Hi Nancy...A grower on this video has come up with the correct name of the plant which is Carol Kanzer a primary cross betweem schlimii and pearcei. Tha phrags are much easier than paphs in my opinion. if you can get good roots to grow on Paphs your cultivation is brilliant. \hope this video has helped someone someway...........take care and thank you.. Ed.
Good evening Katie and thank you for your very nice comment.....I have grown many paphs to adult hood but you have to have patience because they grow extremely slowly.......as you can see I still have some small ones.......they are not as easily grown as Phragmipediums which will produce many blooms in their lifetime......hope your slipper grows very well for you.....take care, Ed.
@EdsOrchids Thank you, Ed! 🌸 I have never attempted to grow a Phrag, but will have to give one a try next. They are absolutely gorgeous. You have a wonderful collection and I'm so glad you share it with us! Have a wonderful evening.
You always have great information on paphs! I was having trouble getting that balance of moisture right with a few paphs. I tended to overwater them because they don’t like to dry out completely. The last time I repotted, I used a mix of about 50/50 bark and lava rock and they are doing much better.
EDD I am in Queensland Australia very hot summers here very humid I have started a paf and phrag collection so far so good have had them flower once for me learnt a lot from u I just wish they weren't so long to bloom but worth the wait stay safe your great admirer
Good morning Deborah and thank you for your very kind comment.......getting Paphs to bloom just shows that your culture techniques are correct..Thanks again and take care, Ed.
This is a great video Ed! Thank you for sharing all this knowledge in a combo video. I just "saved" a phrag and paph from a local shop and was wondering the best way to care for them.
Very informative video, i also use dolomite lime for my plants since it can also turn the acidity of the deteriorating potting mix down. I'm in a tropical region and my paphiopedilum javanicum i bought 2 months ago only gives me a peeking root, it got dry root out of the packaging, maybe it is still in recovery.
Good afternoon Ariokh thank you for your comment. Paph.s. unlike Phrags, are very difficult to get to grow their roots......i hope that your javanicum will be good to you and eventually furnich you with some beautiful blooms, Ed.
The tap water in my area ( SE England ) have a reading of around 300 ppm . Will that be ok for my Yelva Mhyre ,and as you said , flush every 2 weeks but with distilled water ? Or will be better to use distilled water ( I have no RO system ) and sprinkle dolomite lime and the fertiliser I use for my other orchids , say every 1-2 weeks? Thank you !
Good evening Claudia and thank you for taking a look and for your comment. If your plants are doing OK with what you are giving them don't change a thing.........what you say seems to me to be a very effective way for their cultivation. There is not a one way to cultivate these type of plants successfully. Hope everything works out well for you.....take care, Ed.
Hi Bett .....give one of the slipper a go......paphs , to my mind, are more difficult than phrags and if you have a little bit of space go for the phrags......you'll have no problems with lava rock once the plant has adapted to the new media......take care and thank you, Ed.
The simple answer to that question is old age and a slow release of passion towards these plants. I am approaching 90 years old far too quickly and my stock of plants is now a tenth of what it used to be. I'm quite happy with doing all sorts of experiments with my small plants and trying different ways to cultivate them. Hopefully I will be able to make a few videos for years to come.......thank you and take care, Ed.
Good morning Clive......I think you're spot on with the name of this one. I was trying to identify as this was sold to me as cardinale. On searching the web for similar pictures I read that cardinale could come in all shades of pink/ red.....the images of Carol Kanzer I found does match my plant exactly. Thank you Wayne for your help......take care, Ed.
Good evening, Ed. Thank you for sharing the follow-up on the plants. Thank you for sharing the information about these plants. Catherine
Always good to hear from you Catherine....pleased that you thought the video was informative......take care my friend,
Ed.
Such a beautiful pink flower. I love it. I love phaphs and phrag. But they do take their time to bloom. Very informative video. Thanks Ed.
Hi Nancy...A grower on this video has come up with the correct name of the plant which is Carol Kanzer a primary cross betweem schlimii and pearcei. Tha phrags are much easier than paphs in my opinion. if you can get good roots to grow on Paphs your cultivation is brilliant. \hope this video has helped someone someway...........take care and thank you..
Ed.
Thanks for another excellent video Ed! can’t wait to repot my paphs in lava rock come spring!
thank you for taking a look Luis......your plants will do very well in their new media next spring......but why wait until next spring?
Ed.
