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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: fredg on August 02, 2011, 07:31:57 PM

Title: Platanthera ciliaris
Post by: fredg on August 02, 2011, 07:31:57 PM: My large Platanthera got through the winter but inflorescences are smaller this year.
Ah well..roll on next year
Title: Re: Platanthera ciliaris
Post by: Maggi Young on August 02, 2011, 07:37:29 PM: Wow, Fred, what a cracker that is.... great colour. What size is it?
Title: Re: Platanthera ciliaris
Post by: Tony Willis on August 02, 2011, 08:00:13 PM: Fred it is certainly lovely. Perhaps it came from one of the more northerly sites originally and is hardier than the more southern ones
Title: Re: Platanthera ciliaris
Post by: Neil on August 02, 2011, 08:02:52 PM: I'm in love ;D please may I have some seed from it ;)
Title: Re: Platanthera ciliaris
Post by: fredg on August 02, 2011, 09:11:04 PM: Quote from: Maggi Young on August 02, 2011, 07:37:29 PM
What size is it?

Standing at 2ft 6" (77cms) this year Maggi.
The white Platanthera blephariglottis is the same but the buds are not opening yet.

Quote from: Neil on August 02, 2011, 08:02:52 PM
I'm in love ;D please may I have some seed from it ;)

I hope I can get some this year Neil, my little brush will have to get busy.

I'm afraid the plants have had to take a back seat this year while we sorted the house.
I'm already looking to next year.
Title: Re: Platanthera ciliaris
Post by: Maggi Young on August 02, 2011, 09:43:22 PM: Quote from: fredg on August 02, 2011, 09:11:04 PM
Quote from: Maggi Young on August 02, 2011, 07:37:29 PM
What size is it?

Standing at 2ft 6" (77cms) this year Maggi.
The white Platanthera blephariglottis is the same but the buds are not opening yet.

My goodness, bigger than I thought... it must be magnificent "in the flesh" ;D
Title: Re: Platanthera ciliaris
Post by: angie on August 02, 2011, 09:51:36 PM: Now that is something special. I really cant wait to see the white Platanthera in flower.

Angie :)
Title: Re: Platanthera ciliaris
Post by: Neil on August 02, 2011, 10:23:36 PM: Quote from: fredg on August 02, 2011, 09:11:04 PM
Quote from: Maggi Young on August 02, 2011, 07:37:29 PM
What size is it?

Standing at 2ft 6" (77cms) this year Maggi.
The white Platanthera blephariglottis is the same but the buds are not opening yet.

Quote from: Neil on August 02, 2011, 08:02:52 PM
I'm in love ;D please may I have some seed from it ;)

I hope I can get some this year Neil, my little brush will have to get busy.

Thanks Fred could you also do the Platanthera blephariglottis

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I'm afraid the plants have had to take a back seat this year while we sorted the house.
I'm already looking to next year.

Fred we had a choice this year redo our bedroom or do the garden. The garden won and at long last I have a greenhouse for y orchids.
Title: Re: Platanthera ciliaris
Post by: Torsten Junker on October 02, 2011, 08:39:06 AM: Wow, that is stunning!

Do you have any pictures showing the site it's growing in?
What conditions do you have it growing in there?
Do you give it any particular treatment/protection overwinter?

As Neil requested, if you have any seed that you could spare of both Platanthera ciliaris and Platanthera blephariglottis, then I would love to have some to please.