paph malipoense beginning to wilt - normal?
 

How long is a paph malipoense usually in flower? Mine was in spike for about
5 months, and now it's been in bloom for about 1 month. I had kind of hoped
that it would be in bloom longer than that. It's not fully wilted yet, but
the dorsal sepal has got a brown spot on it, making me think that it's
preparing to wilt sometime soon. How long do paph malipoense usually stay in
bloom?

Thanks,
Joanna

J Fortuna wrote:
How long is a paph malipoense usually in flower? Mine was in spike for about
5 months, and now it's been in bloom for about 1 month. I had kind of hoped
that it would be in bloom longer than that. It's not fully wilted yet, but
the dorsal sepal has got a brown spot on it, making me think that it's
preparing to wilt sometime soon. How long do paph malipoense usually stay in
bloom?


Yes, it would be nice if they stayed in flower as long as they stayed in
bud... But that sounds reasonably typical. It might hang on for a few
more weeks, but it is certainly past its prime.

Rob

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Rob,
Thanks. Now I'm both disappointed and relieved all at once: disappointed
that a month's blooming is reasonably typical (shucks, really wished it were
longer), but relieved that wilting after a month is reasonably typical (so
there is nothing wrong with my malipoense, oh good). It's still one of my
favorite orchids, despite the disproportionate in-spike to in-bloom.
Joanna

"Rob Halgren" wrote in message
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J Fortuna wrote:
How long is a paph malipoense usually in flower? Mine was in spike for
about
5 months, and now it's been in bloom for about 1 month. I had kind of
hoped
that it would be in bloom longer than that. It's not fully wilted yet,
but
the dorsal sepal has got a brown spot on it, making me think that it's
preparing to wilt sometime soon. How long do paph malipoense usually
stay in
bloom?


Yes, it would be nice if they stayed in flower as long as they stayed in
bud... But that sounds reasonably typical. It might hang on for a few
more weeks, but it is certainly past its prime.

Rob

--
Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren
1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a) See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more
orchids, obtain more credit

LittlefrogFarm - Growing the plants Rob likes. )