so, cool!

Can't help you with the culture, Garland. Just wanted to add that Cribb considers hainanense to be a var. of appletonianum, and not a separate species. Maybe it stalled because you were calling it by the wrong name. (Might put me off...)

Julie

HEY, I like the name appletonianum better anyway!!!

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Garland
Midlothian, VA
"You know, the only people that are weirder than us are the dog show people...and we are not a distant second by any means." Joe Kunisch

I try tomove most of my Paph to a less light condition after spiking as it makes for a longer stem and it seems to space the buds out more evenly on the multiflower Paphs.

But hey, that's just me.

I will have to remember that!! For when I get my paph to bloom again. he he

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Josh

So many orchids and so little time!!

in paphs, you also tend to get richer color with more shade.

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Jason

Jason,

I know that's true of a bloom that sits in the sun, but are you suggesting a plant in spike or bud (or not even) will produce a more vibrant flower if in more shade?

Cool idea...is it true?
Julie