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Paph stonei 'Prancer' x 'Hummoungous'

Put out two leaves in a year! Real Slow grower!

Paphman910

very healthy...keep it up for a few more years!

That looks like a very nice healthy plant!

Nice plant!

Looks like a great plant! I read the other day that they take 10 years to bloom from flask so it could take a while before it does but I am sure it will be worth the wait. I would love to grow these but unfortunately just can't provide the conditions.

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Paph stonei 'Prancer' x 'Hummoungous'

Put out two leaves in a year! Real Slow grower!

Paphman910

Two leaves per year is fast for this one.

Looks like a great plant! I read the other day that they take 10 years to bloom from flask so it could take a while before it does but I am sure it will be worth the wait. I would love to grow these but unfortunately just can't provide the conditions.

This plant is already 5 years old from what Sam told me.

Paphman910

Great plant! I would like to have one of these, but not have to wait for the blooms! I am sure an adult plant would be very pricey.

Very nice looking plant.

Fantastic plant...:cool:

Well you're half way there, excellent!!!

very very nice:heart::heart::Party::heart:

Beautiful healthy looking plant!

Looks great!

thats very nice!!!

Beautiful plant!
Try putting some bottom heat under there to really ramp up the growth rate.
About 75 degrees F should do it.
AHAB

Your plant looks very beautiful! I wonder why some paphs grow so slow. Thanks for the tip!

Beautiful plant!

Great looking plant!

Thanks for sharing!

I've had one of these for two years, It's not a small plant but it has taken that long to adapt to it's new conditions by starting to throw out new growth , Yours looks like a very nice plant so patience is the key word. Good luck with it;

Ed

How exciting! Your new plant looks very nice and well grown!

Here is an updated photo

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It is growing under a 400 Metal Halide lights. The light is about 4 feet above the plant's leaves. New leaf growth seems faster as temperature increases.
Paphman910

Looks great!

it's really picking up speed...immaculate plant too.

you're right about temperature...we keep our temps very cool in the winter, most of my other multifloral species like roth keep growing, but my stonei and sanderianum all slow down to a crawl...

it is weird how the latest generation roths grow so quickly, but line bred stonei are still slooooooooooooow......stonei are still worth the wait though.

problem i found is, when u bloom one, it will be 5 years before it blooms again!

it's really picking up speed...immaculate plant too.

you're right about temperature...we keep our temps very cool in the winter, most of my other multifloral species like roth keep growing, but my stonei and sanderianum all slow down to a crawl...

it is weird how the latest generation roths grow so quickly, but line bred stonei are still slooooooooooooow......stonei are still worth the wait though.

problem i found is, when u bloom one, it will be 5 years before it blooms again!

I think the combination of factors affect growth: Temperature and Light intensity.

My wife at home keeps the balcony window closed and the temperature hits to mid 80 with the 400 Watt Metal halide on for 12 hours. I notice that the plant seem to get wider under the HID. This plant was grown under T5 and it was slow so I decided to use HID...what an improvement.

I bet your Paph rothschildianum grown under HID grows can easily become multigrowth and flower every year!

Paphman910

Gorgeous healthy looking plant!

Very nice looking plant with nice shiny leaves.

Wow...nice stonei plant!

thats a nice looking plant!!!

Looking good! I have stonei 'maybrook' x 'golden boy', also from sam. Still another year or 2 from blooming. Good luck with your stonei, great plant but as others have said oh so slow at growing.

that's an exciting cross too.

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New leaf is very shiny and waxy, about 16 inch leafspan.

Paphman910

Looks great!

nice stonei...maybe ready to spike in another two years?

Beautiful plant! Very well done!

Thanks for all the comments!

I see another new leaf coming when I look down the crown! Still very slow growing! I think this year it will have put out three new leaves! Sam tells me that it will take another two years to reach maturity and put out a new growth.

It measures about 46 cm in leafspan. I got it in mid to late 2008 at about 22 cm leafspan.

Paphman910

it sure is a wellgrown plant.. :)

oh wow nice plant!!!

Beautiful well grown plant!

Nice job. Keep on waiting you will get your goal one day

This is a well grown plant!

Beautiful foliage!

That is such a lovely plant!

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It is growing really fast in this hot weather!

