Iris- I am not overly familiar with wilhelminiae crosses, so I can't say if the liemianum cross would be easier than the moquettianum cross, other than that I'd expect them both to be relatively slow to reach blooming size. But I can say that a single representative of a cross, particularly when paphs are involved, is not a good indication of whether the cross is difficult or not. Even among Maudiae's and their related crosses I have found recalcitrant plants that refused to bloom...and here we are talking about the "easiest" of paph hybrids. Not only that, but even easy blooming paph crosses sometimes seem to just quit for no good reason....they just get a pole up their you-know-what...that is, if they had a you-know-what. I once had a Maudiae that regularly bloomed with 3 flowers on a stem...and one year it just quit. I had it for maybe another 10 years, but it never bloomed again. Part of why I love paphs is their unpredictability.........Take care, Eric Muehlbauer in damp and still mild Queens NY...still have many plants outdoors!
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