How to care for Paph. Lebaudyanum?

[Paphprincess]

Hi everyone, This is my first post on orchidboard after a year of lurking so please bear with me if you can. Today, I'm bothering y'all about how to care about the listed paph above. I've only had mottled types and I know they like heat more than green leaf types as well as grow faster but I've yet to read anything substantial on their culture besides supposedly growing them next to cattleyas. Do any other, more experienced growers have any care tips perhaps? I would like to take care of this beauty as best I can. Thank you for listening to my ramblings...

[Roberta]

First, Welcome! And no bother at all! Wa alll love to "talk orchids".

I leave it to some our more experienced Paph growers to jump in with details. Here are just a few notes...
These multi-floral "strap leaf" Paphs do need to grow warm. It should be happy with the same temperature and light conditions as the Maudiae types.

The distinction between "mottled leaf" and "green leaf" needs some qualifiers... The mottled leaf "Maudiae" types indeed grow warmer than the green-leafed "bulldog" types, but there are cool-growing mottled-leaf Paphs in the parvisepalum group like micranthum and armeniacum and the solid-green multiflorals grow warm. So, like everything else "orchid" generalizations have many "but then..." exceptions.

Unlike the mottled-leaf Maudiae types, though, mutliflorals tend to grow slowwwwly. It's great that you have a mature plant, so that you can enjoy the blooms. Don't be discouraged if you have to wait for the next round of blooming. I can't tell from the photo of the plant for sure, but it seems to have several growths which is great - more potential sources of flowers. For a new growth, the "life cycle" is about 3 years - first year it puts out new leaves, the second year that new growth produces roots, and only then is it ready to bloom. Of course, the more growths you have, the better the odds that one or more of them is ready to bloom, and more sources for new growth. But just be very patient. This is truly a beauty - Paph haynaldianum x philippinense.

Like all Paphs, it likes to stay on the damp side. The mix looks fairly chunky, so you'll need to water it frequently enough to maintain the necessary dampness.

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Welcome!

[Ray]

I grow all my paphs, phrags, and phals right next to each other,out on my deck this time of year.

It faces north, so they get no direct sunshine, but the sky above is open and bright. Lately, we have seen overnight lows in the low 80’s and daytime highs approaching triple digits, with humidity to match, and there is a growth spurt happening.

[Paphprincess]

Ty everyone for the warm welcome and informative replies. Excuse my old shed but here's another pic of the flower after a few days in my house.

[Roberta]

Totally beautiful!

[Jmoney]

nicely colored primary, you dont see this around that much. I'd give it warm and bright! otherwise standard paph conditions.

[Paphprincess]

Having looked at the plant further one of the more mature but still growing fans has multiple aborted root tips and I'm wondering if I can get it to grow more.... It also has a new leaf growing. I put some charcoal over the roots but their wedged between two other growths.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Paphprincess

Having looked at the plant further one of the more mature but still growing fans has multiple aborted root tips and I'm wondering if I can get it to grow more.... It also has a new leaf growing. I put some charcoal over the roots but their wedged between two other growths.

My usual mantra - Patience. These grow so much more slowly than the Mauadie types, you need to take that into account. If medium i still good, maybe just let it be for awhile.

[Paphprincess]

Thank youuu 😭😭😭. I'm just very nervous and to continue my neuroticism over plants I noticed something that happened quite fast... Browning of leaf tips 🤢🤢🤢 It's prob not much but I'm noticing the same continuation of browning on older leaves that have already been cut by the greenhouse. Normally I would think brown spots on old growth would be age but if it's happening on new growth could it be a systematic fungus or even rot? ahhhh