Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum

Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: ruweiss on April 23, 2020, 09:33:04 PM

Title: Cypripedium
Post by: ruweiss on April 23, 2020, 09:33:04 PM: Cypripedium formosanum
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: shelagh on May 01, 2020, 11:04:27 AM: Fabulous.
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: Anders on May 02, 2020, 01:29:11 PM: A pale form of Cypripedium pubescens in the greenhouse on a rainy day.
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: ruweiss on May 05, 2020, 09:38:52 PM: Never seen such a plant, thank you for showing
Cypripediums now at their best in the garden:
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: ruweiss on May 05, 2020, 09:41:04 PM: Cypripedium Gisela
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: Steve Garvie on May 07, 2020, 11:06:32 AM: The first Cyps to flower here are two Taiwanese species:

Cypripedium formosanum
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49866320402_9346e4e339_o_d.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49865473718_954aa2aa4a_o_d.jpg)

Cypripedium segawai -I struggle to grow this species in a pot and might let it loose into a sheltered bed.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49836980811_5cfc58ec14_o_d.jpg)
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: Steve Garvie on May 16, 2020, 05:48:41 PM: Cypripedium parviflorum -a runty wee plant which was quite chlorotic when new growth started. It responded very well to repeat half-strength feeds with Chempak #2 (high nitrogen). Despite concern to the contrary it appears that Cypripedium species are not unduly sensitive to mineral fertiliser as long as the soil is flushed alternate watering.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49885891193_5e5749855a_o_d.jpg)

Cypripedium planipetalum -?? I bought this as planipetalum but I think it might just be a dwarf form of pubescens.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49885891583_f0db58b95d_o_d.jpg)

Cypripedium plectrochilum -this dwarf grows in a pumice mix in a polystyrene vaccine box. It had more flowers last year and new growth this year looked a bit chlorotic but has since responded well to high nitrogen feeding.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49886723697_7d05853bc4_o_d.jpg)
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: Joakim B on May 18, 2020, 11:34:31 PM: Nice photos. Mine in pots are breaking ground and is a 15cm high now. I had the new ones trimmed by a slug so now a night walk with a killing tool is the normal drill.
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: angie on June 03, 2020, 08:54:00 PM: My Cypripediums seem to be flowering so much later this year.
Lost the label yet again, funny I like the flowers when they are not completely open.

Angie :)

[attachimg=1]

[attachimg=2]
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: Karaba on June 04, 2020, 08:50:50 AM: Cypripedium calceolus, in the wild last sunday, during a walk in Vercors Mountain (French prealps), just on the side of the path ;D
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: GordonT on June 11, 2020, 03:05:37 PM: Four separate plants of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens are doing fairly well this year. It is interesting to see the colour variation in the petals, between these plants (bought from the same source).
[attachimg=1][attachimg=2]
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: Maren on August 05, 2020, 11:43:21 AM: Quote from: Joakim B on May 18, 2020, 11:34:31 PM
Nice photos. Mine in pots are breaking ground and is a 15cm high now. I had the new ones trimmed by a slug so now a night walk with a killing tool is the normal drill.

Hi Steve, where can one buy Cyp. plectrochylum? I've googled but even the images that come up are everything else.
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: Steve Garvie on August 05, 2020, 01:03:33 PM: Quote from: Maren on August 05, 2020, 11:43:21 AM
Hi Steve, where can one buy Cyp. plectrochylum? I've googled but even the images that come up are everything else.

Hi Maren, Christian Schreiner should have some for sale this Autumn (from Anthura). Possibly also Albiflora.be (the website suggests “half-mature” plants will be available in Autumn).
Title: Re: Cypripedium
Post by: Maren on August 05, 2020, 03:49:37 PM: thanks, Steve, that's useful.