I got around to actually repotting it yesterday. The roots were very
good and they had dozens of nice growing white tips. As for the leaf
span you asked for. The plant was once over a 12-inch leaf span, now
it is 6 inches! I put marble in the bottom of the pot. If it wants
calcium I guess it can towards the rocks. Right?

It is odd I know! I am going to take it to the Paph forum in DC later
this month. Someone there will likely see immediately what is wrong.

Thanks
Jim

PS I also repotted a Paph Susan Booth x bellatulum, kind of similar
breeding, it was pot bound in the same mix Transcolor, it grew next to
Transcolor, and was last repotted with Transcolor, but it looks great
unlike Transcolor.


"Gene Schurg" wrote in message link.net...
Germ,

Interesting problem! You say that the roots are healthy and growing which
is the first suspect in a mystery such as this.

5 inch pot sounds a bit large but you didn't state the leaf spread so I
can't say for sure. But since the roots are growing well I assume this is
not the issue.

You mention the larger leaves are dropping and new smaller ones are
replacing them. I see this when a plant gets too much light and is
stressed. Doesn't sound like light is your issue since you moved the plant
under lights and before that it was in an east window. Hmmmm (could it be
the butler in the library with the candlestick?)

What a mystery....maybe it's the potting mix? no, you said you are using it
for other paphs.

Maybe the plant needs something you're not giving it? Is this one of the
paphs that need calcium in the mix? If this is the case the change of mix
would explain why it grew for a while and then started to fail. Check the
plant's parentage and see if it has calcelious (I can't spell) .....parents
that need calcium in their mix to enable them to take up nutrients.

Let us know what you find out.

Good Growing,
Gene