Pleione 2013

[SteveC2]

No idea!  I have found it offered for sale in a couple of places this week, including EBay .  I was just wondering if a new species had been found or if someone is using a new name for an old favourite?

[Slug Killer]

There was a seller on eBay from China last year advertising Pleione tibeticum with a photo of what was I'm 99.9% sure Pleione x barbarae.

Current UK seller also states that it came from a Chinese grower and from the description of size and what I can just about see from the photo, the bulb certainly looks of that type to be x barbarae.

Another Chinese seller was selling unidentified Pleione SP, Tibetan (No photo). Probably collected well after flowers disappeared and the only reason it could not be given correct name.

[JPB]

This particular clone of P. maculata flowers freely, and multiplies quickly

[Maggi Young]

Those golden yellow and bright pink frilly  lips are so pretty.

[JPB]

Yes Maggi, and the short-stalked upright flowers make them very good looking in a group.

Here's P. praecox, probably from Thailand. Quite similar to the nice one Kadija showed in reply #311.

[Nova]

That's a nice one JPB!
Quite surprising the diversity of the Thai/Burmese praecox.

Here's the same flower shown in reply #311 (but more mature) next to a maculata I wished it was as vigorous as yours.
And some more praecox frenzy

[JPB]

@Khadija: Great collection of P. praecox! Just wondering how these (alleged) Thai clones compares to the regular P. praecox and Pleione rechenbachiana (now considered as conspecific with P. praecox). IMO they could be somewhere to reichenbachiana having purple on the sides and 3 callus ridges (or better three long central ones and two short lateral ones), but still having the central yellow streak...

My maculata pseudobulbs has a average proliferation rate of 64%/year, which is quite good compared to my other maculata's.

[Nova]

An interesting question indeed. I have been told they are reichenbachiana, but I guess they are intermediates between the familiar form through to the reichenbachiana form. Hopefully someone could clarify...

[goofy]

hey,
just look here, it was in the forum already in 2011,
interesting posting from a real specialist,
Paul Cumbleton.

look posting #407
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6445.msg221724;topicseen#msg221724

and this is what seems to be NOT reichenbachiana
posting #41
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=4277.msg118767;topicseen#msg118767

I also have a cultivar like THAT, really nice cultivar,
BUT  fairly sure, is NOT reichenbachiana,
though the nursery sold it "as".



have fun

[pleione07]

Hello everyone
here is my autumn Pleione
Hello Khadija 

Pln Saxicola



Pln Confirmation



Pln praecox





 

[Nova]

Salut Julien!
Nice autumn display 

I also have a cultivar like THAT, really nice cultivar,
BUT  fairly sure, is NOT reichenbachiana,
though the nursery sold it "as".

It's sure a nice one Dieter!

[goofy]

hello friends,
pls look at MY true and NO YELLOW in the lip

Pleione praecox forma reichenbachiana


the lip closeup


most interesting for me was the two flowers on ONE stem, never seen befor


enjoy this rare form

[gregork]

I like it very much! Good growing and thanks for posting the photos

Gregor

[Maggi Young]

Very lovely flower, Dieter - and the pseudobulb is a great shape and colour!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

hello friends,
pls look at MY true and NO YELLOW in the lip

Pleione praecox forma reichenbachiana


the lip closeup


most interesting for me was the two flowers on ONE stem, never seen befor


enjoy this rare form

F a n t a s t i c !!