Paphiopedilum "Presidential Wonder" in bloom (pixelfed.social)

submitted 1 year ago by sean@lemm.ee to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

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I saw the flower and couldn't resist buying it! It's a hybrid between Paphiopedilum "Fred's Wonder" and Paphiopedilum "Presidential Moon" which are themselves hybrids of hybrids.

I bought it from Emerald City Orchids in Tacoma, Washington.

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[-] pg_jglr@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Nice! I can't seem to get mine to bloom.

[-] sean@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately can't help you there as this one was in bloom when I got it :)

Has yours grown additional side growths? As far as I understand each fan of leaves only blooms once, then the side growths have to mature and those will each bloom once and so on.

[-] pg_jglr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

It has done that once, good to know. I'm in a rather dry climate so I suspect that I need to not let it get so dry between watering. It doesn't seem to want to send out roots or blooms.

[-] Spacebar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Its very pretty.

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