Pleione 2012

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Splendid humilis Alex - Nr1 is a real cracker !! 
Very interesting info on the temperature matter !  Thanks !

[Jan Methorst]

This humilis started flowering  during last week of Jan and is on the same temperature as the praecox and maculata,approx 18C at night and 20C during the day.
I also have a number of saxicola on the same temperature since nov 1011 and they are showing some leaf growth since begin Jan 2012.

jan

[Graham Catlow]

Jan,
Can you just confirm that your P. humilis doesn't have a cold dormancy. How long have you been doing this and do you think it is better because of it.

Graham

[Jan Methorst]

Graham,

I only had these from the first week of Jan 2012 with strong shoots and the advice to 'apply gentle heat and moisture during winter period'.

I also grow warm , P. Barcena which all flowered strongly in Dec and now have 4 inches of leaf and strong roots.

And the same for P. Wharfdale 'Pinewarbler'

Jan

[Graham Catlow]

Thanks Jan,
I understand now. If mine were showing signs of waking up I would do the same.

[ThomasB]

Springwood Pleiones states that Pleione humilis needs gentle warmth and moisture throughout winter. I always keep them dry in the coldest part of my pleione fridge but have to confess that I'm not really successful flowering them 

[karel_t]

By Ian, we should keep them at cold conditions in the winter. I have mine in average temperature from 0 to +2 °C (... last week -2°C  ) and they flower usually in the first week in March. Nowadays they develop buds 1 cm long.
K.

[Maren]

Flowering now Pleione Sirena. I've had 3 pseudobulbs, two of them have already flowered, one had blush pink petals/sepals and the other one nearly white ones.

[Maren]

All done and no room for more..............

[arisaema]

Wow, you're efficient, half of mine are still left in their pots, and I can't even start thinking of re-potting them until the snow thaws and it's possible to find moss...

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Very impressive Maren... both the Sirena and the immaculate collection... but is'nt it terribly early for Sirena ?

[Pete Clarke]

Wow Maren - that view is going to look fantastic when it is all in flower, please post a pic then.
Pete.

[Maren]

Sirena is Pln forrestii x humilis. I guess it's the humilis that made it flower early. But I have to say, most of my pleiones are going crazy. The warm winter has set them off. My Zeus Weinstein are going to flower in a couple of weeks' time and the formosana are the same. Never had that problem before. Usually I have to push them to be out mid March for the London Orchid Show. I hope they haven't all flowered by then.

[Graham Catlow]

That's quite a collection Maren.
A photo is a must when they are at their best.

Graham

[angie]

Graham thats exactly what I was thinking. Maren it must have took you ages.

Angie