paph armeniacum what to do with it?

[Mahon]

The pollen situation has already been discussed, but how about saving that plant of yours? If you can post a picture, I am sure we can help you (P. armeniacum is really just a weed )...

This species is very stolonous, and will make mature growths even if the plant is "dead" looking (with no leaves)... it's really a weedy species...

-Pat

[smartie2000]

The photo's aren't really good sorry. The plant its all wrinkly on the yellow and I know that it doesn't have much of a root system. It came with a small root system and I can't believe it budded. I bought it cheap on an internet auction. It used to have 3 leaves before blooming but blooming sucked the energy out of the third leaf. It would be quite miraculous if it will send out a growth for me

It's under fluorescent lights. It's planted it coconut husk and chips, fine bark, perlite, sponge rock, charcoal and the smallest amount of peat(I don't know why I put peat in there). The sphag moss is just a thin layer on top, it doesn't do much but give humidity as it dries.

And I just saw a round bug crawl up from the base. not good...It moved very fast. Faster than a aphid although it looked like one because of a round body. I squashed it so i can't ID the bug. I do have a aphid infestation with my fukien tea tree

I have a feeling I should put more media around the plant. Humidity is low...I will now put a bag over it.

[Mahon]

Heh... looks like you may have no problem if you keep at this one...

I have had worse than this, and almost no roots... I found the secret when a Paph. is like this, is having packed sphagnum moss, and keeping it pretty moist. Normally when using sphagnum moss, you keep the medium damp and pretty open. I have a feeling that you will have this plant kicking out stolons in no time...

-Pat