Pleione early 2009.

[milwdave]

Hello everyone!

All of these beautiful plants make me green with envy.  Here in the US there don't seem to be many suppliers of these fine plants.  And the few that grow them keep them closely guarded, so very "slim pickings" here...LOL  I am just beginning an interest Pleiones (1 maculata) and hope to be able to find more in the near future.

Dave (yes, another one) Cameron
Milwaukee
WI

[Maggi Young]

Hi, Dave, good to have you join in the chat  ...... I know it is so frustrasting for many Forumists who live in areas where certain plants are in very short supply, if at all.... it's one of the joys to me of this forum that we can at least see and discuss them , even if we never manage to grow them.
 P. maculata is a pretty swanky pleione to begin a collection with, I must say, good for you! 

[milwdave]

Thanks for the "Welcome", Maggie.  I bought my 'mac' as a seedling...one of the few I've found here.  We'll have to see how quickly I can kill it off...LOL

Cheers
Dave

[Maxime_P]

Pleione 'Zeus Weinstein' pale form (labelled as Pleione formosana x Pleione forrestii so ..)
Pleione 'Frank Kerr'
Pleione 'Jorullo Locking Stumps'
Pleione 'Vesuvius Leopard'
Pleione something, maybe x barbarae ? (labelled as Pleione aurita)
Pleione limprichtii
Pleione formosana x Pleione chunii
Pleione limprichtii x Pleione chunii
Pleione grandiflora

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Very nice series Maxime - looking all splendid !

I don't know what is is, but I don't think your unknown is x barbarae by the way.

My favourite is formosana x chunii - a very delicate pink !

[Slug Killer]

Hi Maxime

You have the same Pleione showing under different names. Which ever it is its very nice.

Pleione formosana x Pleione chunii
Pleione limprichtii x Pleione chunii

I think that Vesuvius leopard should have yellow/orange running through it as well. I don't have flowering size myself yet but just looked on the Pleione website in the gallery.

http://www.pleione.info/Gallery%20frames%20page.htm

Regards

Dave

[Maxime_P]

Hi Maxime

You have the same Pleione showing under different names. Which ever it is its very nice.

Pleione formosana x Pleione chunii
Pleione limprichtii x Pleione chunii

I think that Vesuvius leopard should have yellow/orange running through it as well. I don't have flowering size myself yet but just looked on the Pleione website in the gallery.

http://www.pleione.info/Gallery%20frames%20page.htm

Regards

Dave

I fixed the "problem".

Actually, it has an orange lip, but my camera "ate" the color of the flower. And it is fragrant, I was really surprised !

[Tim Harberd]

Wow Maxime, That's a serious colour eating problem!
I'd tend to agree with Dave, that doesn't look like Leopard to me either.
Here is a shot of what I (used to) grow under that name. Its about 95mm across.

Actually I don't think your camera is to blame because there is plenty of yellow on the daffs in the background.
Did you have it under artificial light?

Tim DH

[Maggi Young]

Folks, I have edited your pix to a width of 730 pixels for easy, no-scrill needed viewing for those with average screens..... I get a lot of requests  to avoid scrolling werever possible. Please keep your posted pictures to around 730 pixels wide..... thanks!

[Slug Killer]

Will do Maggi.

Tim that is a stunning Pln Vesuvius. I've got a few that may flower this year, if they come out like that I'll be over the moon.

Maxime I like the Pln formosana x Pln chunii but think the Pln limprichtii x Pln chunii is nicer with the darker lip colour.

Keep them coming.

Dave

[Eric Locke]

A couple more White Pleione out this weekend.

Glacier Peak
Eiger Snowflake

Eric

[Maxime_P]

Mine is less orange, I bought it as Vesuvius Leopard (P. Christian), maybe not Leopard  .

I can't notice the differences between other Vesuvius forms 

I am not using artificial light, I have a veranda and a little greenhouse

Will do Maggi.

Tim that is a stunning Pln Vesuvius. I've got a few that may flower this year, if they come out like that I'll be over the moon.

Maxime I like the Pln formosana x Pln chunii but think the Pln limprichtii x Pln chunii is nicer with the darker lip colour.

Keep them coming.

Dave

I prefer Pln formosana x Pln chunii shape, but it has pale colors indeed.

[Eric Locke]

Maxine

Here is another Vesuvius Leopard to compare with.
I find Vesuvius vary greatly, but am surprised yours are in flower so early as this Grex is usually one of the last to flower. All my clones will all be another month before blooming.

Eric

[PJ]

I can tell I've tried it a few years ago - it flowered nicely - ended the season with a small bulb - no flower the next season and gone by the end of that season...

 

Hi Luc, from what you say I thing I will give Quizapu ‘Peregrine’ a miss and go for some of the easer hybrids.

Peter.

[Maxime_P]

Nice Pleione Eric !

Maxine

Here is another Vesuvius Leopard to compare with.
I find Vesuvius vary greatly, but am surprised yours are in flower so early as this Grex is usually one of the last to flower. All my clones will all be another month before blooming.

Eric

Yeeeah, mine looks like yours ! Not really orange, but not pink !