{"product_id":"paph-primulinum","title":"Paph. primulinum (3\" Blooming Size - not in flower)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel md-content enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color stronger tutor-markdown-rendering\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_09a89cefc521ff4b\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eA Primrose-Yellow Slipper That Forgets How to Stop Blooming\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003ePaphiopedilum primulinum is a successive-blooming species prized for an inflorescence that simply keeps going. While most slipper orchids offer one or two flowers a year, this compact Sumatran plant treats blooming as an endurance sport, dropping one flower and immediately opening another.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eThe bloom is a clean, unblemished primrose yellow. The lateral petals twist inward, looking like a pair of dropped ribbons flanking a perfectly smooth, buttery little pouch.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eYou make room for this species because of its sheer persistence. A mature plant can keep a single spike active for eighteen months or more, slowly extending and opening a fresh yellow flower every few weeks. It takes up no more bench space than a coffee mug, requires no complicated winter rest, and rewards you with a near-constant splash of bright color.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eThe Story of Paphiopedilum primulinum\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003ePaphiopedilum primulinum M.W.Wood \u0026amp; P.Taylor 1973 grows natively on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, found in dwarf forests and on steep limestone karst formations at elevations up to roughly three thousand feet. The plant anchors itself in leaf litter and humus, where the roots receive excellent drainage but the environment remains consistently humid.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eThe discovery of this species is relatively recent, yet still carries the secrecy typical of much older orchid hunting. The Indonesian nurseryman Liem Khe Wie provided the type specimens to Kew, and botanists Mark W. Wood and Peter Taylor formally described the plant. While early publications carried a detailed account of Liem discovering the plants in the wild, later taxonomists have noted that the published story was almost certainly fabricated—a classic maneuver to obscure the true locality from competing collectors. The exact origin was kept exceptionally quiet.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eThe name primulinum is entirely straightforward—it translates to primrose-yellow, highlighting the solid color that sets this form apart from the darker variations in its complex. It is occasionally seen under older classifications as a variety of Paphiopedilum chamberlainianum or Paphiopedilum liemianum.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eLike all of our species, the plants we offer are strictly nursery-propagated from seed, never wild-collected.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eQuick Care Guide\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eLight: East window or shaded south exposure. Paphiopedilum primulinum leaves should sit at a solid, medium apple green.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eWater: Keep lightly damp. Water just before the media dries out completely; do not let it sit bone dry.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eTemperature: Intermediate to warm: nights 58–65°F, days 70–86°F.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eFertilizer: Balanced orchid fertilizer, applied regularly year-round.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" dir=\"\"\u003eMature size: Leaves span roughly twelve to fourteen inches; the inflorescence begins around twelve inches but extends continuously as it blooms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kalapana Orchid Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52794371834167,"sku":"PAPH-SPIC-BS-4","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/2279\/8647\/files\/IMG_3447.jpg?v=1787294445","url":"https:\/\/orchid.farm\/products\/paph-primulinum","provider":"Kalapana Orchid Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}