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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: mickeymuc on November 20, 2010, 07:19:15 PM

Title: Pleione identification
Post by: mickeymuc on November 20, 2010, 07:19:15 PM

Hi Everyone,

Recently I visited an orchid nursery and found a very beautiful flowering Pleione, with very fragrant flowers that do not match any of the species' I know. Bought it as praecox, the bulb also looks like praecox but the flower doesn't match - or does it?
Thanks for any hint....at the moment I keep it cool to cold and dry, as there's no sign of root growth yet.

Michael

Title: Re: Pleione identification
Post by: Slug Killer on November 20, 2010, 07:40:59 PM

Hi

Looks like a form of Pleione praecox to me.

David

Title: Re: Pleione identification
Post by: mickeymuc on November 20, 2010, 08:25:19 PM

Thank you!
I haven't seen many types of praecox, and haven't seen a picture of one looking like this one. However, it's good to know what it is - now I just hope I can make it grow well :-)

cheers Michael

Title: Re: Pleione identification
Post by: Slug Killer on November 21, 2010, 06:27:18 PM

It's an unusual clone but more the merrier.

David

Title: Re: Pleione identification
Post by: Maren on November 24, 2010, 01:07:14 AM

Pln praecox certainly, but leaning towards var reichenbachiana perhaps?

Here is Ian's plant last year, I'm not proud of the photo.