Paphman910

so nice:heart::Party::heart:

Looks great!

Very nice plant.

It is really picking up speed, i predict it will bloom two summers from now.

My stonei, roths, sands, etc. are growing really well this summer as well. I have stonei seedpods developing too!

wow thats very nice!!!

Impressive!

Thanks for sharing!

Looking very good. Summer is the best time for them to grow quickly.

It is growing beautifully! Thank you for the update!

Growing nicely!

Awesome...:cool::cool:

Very nice plant!

Yes summer time is when the multiflorals grow the fastest.

It looks like it is growing quite nicely.

Very nice!

Getting 2 leaf a year from Paph. stonei is 'FAST' lol. It's grow at geological rate so you are doing great. The plant looks its getting into mature stage, so you are not that far from blooming, maybe 2-3 yrs if you are lucky

Getting 2 leaf a year from Paph. stonei is 'FAST' lol. It's grow at geological rate so you are doing great. The plant looks its getting into mature stage, so you are not that far from blooming, maybe 2-3 yrs if you are lucky

Hopefully it will flower in two years! I think about 3 years is more likely to flower! It has doubled in size in just under two years. Thanks for the comments Lenny!

Paphman910

Fine looking youth, that plant! I think two leaves in a year isn't out of the ordinary for multis. I waited for ANY growth on my Michael Koopowitz and only now is it really taking off, after about a year and a half and a recent repotting. I'd love to have a good stonei, but I think I'll have to save up and buy a really spectacular one in bloom sometime. I'd be pretty upset to have waited years for a mediocre flower!

Fine looking youth, that plant! I think two leaves in a year isn't out of the ordinary for multis. I waited for ANY growth on my Michael Koopowitz and only now is it really taking off, after about a year and a half and a recent repotting. I'd love to have a good stonei, but I think I'll have to save up and buy a really spectacular one in bloom sometime. I'd be pretty upset to have waited years for a mediocre flower!

It is putting out a 3rd leaf this year and hopefully by the end of the year it will have put out 4th leaf.

I am growing a bunch of Paph delenatii vinicolor seedlings and hope they will flower when stonei decides to flower in two years from now! I won't be disappointed with an crappy flowering stonei!

Paphman910

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It is getting a new growth! Yahoooo!!!

Paphman910

that plant will definitely flower next spring/summer, esp. if you can give it a little temperature drop this winter. AWESOME growing...

such a clean, vigorous stonei!!!

i love the cat barrier too. we have cats but for some reason they don't find my orchids appetizing. i am thankful.

such a clean, vigorous stonei!!!

i love the cat barrier too. we have cats but for some reason they don't find my orchids appetizing. i am thankful.

My cat loves to chew on my orchids especially Mexipedilum! He will often attack the coconut husk out of the pot and play with it!

Paphman910

so nice so big:heart::Party::heart:

well done!!

Beautiful plant! Very well done job!

Very nice looking plant! I like the kitty too.

Sorry to keep commenting but I love stonei. Going back to the original page, it's remarkable you got so much growth in so short a time. You keep them warm all year? Unfortunately our house conditions where I grow are fairly cool year-round--70s in the summer and low 60s in the winter. i still get good growth on my multifloral species but bet i could do better if i could grow warmer.

Depending on how the flower looks when it blooms, that would be a great breeder for vigor. I have a very vigorous stonei that I selfed this spring and it has 3 seedpods.

Sorry to keep commenting but I love stonei. Going back to the original page, it's remarkable you got so much growth in so short a time. You keep them warm all year? Unfortunately our house conditions where I grow are fairly cool year-round--70s in the summer and low 60s in the winter. i still get good growth on my multifloral species but bet i could do better if i could grow warmer.

Depending on how the flower looks when it blooms, that would be a great breeder for vigor. I have a very vigorous stonei that I selfed this spring and it has 3 seedpods.

Hello Justin:
No need to apologize for the comments because you give very good information and you are a seasoned grower!

I keep it warm year round not going below 70 F at night. At this time of year (I mean now) Paph stonei seem to have a growth spurt for some reason and it is putting out new roots as well. I have grown this plant for almost two years and it has grown quite big.

What are you going to do with the seedpots on your stonei?

Paphman910

Beautiful plant!

