‹ All plantsLady's Slipper Orchid
Paphiopedilum Hybrid
Orchids (Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium)Mood Meter: Kinda High-Maintenance
Also called: Paphiopedilum Orchid, Paph Orchid
Fan-shaped leaf growth with distinctive pouch-shaped slipper flowers.
Growth habit: terrestrial lithophytic rosette.
Plant Mood Meter: Kinda High-Maintenance
These orchids prefer a moisture rhythm and substrate different from both ordinary houseplants and Phalaenopsis.
Care guide
Medium to bright indirect light. Direct sun: Avoid intense direct sun.
Keep more evenly moist than many epiphytic orchids but never waterlogged; do not allow prolonged complete drying.
Fine-to-medium orchid bark mix with good aeration and some moisture retention.
Moderate humidity with airflow is helpful.
Problems Planticist can help with UnderwateringOverwatering / poor aerationRoot rot / impaired rootsExcess light / sun scorchInsufficient light (etiolation)Normal lower-leaf senescenceLow-humidity stressPest damageFertilizer / mineral salt buildup
