Whenever one of my Parvisepalum Paphiopedilum species flowers, I feel like I should hold a press conference because it could be years before it flowers again. Hopefully this species will be a more reliable bloomer than related species like P. micranthum and P. emersonii (which for me have an average flowering rate of once per decade). In my opinion, this is one of the truly beautiful members of this genus and it grows quite easily under my conditions.
Paphiopedilum vietnamense
The flowers are 7-10 cm in diameter
Another view
The foliage of this species is exceptional. The sharp contrast of the mottling pattern a lustrous leaf surface stand out among other Parvisepalum Paphs in my small collection.
Looks very good, what growing medium is it in please.
ReplyDeleteThis plant is growing in a mix of medium fir bark, New Zealand Sphagnum, and coarse perlite. It is an easy plant to grow and likely to be adaptable to a variety of different media. I keep it moist in spring, summer, and fall but dryer in the winter.
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