Hello my dear readers,
Today I wanted to present you with a short Orchid ID of one of my favorite orchids I own.
The orchid you can see is Paphiopedilum Bidborough and it's a result of Paphiopedilum Beaufort (Seed parent) and Paphiopedilum Hancar (Pollen Parent). It's a complex hybrid which lost the initial resemblance to the species plants and any previous primary hybrids.
Here you can see the detailed family tree for this hybrid showing the last three generations.
Because of this it easily adjust to growing into a modern household without any problems, and will easily grow on a windowsill (I know because I'm doing it right now! :)).
The plant isn't a space saver like most of the paphiopedilum orchids are, it's more in the same league as the multi-floral paphs are, and has quite long, floppy leaves which can expend up to 30 cm each.
However the issue of leaf span size influences the bloom size, as the flowers are absolutely huge. The single bloom I had recently reached up to 8 inches in size from top to bottom and 5 in width. The flowers are stunning and very majestic in the way they present themselves! With a pure white dorsal petal and yellow/bronze side petals and pouch i can quite honestly say this orchid's flowers remind me of some kind of a sunlit guardian, or a proud king announcing spring with all of its glory.
When I say it's announcing spring I am not making a joke as the orchid will bloom for you just as the first daffodils and snowdrops start opening, therefore being a messenger of better weather and sun.
The post potting mix would be a well aerated mix of bark with charcoal shells and coconut husk, although i would recommend using the Lechuza-Pon if you like experimenting.
Watering would be normal, once a week although because it's such a large plant and you are living in a very hot and humid environment I would advise watering perhaps twice a week.
When it comes to fertilizing I would suggest to be rather light handed and fertilize once in every other week. Especially if the orchid is out of the bloom then use the growth booster to support it with all of the important nutrients, however if you noticed that the flower spike is developing switch to the bloom boster and when the flower is fully opened you can water it with the bloom every week.
This hybrid is well know of being very vigorous and producing a lot of fast growing new growths that will soon reward you with really beautiful flowers!
I want it and what should I do?
I would recommend visiting www.orchidgarden.co.uk or Orchideen Wichmann as they sell it there and the plants you receive are large and mature and ready to bloom their hearts out for you!
Today I wanted to present you with a short Orchid ID of one of my favorite orchids I own.
The orchid you can see is Paphiopedilum Bidborough and it's a result of Paphiopedilum Beaufort (Seed parent) and Paphiopedilum Hancar (Pollen Parent). It's a complex hybrid which lost the initial resemblance to the species plants and any previous primary hybrids.
Because of this it easily adjust to growing into a modern household without any problems, and will easily grow on a windowsill (I know because I'm doing it right now! :)).
The plant isn't a space saver like most of the paphiopedilum orchids are, it's more in the same league as the multi-floral paphs are, and has quite long, floppy leaves which can expend up to 30 cm each.
However the issue of leaf span size influences the bloom size, as the flowers are absolutely huge. The single bloom I had recently reached up to 8 inches in size from top to bottom and 5 in width. The flowers are stunning and very majestic in the way they present themselves! With a pure white dorsal petal and yellow/bronze side petals and pouch i can quite honestly say this orchid's flowers remind me of some kind of a sunlit guardian, or a proud king announcing spring with all of its glory.
When I say it's announcing spring I am not making a joke as the orchid will bloom for you just as the first daffodils and snowdrops start opening, therefore being a messenger of better weather and sun.
The post potting mix would be a well aerated mix of bark with charcoal shells and coconut husk, although i would recommend using the Lechuza-Pon if you like experimenting.
Watering would be normal, once a week although because it's such a large plant and you are living in a very hot and humid environment I would advise watering perhaps twice a week.
When it comes to fertilizing I would suggest to be rather light handed and fertilize once in every other week. Especially if the orchid is out of the bloom then use the growth booster to support it with all of the important nutrients, however if you noticed that the flower spike is developing switch to the bloom boster and when the flower is fully opened you can water it with the bloom every week.
This hybrid is well know of being very vigorous and producing a lot of fast growing new growths that will soon reward you with really beautiful flowers!
I want it and what should I do?
I would recommend visiting www.orchidgarden.co.uk or Orchideen Wichmann as they sell it there and the plants you receive are large and mature and ready to bloom their hearts out for you!
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