Thanks for sharing!

http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/paphman910/root.jpg
http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/paphman910/lava_rock.jpg
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First picture - roots
Second picture - shows plant in new pot with lava rock
Third picture - finished repotting by topping it up with coconut husk, sphagnum moss, charcoal, dolomite lime mixture.

Looks fantastic!

so nice:heart::Party::hyper:

Yeah I wish I could grow a few degrees higher on average...maybe this winter we'll try to keep the house warmer. But one benefit of cool growing is you get a lot of spikes every year.


What are you going to do with the seedpots on your stonei?

Paphman910

I'm going to send them out for flasking when they are ready in another few months. I am just hoping I can get some germination.

Looking forward to seeing photos of your plant in bloom next summer!

Beautiful plant!

Your plant looks so nice and healthy!

Beautiful healthy plant! Good job!

Nice plant!

Beautiful plant!

Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful plant! Very well done job!

That is a gorgeous healthy plant!

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The leaf bent over! It is still growing!

Paphman910

That is such a gorgeous plant! Thank you for the update.

very very nice:heart::Party::heart:

Looks great!

Very beautiful plant!

Excellent!

Very nice looking plant.

wow thats very nice!!!

Great looking plant!

You are doing a great job of growing P. stonei. Its a notorious plant to grow and flower. Whatever you doing, keep it up. :hyper:

http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/paphman910/stonei01_feb_2011.jpg
http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/paphman910/stonei02_feb2011.jpg

So far so good and still growing! New leaf is folded!

Paphman910

Nice healthy plant.

wow thats very very nice!!!

so nice:heart::Party::Party:

That is a great looking seedling and a good size as well. I can only get flasks from him not that I am complaining but I would love to get seedlings from him that look like that.

Wow...awesome!

Growing beautifully! Good job!

Nice looking plant. It is a great idea that you're keeping a log of it online here on the forum so you can keep a track of it.

Wow! such healthy progress!
superb record of growth.

Anther.

I agree with anther. You have done a fantastic job-- hope all goes well for the spikin when it happens. Love the 2nd growth.
Brilliant growth
Congrats

Ed

Wish it would flower! Still green leaf growth!

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It is about 32 inches in leafspan.

Paphman910

Looks great! Should blooms soon!

That is a beautiful healthy looking plant!:hyper:

This is a very well grown looking plant!

Great looking plant!

Beautiful plant!

yeah very well grown indeed.. :)

The plant is making a new growth on the right side of the unbloomed growth! And it is making a new growth on the left side of the growth as well! I can't believe it is doing this!

http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/paphman910/stonei_growths20110827.jpg

Great! That shows the plant is healthy and has vigor.

Very exciting!:hyper: Thanks for the update!

very very nice:woohoo:

I thought Orchid Zone created this cross but it turns out Orchid Zone did not do this cross! Orchid Zone told me that Paph stonei 'Humungus' was used in breeding in the late 1980's. Terry does not know of the clone 'Prancer' and he may have given pollen of 'Humungus' away.

I wonder who did the cross?

Paphman910

Very nice! Good job!

Sept 21, 2011 - Another new growth hidden on the right side
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Progress so far...NO FLOWER SPIKE!!!!
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Paphman910

Looks fantastic!

very very nice:heart::Party::woohoo:

someone is lucky :thumbsup:

I do not have a straight Paph. stonei. What I have is Paph. Mount Toro.
I got a mature big division about 12 years ago. What I noticed, it does not like the Southern Californian winter. It looked kind of sick for a year when I grew the plant outside. When I moved to Chicago, my friend took care of the plant in his cattleya greenhouse. It looks better, but for 5 years that plant was not repotted. Even though, the plant looks healthy, the plant did not grow fast, very slow. Three years ago, I brought the plant to Chicago. I repotted, fortunately, I repotted, because the plant started losing its root due to bad growing mix. Now, after three years, I could see the plant grow very well, and much faster. This year, it produced two inflorescenses with 9 flowers. I usually water only once a week, due to my busy schedule, and I have never lost any paphs. Therefore, I think, for my growing condition, once a week is a safe watering frequency.

I think multifloral paphs are slow grower.

I think multifloral paphs are slow grower.

That is true for sure!

Great looking plant!

Thanks for sharing!