These Asian relatives of our native lady slippers come in almost infinite variety of shapes, sizes and colours. Fans of green or mottled leaves give rise to flower stems carrying one or
more flowers in white, green, yellow, earth tomes, pink, red and black. Each blossom has detailed blooms with spots, coloured veins and velvet hairs.
How to care for:
Light: Medium light levels are appropriate. Grow best in intermediate temperatures with 14 degrees Celsius minimum wither nights and 29 degree summer day maximum.
Potting: Pot in a fine medium. Fir bark mixtures are best, with 0.5 to 1.0cm chunks of bark, perlite, and charcoal. We recommend Willgro’s Fine Media mix sold at Art Knapps for $8.99.
Watering: Roots should be slightly moist at all times. Water when medium has begun to dry
out, but while it is still damp.
Fertilize: Fertilize with a balanced orchid fertilizer once a week during the spring and summer.
Once every two weeks in the fall and winter.
Humidity: Paphiopedilums do best with humidity, use humidifier, humidity trays or misting.
Orchid tips provided by Canadian Orchid Congress. For more info check out:
www.canadianorchidcongress.ca/
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