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Alex

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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2009, 12:46:04 PM »
Visited Ian Butterfield's nursery last weekend, and he sold me this nice form of P. humilis with deep red markings on the lips - two flowers from one bulb as well!

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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2009, 01:17:42 PM »
Lucky you are !!!
very fine form.
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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2009, 11:29:10 AM »
Very nice - I like the red lip a lot!

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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #18 on: March 02, 2009, 08:05:29 PM »
These are my first flowers of the season;
forrestii - I am not sure if this is var. Vietnam that I purchased last year. It is richly coloured & has a fabulously frilled lip.
Eiger - I obtained this as a cream form but it is really a nice white.
Pinchbeck Diamond - considered to be an Eiger clone.
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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2009, 08:47:04 PM »
Good pix, Pete.... that forrestii couldn't be any more yellow, or more  frilly, could it?
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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #20 on: March 02, 2009, 08:59:51 PM »
Well yes Maggie, it is a more golden yellow but my camera fails to capture the correct hue, (suppose I should get a new camera!)
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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #21 on: March 02, 2009, 09:03:03 PM »
I agree - that forrestii is definitely a bit frilly! I like the Pinchbeck Diamond a lot - the throat has great markings.

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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #22 on: March 02, 2009, 09:07:29 PM »
Well yes Maggie, it is a more golden yellow but my camera fails to capture the correct hue, (suppose I should get a new camera!)
I'd be pleased enough with a camera that took those shots for me, Pete....  8)
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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #23 on: March 02, 2009, 09:18:28 PM »
Great shots Pete ! The forrestii looks gorgeous !!
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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #24 on: March 02, 2009, 10:10:38 PM »
Pete, as I don't really like hybrids, I'm only focusing on your P. forrestii witch is a really nice clone !
Especially the lip; Does it smell ??
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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #25 on: March 02, 2009, 11:36:16 PM »
Fred - I havn't detected any scent at all unfortunately.
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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #26 on: March 02, 2009, 11:48:31 PM »
Very strange, mine are very sweety  :P
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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #27 on: March 07, 2009, 12:48:54 PM »
My Pleiones start blooming today ...

Pleione Ueli Wackernagel the first (i thought it would be Plne forresti but it almost stop growing  :( )

« Last Edit: March 07, 2009, 12:55:08 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #28 on: March 07, 2009, 12:56:13 PM »
Hello, Maxime, welcome to the Forum.
 I have edited the size of your lovely pleione photo to make it better fit the page.  :D
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Re: Pleione early 2009.
« Reply #29 on: March 07, 2009, 03:41:28 PM »
Thank you  ;), i'll take another picture of this hybride whe all my Pleione UW will be blooming  ;D (i don't have any large pot to plant them altogether  :( )

I have been visiting this forum for months but I dared not register till today, maybe I should have done so before ... (however Pleione are not really attractive during summer  ::))
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