Pleione 2014

[Pete Clarke]

Pl. grandiflora, a yellow lip x yellow form cross. The yellow not coming through at all with this on.
Sifaka, another that I havn't had flower before.

[Sempervivum]

Currently blooming with me:

Pleione grandiflora Yellow Lip

Pleione Ueli Wackernagel. I bought this as 'Pearl', but someone expressed doubt about this: The color should be more pale. What is your opinion?

[gregork]

Very nice grandiflora
Regarding Pearl. I do not own one but as far as i know it should be white

Regards
G

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Currently blooming with me:

Pleione grandiflora Yellow Lip

Pleione Ueli Wackernagel. I bought this as 'Pearl', but someone expressed doubt about this: The color should be more pale. What is your opinion?

Great Pleiones everyone !

Here's the real Ueli Wackernagel 'Pearl' - Ulrich.

and some more :
Pl. caroli 'Cape Robin' quite colourful
Good old Pl. shantung 'Ducat'
Pl. Captain hook, always seeming to look a bit sad

[gregork]

Hello i have a question.
The question someone asked me, and i have been asking myself too is how do you pronounce the word Pleione?
I have done some google search and found PLAY-o-nee but I'm not sure it's correct.
I pronounce a little different. With the last e as a wide one ( like in met, bed). Any suggestion are welcome

Best regards
G.

[Sempervivum]

Hallo Luc,
thank you for your photos of 'Pearl'. What is your opinion, is mine real or not?

[Maren]

Hello Gregor,

pronunciation of Pleione varies with the language in which the word is used. In English it is indeed as you describe, in German it is more like Play-OH-ne, in French it is different again and I won't even try Mandarin. So I think as long as all parts of the name are audible, you should be alright.

[gregork]

Thank you Maren for the explanation!

Regards
G.

[Richard Williams]

Some flowering now
Forrestii Vietnam via David Llewelyn, a great clear yellow
Iris Butterfield from Ian Butterfield this year
Polar sun that seems to thrive and multiply at a rate of knots
and Rossini a commercially available variety that does very well   

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Hallo Luc,
thank you for your photos of 'Pearl'. What is your opinion, is mine real or not?

I think yours is somewhat darker, Ulrich, but I find it quite attractive too !
I had a similar clone until a few years back, when it was devoured by mice... 

[Bart]

I had a real laugh entering my horticultural life in Britain, hearing people talk about Kniphofia's, and not at all knowing what they were on about! There is quite a world of linguistics between [Nifofia] and the Dutch pronunciation.
In flower now a new to me  P. Jake Butterfield;
P. Salek, starting to like it more and more;
P. Whakari with lovely colour contrasts;
and P. Kilauea 'Curlew', an old favourite. One day I'd like to grow 'Hoopoe', when prices have calmed down a bit. Is it as vigorous and easy as Curlew?
And also new, P. Spot Nosed Monkey. Never seen a pic of it, and bought 2 years ago off e-bay so not sure if it is what it should be. Nice though!

[Slug Killer]

Hi Bart

Yes your spot nose monkey looks correct.

You can see another one here.
http://www.koolplants.co.uk/Pleione-Hybrid-Images.html

Regards

David

[Bart]

Thanks for that David, I just had a look at your site. Hadn't been there for a while, it has changed! Loads more pictures, nice! Still waiting to see what P. Egmont 'Jay' might look like, bought some bulbils of you. My cat tipped a pot of Kenya Bald Eagle and Egmont 'Jay' over soon after planting 2 years ago (or is it one?) and I have no idea which made it back in the pot! Have you got a pic somewhere?

[Slug Killer]

Hopefully have a picture of Egmont Jay this year. They did flower last year but I was away for 3 months.

Anyone else got a picture of Pleione Egmont Jay?

D

[erf]

The flowering season of Pleione is quite overwhelming. So many people are posting one beuty after another. Nice to see that growers are doing so well.

Here are another two of my favorites. I know that Ueli Wackernagel 'Pearl' Has been shown before..... but it's awesome.

Regards Erling