Paphiopedilum hybrid seedling: first bloom!
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2023
- This week Plant Lovers, a flower spike I have been watching with BATED breath to see what would emerge! The plant is a Paphiopedilum hybrid seedling I bought about three years ago in my initial flush of orchid-mania during Covid, which languished and I basically gave up on! You'll have to watch to watch the video to find out what my accidental tough love care was that ended with this fabulous flower! In this video I'll go through the light, water, potting, fertilising, temperature and humidity requirements of this hybrid which is a cross between Paphiopedilum Western Sky 'Snow Cloud', Paphiopedilum Turban and Paphiopedilum Spicerianum.
The two books I mention in this video are: Asian Orchids by Teoh Eng-Soon and Orchids at Kew by Joyce Stewart.
You can find all my other Paphiopedilum videos here: • SLIPPER ORCHIDS - Навчання та стиль
Matthew, you are awesome! Thank you so much. 💯👏🏻👍🥰🤗❤️❤️
Thanks for watching!
My grandmother and my aunt used clay pots all the time and that's where I get it from but since I started watching your UA-cam channel.. I too use clay pots now to put my orchids in. I did some decorated ones where was paint or glaze on the outside and terracotta on the inside raw. Another words and I thank you. I think they're going to be much happier❤😂🎉 God bless
That sounds wonderful - thanks for watching!
Like button smashed(in the Goth manor),Mr Sutherland👍
Yes!
Beautiful new EYEWARE MATHEW
Ha! Actually just my screen working glasses as I was so close to the camera I couldn't see it!
That orchid resembles a dog. I just brought my first Sydney orchid. A bright yellow flower. It was very exciting to have come cross the last plant in a native nursery
Good luck with it! Thanks for watching!
Thanks Matt. I will be watching your site to find out how to look after my Sydney. I have learnt alot from your postings. I'm in Newcastle area and I find your info very helpful as a beginner orchid lover. Thanks Matt.
You should see Donald Sutherland in Mr. Harrigan's Phone. He has a whole conservatory of orchids in this film.
Ah...on to it! Thank you!
Hi Matthew, did you get to check out the OSCOV Orchid spectacular in Skye ? I went yesterday, lots of orchids on show from clubs across Vic and a huge area to buy a variety of orchids. It was mad lol, I saw lots of Paphs and noticed the beautiful mottled leaves, but had thought they maybe too complex for my amateur experience. Might give them ago at a later time.
On the way home, we stopped at Collectors corner, wow, what a shop ! I did come home with two cascading Cymbidium seedlings :)
Wow...well you had the perfect Melbourne orchid experience day!!! I'm going this morning. Thanks for watching!
I just got surprised with two slipper orchids and have never had one, so thank you. And yours is simply gorgeous
Thanks for watching!
Nice one mattew, I have three in my collection , can't get them to flower , not easy orchids to grow grrr😊
They can be tricky! Thanks for watching!
I can’t wait to get my first Paph, I’ll be looking at the spring orchid shows over the coming month 😊 thank you for sharing your experience so far. I love how you mix up their environment and chuck the outside haha so relatable. It’s so exciting when they thrive outside!
It is! Some don't though so I guess you have to be prepared for a death in the family!
Hi Matthew. Love your channel. Such great information and very much enjoy your style! As an aside from the marvellous orchids, what is the plant with the long two toned leaves in the background please?
Its a Schismatoglottis - needs CONSTANT watering which I often don't give it!!😐
Paph is something I’d love to grow and I only have one atm. So please add many to your collection and share your experiences please! 😁
Enjoyed the video a lot.
Thanks for watching!
Hi Matthew! New glasses? Very nice. My multi floral which was an established plant when I bought for $50 two years ago is putting out a flower spike, beyond excited. My first paph bloom and first bloom on this plant.
Congratulations - no - not new glasses, just my computer glasses - I was particularly close to the camera and couldn't see it!
I have one speckled warm growing paph. here in Brisbane. I’ve had it in the shade house & it flowered then grew 2 new plantlets. Then I noticed the leaves were too pale, dry & twisted!! I brought it inside with my phals. at a north facing window. It’s continued to flower again. Also I’ve seen growers chop tiny bits of moss into their bark mix. Maybe paphs. may do well in that mix - slightly moist, free draining?
It depends on the Paph and your conditions really, but your version of free draining and moisture retentive will be perfect.
Beautiful, I can see the spicerianum in this orchid . I have the spicerianum spiking currently.
Oh exciting!
I think being half spicerianum it would benefit from your conditions there. In its native habitat, the summers are generally quite warm, humid and wet and the winters are significantly cooler and drier.
Thank you!
Congratulations 👏👏👏. NOT easy for me😩. I just lost one and the only other Paph I have has NEVER bloomed🙁
Ah.....sympathy! Try more light - good luck!
And oh my goodness, you should get a job as a book reader on audible. I could listen to you talk all day
ha! Thank you.
Mathew, i recieved a large paph that came with dry and very hard roots. No visible hairs. How would you recommend i rehydrate it?
Thanks
Oohhh I'm not sure other than just pot it up and give it a good soak with a Seasol or another seaweed based tonic in dilution. Good luck!!
@@helloplantlovers what I did was soak for an hour in cal mag and Kelp max. About 50 ppm each, next day repeat. Let sit and hour then flush several times. It's just starting to come around. It has a 16" span with two mature growths. Time Will tell. Thanks