How can i care for this noid? - Orchid Board

let_it_grow · #1 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 04:45 PM

I just figured out that one of my NOIDs is more likely to be a Phrag than a Paph. I'm reading online that the light requirement vary so much as do the watering requirements. I have her in water culture so watering is not an issue but the light is. Is there any way to tell (other than leaf colour) if she is a high light or med light?

bonsai1504 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 05:53 PM

It looks more like a green- leaved Paph to me.

let_it_grow · #3 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 06:51 PM

Oh maaaan... I just looked up some strap leaved Paphs and now i dont know what i have.

ronaldhanko · #4 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 07:05 PM

The requirements for Phrags and Paphs are not all that different. Follow the instructions for one and you will probably be okay.

let_it_grow · #5 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 01:38 PM

Ok thanks guys. She looks like she is doing well to me.... but i can help but wonder if she could be doing better. Just paranoid, I can't kill her before she blooms... I would be devastated.

Jorch · #6 (**permalink**) 12-13-2008, 02:19 PM

I agree, it looks like a paph, not a phrag. Unlike phrags, paphs don't need as much water. Paphs grow in leaf litters or stone cliffs, I am not sure how well it will respond to water culture. The roots are very healthy though, so it likes the medium it was growing in before you make the change.

I really do think you have a higher chance of killing it in water culture than to leave it in its previous medium.