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May 29, 2012 6:42 PM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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Those two are amazing colors, Jim.

Bree, I haven't had any problems growing Paphs . .. yet. That picture was just after I bought those two, so they had not suffered from my ministrations or the Florida climate at all. But they were in plastic pots, inside the clay pots (why, why??) so I just slipped them out of the plastic and put them back in the clay pots alone, with some gravel in the bottoms. So they are sitting up better now. The flowers lasted beautifully, and the plants are still happy, safely sitting next to a glass patio door where I hope that they will stay a bit cooler and drier than the rest. It's pretty hot for them here in the summer, too.

LoL Ursula, note that I said "some" are not so great looking. You guys have all been coddling your lovely plants for years. Of course a lot of them are beautiful.
Elaine

"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill
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