Pleione Spring 2010..... to July!

[Sam]

Luc and Ramsis have very beautiful pleiones !

[Slug Killer]

Nice David. My Forrestii are very slow this year and even grandiflora will flower before them this year.

Eric
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Eric

Most of my Pleione are not showing any signs yet. Grandiflora and yunnanensis have done nothing at all. They did have a very long dormant period and were left quite late before potting back up. The new arrivals I had from Ian Butterfield are much more advanced and I can only assume he keeps them warmer than me over winter.

I'm sure they will all catch up but its frustrating seeing everyone else's when I only have forrestii in flower so far .

Your Riah Shan is on my want list, tried to get it this year but they had sold out.

David

[Alex]

A nice P. grandiflora I bought yesterday at the RHS London Orchid Show.

Alex

[Eric Locke]

Nice David. My Forrestii are very slow this year and even grandiflora will flower before them this year.

Eric

Eric

Most of my Pleione are not showing any signs yet. Grandiflora and yunnanensis have done nothing at all. They did have a very long dormant period and were left quite late before potting back up. The new arrivals I had from Ian Butterfield are much more advanced and I can only assume he keeps them warmer than me over winter.

I'm sure they will all catch up but its frustrating seeing everyone Else's when i only have forrestii in flower so far .

Your Riah Shan is on my want list, tried to get it this year but they had sold out.

David
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David I could be wrong but I was told that Wubben are no longer selling Riah Shan.

 More have opened for me over the past couple of days and even some before I have got round to potting them. Will post when I sort out the photos I took earlier today.


Eric

[Eric Locke]

A nice P. grandiflora I bought yesterday at the RHS London Orchid Show.

Alex

Alex, I was wondering what the RHS show was like this year and if many Pleiones were on sale.

Eric

[Eric Locke]

As promised some Pleione that have opened in the past couple of days.

First clones of Leda
                    Rakata "Rock Dove"
                    Zeus Weinstein

Eric

[sjusovare]

Hello Eric,

amazing to see how variable Leda is, yours are totally different from the one I have

[Eric Locke]

Julien

This cross has produced a very large amount of very nice clones and Kath Faihurst certainly hit the Jackpot with this one.

Eric

[Alex]

Hi Eric,

The show was pretty good for Pleiones, Heritage orchids are there with some nice ones (mainly hybrids) and several of the tropical growers sell a few Pleiones on the side. The best of these was Burnham orchids, which had good bulbs of most of the species including the P. grandiflora above and some rather massive maculata and healthy-looking hookeriana which I found hard to resist... 

Alex

[Eric Locke]

Hi Alex

Good to hear there were a few pleione on sale this year.
Usually only KJ and Wubben selling any here.

Eric

[Hristo]

Pleione Bromo is very attractive Luc, a worthy addition to your collection!!

[Slug Killer]

A few more have emerged today.

Pleione forrestii alba, Pleione Vesuvius, Pleione Eiger

[luis]

Wowww! Forrestii alba is so so special, congrattulations... i'd love to have it! 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wow !
Great show everyone !!
Dave, P. forrestii alba is spectacular.... !!! This eiger clone is also very attractive !

Lovely leda forms Eric !!
I'll be hopefully showing mine tomorrow night.

Thanks for the pix from the RHS orchid show Rob !

I visited the Kent AGS show yesterday - only one Pleione on display  - but is was a nice potful !  - thought I'd show it here :

Pleione bandai san
(sorry, I've not taken note of the name of the grower)

[Ramsis]

Dave, P. forrestii alba is very nice.
My Pleione Shantung
only one I do not understand why blooming only one bulb, while others lost their buds...