Paph appletonianum and (slightly deformed) Odette's Vision
 

Hello! Right now I have an appletonianum (very fond of these) in bloom,
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and an Odette's Vision, which has a little deformation on the pouch you can see on the right:
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Oh well!

Currently Mr. Wonderful and Niobe are in bud, so hopefully I can share those soon. Happy new year!

Welcome to the Orchid Board! And nice flowers.

My avatar is my Odettes Vision on its second blooming. The first time it was super wonky. Yours will likely correct itself next blooming.

This is its second bloom with me; maybe third time's the charm.

Very nice!

very pretty.

Any culture advice for the appletonianum ?
Mine isn't doing much but declining ...😕

Honestly nothing special, I'm no expert at all. This one is currently potted in coconut husk pieces and sponge rock, it gets watered whenever I notice it's dry, or otherwise about once a week. They all go in the shower for about fifteen minutes, and I usually fertilise at the same time (though I can be lax about that...)

I did have a var hainanense that declined, about a year ago, but I think I was letting it stay dry too long; it was in a very small pot. Some of my smallest paphs go in an aquarium with the Chiloschista, which keeps a higher humidity, when I'm gone for longer periods of time.

Good luck with yours, I hope it bounces back soon!

Thanks very much for your answer !
I thought there was something special with the appletonianum because my other Paphs are growing quite well...
Maybe I have to threaten with the garbage once again 😀

Some of my plants must not speak English, because they don't listen to me.