Paph/Light Question

Apr 30, 2007 Last reply: 19 years ago 2 Replies

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Diana Kulaga 19 years ago

All,

We are not Paph heavy. But we do have a few, and would like to grow more of them. They seem to be doing fairly well, but reblooming is something of a problem. I've heard that Paphs need more light than the conventional wisdom dictates.

We were growing them with the Phals, which get good but muted light, but I don't think that's enough. What kind of light candle measure would you Paph growers recommend? We have a shelf that gets dapple morning sun til about

1:00, or another area that gets heavier (still screened, of course) afternoon sun from around 1:00 til maybe 6:00. Both have good light and air circulation all day.

My inclination is toward the AM area. What think you?

TIA Diana

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Diana Kulaga 19 years ago

.We have a shelf that gets dapple morning sun til about

1:00<

Um, that's *dappled*.

Diana

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tennis maynard 19 years ago

Depends. The strap-leaf types (i.e., roth, philippinense, etc.) can take and require substantial light. In fac (kids, don't try this at home) some roths and some phils have been found in full sun/nearly full sun in situ. The mottled-leaf types (callosums, most vinis, etc.) don't handle that much light well. So too for most of the parvis and brachys, although I have heard some of those do well with a bit more light (i.e., emersonii, hangianum, that gruop). So I'd say maybe the mornings for the lower-light ones and the afternoon light for the higher light types. But remember, just like people, plants can burn easily and should be moved to higher light gradually and carefully.

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