paphiopedilum

Definitions

noun horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium

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Most of your issues will be light and water (and over watering more than under watering) but if you start out with the orchid varieties such as paphiopedilum and phalaenopsis which are less particular about getting lots of light and water you'll have a good shot at success.

Scribbit | A Blog About Motherhood in Alaska 2008
Paph is short for the orchid paphiopedilum, like phal is short for orchid phalaenopsis.

Bloom Day January 2009-Few But Faire « Fairegarden 2009
These lady slippers are not the native hardy cypripediums, or something close to that name, they are paphiopedilum, a tropical native.

From The Greenhouse « Fairegarden 2008
Last Friday I shared with you the slowly forming flower bud on my paphiopedilum orchid.

01/11/2006 2006
Except when we mistakenly cut the bloom stalk of our prized paphiopedilum BEFORE it has even opened, with TWO flower buds.

Punish Me « Fairegarden 2008
This is what you call a "bulldog" paphiopedilum, which until I just typed this I didn't get the pun!

02/25/2005 2005
This is a paphiopedilum from the recent orchid show in DC.

11/10/2006 2006
For example paphiopedilum and phragmipedium are orchid species that typically need water before they appear to actually need it.

EzineArticles 2010
I’d love to see a picture of that paphiopedilum when the flower opens…

The Greenhouse/Sunroom « Fairegarden 2008