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You are growing your Paphiopedilum wrong! – Wait, what?

ave Dear readers, Yes, I have been quiet for a while as I was really busy in my personal life and there were some issues I had to deal with and just didn’t have the head to write. But, today I got inspired to write this article as I have seen somebody comments on another person question, and their advice was totally irrelevant to anything. Therefore, based on my experience and some analytical thinking I’d like to debunk those daft tips from people who should think twice before they say or write something. 1.       Paphiopedilum foliage turning yellow – Odd advice. This was the question that initially inspired the article. A lovely grower had a paphiopedilum which oldest bottom foliage started turning yellow. The advice was to repot to a smaller pot and less light. Why?! What was going through the mind of the person who wrote the advice. Firstly if it was sunburn it would be the top foliage, not the lowest which is actually in a certain amount ...