Wonderful video! Paphs are my favorite. Just recently got my first boom
Good evening Katie and thank you for your very nice comment.....I have grown many paphs to adult hood but you have to have patience because they grow extremely slowly.......as you can see I still have some small ones.......they are not as easily grown as Phragmipediums which will produce many blooms in their lifetime......hope your slipper grows very well for you.....take care,
Ed.
@EdsOrchids Thank you, Ed! 🌸 I have never attempted to grow a Phrag, but will have to give one a try next. They are absolutely gorgeous. You have a wonderful collection and I'm so glad you share it with us! Have a wonderful evening.
You always have great information on paphs! I was having trouble getting that balance of moisture right with a few paphs. I tended to overwater them because they don’t like to dry out completely. The last time I repotted, I used a mix of about 50/50 bark and lava rock and they are doing much better.
That's great to know Linda.....thank you so much for your comment it is very much appreciated.....take care,
Ed.
EDD I am in Queensland Australia very hot summers here very humid I have started a paf and phrag collection so far so good have had them flower once for me learnt a lot from u I just wish they weren't so long to bloom but worth the wait stay safe your great admirer
Good morning Deborah and thank you for your very kind comment.......getting Paphs to bloom just shows that your culture techniques are correct..Thanks again and take care,
Ed.
Excellent information.
Thank you so much tess....hope all is well with you and yours.....take care,
Ed.
This is a great video Ed! Thank you for sharing all this knowledge in a combo video. I just "saved" a phrag and paph from a local shop and was wondering the best way to care for them.
\good afternoon Lori....hope that my video can help you a little on your new purchases......take care,
Ed.
I have learned so much from you. Thanks again for another excellent video, Ed!❤🤗💯👍🪴
Nice to hear those words my friend.....take care and thank you,
Ed.
Thanks Ed. Try putting the dolomite lime in tea bags so it doesn't flush through the scoria. Thanks again for the video.
Good morning Wayne and thank you for your suggestion.......I'll give it a go and see if it makes a difference........take care,
Ed.
Very informative video, i also use dolomite lime for my plants since it can also turn the acidity of the deteriorating potting mix down. I'm in a tropical region and my paphiopedilum javanicum i bought 2 months ago only gives me a peeking root, it got dry root out of the packaging, maybe it is still in recovery.
Good afternoon Ariokh thank you for your comment. Paph.s. unlike Phrags, are very difficult to get to grow their roots......i hope that your javanicum will be good to you and eventually furnich you with some beautiful blooms,
Ed.
@@EdsOrchids thank you Ed, i just got into orchid, and i thought i'll start with the terrestrial, i assume their care will be similar to aroids.
The tap water in my area ( SE England ) have a reading of around 300 ppm . Will that be ok for my Yelva Mhyre ,and as you said , flush every 2 weeks but with distilled water ? Or will be better to use distilled water ( I have no RO system ) and sprinkle dolomite lime and the fertiliser I use for my other orchids , say every 1-2 weeks? Thank you !
Good evening Claudia and thank you for taking a look and for your comment. If your plants are doing OK with what you are giving them don't change a thing.........what you say seems to me to be a very effective way for their cultivation. There is not a one way to cultivate these type of plants successfully.
Hope everything works out well for you.....take care,
Ed.
Got a lot out of this video. When it’s time to try a Paph again it’s going in lava rock! :) Thanks, Ed.. Bett
Hi Bett .....give one of the slipper a go......paphs , to my mind, are more difficult than phrags and if you have a little bit of space go for the phrags......you'll have no problems with lava rock once the plant has adapted to the new media......take care and thank you,
Ed.
Ed, I always considered you the master paph grower. What happened???
The simple answer to that question is old age and a slow release of passion towards these plants. I am approaching 90 years old far too quickly and my stock of plants is now a tenth of what it used to be. I'm quite happy with doing all sorts of experiments with my small plants and trying different ways to cultivate them.
Hopefully I will be able to make a few videos for years to come.......thank you and take care,
Ed.
I grow a lot of paths and phrags ed
And I hope you are very successful with them Clive,
Ed.
You’re phrag might be carol kanzer ed
Good morning Clive......I think you're spot on with the name of this one. I was trying to identify as this was sold to me as cardinale. On searching the web for similar pictures I read that cardinale could come in all shades of pink/ red.....the images of Carol Kanzer I found does match my plant exactly. Thank you Wayne for your help......take care,
Ed.
Sorry i called you Wayne for some reason.....I should have said Clive..............my apologise Clive .....take care,