Paphiopedilum wilhelminiae

[Paphraguy]

This is a diminutive species, in fact it is the smallest of all the multilforal Paphiopedilum species. Mine bloomed for the first time on a 6 inch leafspan growth. It is also a moderately fast grower and grows quickly into many clumps.

[Jmoney]

Excellent plant, Pete! How do you grow yours? I've had mine for years and it has sulked ever since I got it. It clumps all right, but it doesn't like to grow roots or mature growths.

[LJA]

Pete, very nice! I've never seen one of those before. Plant looks good and sturdy too!

[Máire]

Hmmmmm... I do like that one. I like the colors, stripes, shape and compact nature. Peter, how would you rate that for a beginner's first multifloral? All I have right now are mottled leaf maudie types...

Máire

[Paphraguy]

Thanks, Jason,

I too had trouble growing it in the beginning but I soon found out that it likes to be on the dry side more so than most multilforal Paphs.

Maire, I don't know your growing conditions so I really cannot tell. You can try one but most growers (including myself in the beginning) have trouble growing it. But once you get the conditions right, then it is a moderately fast grower. Hope this helps!

[Heather]

Lovely as always!

[Paphraguy]

Thanks, Heather! Since you're space limited, this is the perfect multifloral Paph species to get.

But it is a little difficiult to grow though, if not grown in the right conditions but they do stay small and cute.

[Heather]

Allright, you - let's just reign it in there w/ the suggestions. One species at a time please. Oh, and yes, haynaldianum is my first. Besides - I thought that you guys were after me to get warscewiczianum! Make up your mind, huh?
Really, I have to hold out for something w/ long petals.

[Paphraguy]

Heather, you should get a warscewiczianum if you really like the long long petals of the Phrags.

A little correction/lesson (however you want to put it), species are always in lower case and hybrids are in upper case for example:

Paphiopedilum lowii ------> species
Paphiopedilum Berenice --------> hyrbid

[Heather]

Ah, so you are also a spelling snob? Geesh. I am totally kidding. I got that about the species yesterday, but had a memory lapse apparently. I did not, however, know that if it was a hybrid, it was capitalized. Very interesting.

Ahhh, the confusing world of orchid growing.