Paphiopedilum
This is a nice lady slipper that blooms for me once or twice each year. It has gotten quite large. I have not had a great deal of re-blooms with Paphs, not sure what I can do to ensure they bloom. I have tried varying the amount of light, keeping them outdoors till it gets quite cool in the fall, and I have used different types of fertilizer. I keep them in fairly small pots, as they are supposed to be somewhat rootbound. I have switched many to a mix of 3 parts coconut husk chunks, 1 part charcoal, and 1 part perlite and they seem to grow pretty good, but not many re-bloom. I have even tried cutting back on watering them, to no avial.
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