Monday, August 5, 2013

Paphiopetalum bellatulum "Dai" x "Nobu"

From Redland Orchid Festival 2013. We had seen a Paph bellatulum at a show over the winter, and put it on our list of things to look for because the flowers were just so fun looking. They are big and white and prostrate. We looked all over the Festival for one and finally found a vendor selling them. It's not exactly the same hybrid we had seen at the show, but it is still really cool looking. I can't remember what it came in when we bought it. We repotted it in a little 3-4" clay orchid pot in sphagnum moss. One of the lower leaves was kind of yellow when we bought it. It's still yellow, but doesn't  seem to be spreading at all. The plant has also since made two nice new leaves. We water it when the moss is mostly but not completely dried out and fertilize weekly with Dyna Gro- Grow. It seems healthy and happy. We are excited about it because it's our first Paph.

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