Well grab yourself a chair and let me tell you a story.
As you can guess it's about a paphiopedilum orchid, what else.
This guy was sent to me as a Paphiopedilum American Hybrid, and imagine my surprise when I didn't see the spotting on the bud when it formed and then the oil pain orange and amber when it finally cracked and you could gaze inside.
This was the most wonderful mistake i had in my life, this was beautiful and irreplacable.
The Paphiopedilum Lippewunder x glaucophyllum is a child of the famous Lippewunder hybrid which was awarded several times in the history and the lovely glaucophyllum species.
Both of them have strong traits and great qualities.
The foliage is really nice and shiny, the leafs don't grow that long however they are very curved and fleshy so be prepared to fight with them a few times to move them in a better angle.
It has the vigorousnes of glaucophyllum, the strenght to grow a lot of new roots and fans in a very short time. But it also has the Lippewunder flowers which are huge and very flamboyant reminding you of a tropical sunrise or a amber jewel.
When it comes to growing, it doesn't require a lot. A good semi shaded location, and watering every week. Remember to boost it up with a growth boster every so often and then switch to a bloom boster when it's in spike.
It's not a compact orchid if you are expecting that, oh no no. It's big bulky and will annoy you sometimes because it does take space, and you don't want to damage the foliage because it's really shinny and looks nice even when not in bloom.
Try to pot it in a good bark mix together with coconut chunks and charcoal to clean up the chemicals from the water and soften it up.
Where to find it?
Try your local orchid nurseries or in EU try Orchideen Wichmann or OrchidGarden in Poland.
As you can guess it's about a paphiopedilum orchid, what else.
This guy was sent to me as a Paphiopedilum American Hybrid, and imagine my surprise when I didn't see the spotting on the bud when it formed and then the oil pain orange and amber when it finally cracked and you could gaze inside.
This was the most wonderful mistake i had in my life, this was beautiful and irreplacable.
The Paphiopedilum Lippewunder x glaucophyllum is a child of the famous Lippewunder hybrid which was awarded several times in the history and the lovely glaucophyllum species.
Both of them have strong traits and great qualities.
The foliage is really nice and shiny, the leafs don't grow that long however they are very curved and fleshy so be prepared to fight with them a few times to move them in a better angle.
It has the vigorousnes of glaucophyllum, the strenght to grow a lot of new roots and fans in a very short time. But it also has the Lippewunder flowers which are huge and very flamboyant reminding you of a tropical sunrise or a amber jewel.
When it comes to growing, it doesn't require a lot. A good semi shaded location, and watering every week. Remember to boost it up with a growth boster every so often and then switch to a bloom boster when it's in spike.
It's not a compact orchid if you are expecting that, oh no no. It's big bulky and will annoy you sometimes because it does take space, and you don't want to damage the foliage because it's really shinny and looks nice even when not in bloom.
Try to pot it in a good bark mix together with coconut chunks and charcoal to clean up the chemicals from the water and soften it up.
Where to find it?
Try your local orchid nurseries or in EU try Orchideen Wichmann or OrchidGarden in Poland.
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