I have had a rothschildianum bloom with only a 13" leafspan, if that is of any help.
Steve Ron> Hi all. Ron> Am interested in seeing various growers of Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, Ron> comments on the average time from flask to flowering. >>From the little info I have been able to find, it seems some say 10 years Ron> other 15 to 20 years. Ron> At present I have only 1 plant. it was bought 4 years ago in a 50mm tube, Ron> leaf lenght was about 50 mm.. Ron> Age I guess about 2 years old. Ron> So as a 6 year old plant its leaf lenght at present is 220 mm. Ron> First few years it did not grow much but is now moving along nicely. Ron> I plan to buy a few more but would appreciate comment on experienced time Ron> from flask to flowering on average. Ron> Say out of a group of 10 plants, how long before the first plant flowers to Ron> the last plant flowering. Ron> I repot my plants each year in a bark/diatomite mix suited to the size of Ron> the pot. Ron> Mostly use rain water on all my Paphs if avaible. Ron> I know the temperature can play a lot on its growth, my temp is about minium Ron> 10 deg. C at night in winter and on average about 18 to 20+ deg. C winter Ron> day temp. Ron> Summer is about 17 deg. C at night minium, and about on average 28 deg. C to Ron> 30 deg. C on summer days. Ron> We live close to the sea and humidity is at night about 90 % and above, day Ron> can get to about 50 % humidity summer and winter (Give or take a bit on odd Ron> days). Ron> Above the Paphs I have several Nepenthes hybrids and species growing. All Ron> grow like weeds. Ron> this give an indication of growing conditions. Ron> Thanks in advance and looking forward to your replys. Ron> Ron Boyd Ron> In sunny NSW Australia Ron> _______________________________________________ Ron> the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) Ron> orchids@orchidguide.com Ron> http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
