After water festival (April) in Thailand .the weather is very hot
this is blooming period of Paph.godefroyae and this is my collection
http://muikpaphio.com/mkimages/pics/DSCN9021w.jpg

I just love all the brachys ! thanks for the picture. What is this one growing in ? (I mean this "container", is it tree fern or something, covered with moss?)

What potting mix do you use for your brachys ? the ones I've seen in Thailand are usually potted in a mix of gravel, clay pebbels and sometimes various things such as rice or peanuts husk... so just wondering how you grow yours....

Very nice spotting! I too wonder about the container. :)

very nice :clap: and a neat container

I definitely need that one! Send it too me :) Thanks for sharing.. I am not green with envy nor am I jealous

It think the container is made from pumice stone, carved into a pot shape.
And I think thats the reason he put it in a saucer with water on it because pumice would be too porous to hold moisture for very long.

Let me try answering for him. He is my colleague who is the owner of the S.Gratrix and the exul x bellatum that I posted a few weeks ago..

The pot is made of a kind of very porous stone but I don't know if it call Pumice or not. It is quite soft (more like an intermediate between soid and stone ) so it is not yet really very strong like stone but half way. The Stone is very airy and hold a lot of calcium.

Inside the pot, he use the smaller piece of this stone as the potting mix. and only on the surface, he add some peatmoss mix with smaller size stone just to cover the top part..

Put the pot on the tray also help serving as the concept of semi-hydro that I read from other side. The plant will get constant moisure and grow constantly..

For brachy, it doesn't need to have moisure all the time but they can adapt with it and growing quite well..

hope it helps.. :D

I actually thought it was tree fern at first sight but I agree with you upon looking again. Great pot anyway, I wish I could find similar stuff !!

edit : oups, posted as the same time Picsri was answering !!

Ha! !Ha! Ha! my small brother come here Picsri thank you for your answer that is the way I want to say
I can understand everything that our member reply but It's very difficult for me to write and explain in English let me say in Thai ha!ha!
.....Have anyone understand what I say?
this is blooming Paph.in my nursery
http://picdb.thaimisc.com/muik/976.jpg
How do you feel? :-dance:

Muik,
You are doing fine - very easy to understand you. :D
Keep posting, just nice to have you here.

Nice nursery, very nice!

I love it how Muik and Picsri write with accents.

The color of the godefroyae is fantastic :clap: :clap: :clap:

Man I almost messed myself Muik! That is absolutely one of the most beautiful photos I have seen! I have to go wipe the drool off of my keyboard. Man I really try not to be jealous.... :embarass: :evil:

very nice looking group :clap:

Thank you

Very Nice