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[Roberta]

Is that maybe Paph Colossus? (I can't find a Paph colosseum...) If it is Paph. Colossus, I can make some guesses, it is Nitens x villosum... Nitens is insigne x villosum so it would look (and behave) mostly like villosum. I do have Paph NItens (which looks a lot like insigne) - a division of a huge plant, but mine has never grown as vigorously as its source plant, has stayed well-behaved. So if it is what I am guessing, there is the potential to make lots of fans, grow into a specimen. But not necessarily all that huge.

[SADE2020]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Is that maybe Paph Colossus? (I can't find a Paph colosseum...) If it is Paph. Colossus, I can make some guesses, it is Nitens x villosum... Nitens is insigne x villosum so it would look (and behave) mostly like villosum. I do have Paph NItens (which looks a lot like insigne) - a division of a huge plant, but mine has never grown as vigorously as its source plant, has stayed well-behaved. So if it is what I am guessing, there is the potential to make lots of fans, grow into a specimen. But not necessarily all that huge.

Yes!!! Sorry I mean Paph Colossus Vietnam Variety.

But how big is your pot now and how many leaves? Just as a reference

Thanks Robertaaaa

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by SADE2020

Yes!!! Sorry I mean Paph Colossus Vietnam Variety.

But how big is your pot now and how many leaves? Just as a reference

Thanks Robertaaaa

I have Paph. Nitens in a 15 cm (6 inch) pot. Not sure of the number of growths (they come and go) but it has stayed in that pot size for quite awhile. The "mother plant" was huge, probably nearly a hundred growths (it got a cultural award with 57 flowers), had not been repotted in years... mine was a piece that fell off and ended up in a Society auction. I have found it to be a really easy grower, very forgiving.