PLEIONE 2011

[Graham Catlow]

I've been away for a couple of days so just catching up.
Luc I will look forward to seeing your natural pleione plantings next year, but in the mean time I must say that Pleione eastfield 'Purple Emperor' is just stunning. I have never seen it before. If I grew more than one hybrid I think that this would have to be in my collection. Maybe by the time it bulks up with you and you have too many  I may be able to find space for it and do an exchange.

[Pete Clarke]

Rob, Sifaka is Piton x forrestii.

[karel_t]

peter what are the parents of sifaka? besides foresstii? 

Sifaka is Paul's hybrid P. Piton x P. forrestii.

Here is the first of my flowers.
K.

[Pieter]

Rob

The lowering of the coloumn is indeed a protective action of the flower. Does it look something like this? The picture was taken last season, it looked promissing but still didn't turn out in a seed pod.

Greetings

Pieter

[Maren]

Pln Quizapu Peregrine, acquired from Ian last night. Moss - compliments from my lawn. 

[monocotman]

Maren,

peregrine is such a strikingly different hybrid - I don't think there is another like it. I don't find it the easiest to grow - it isn't as vigorous as some and the leaves never reach the size of the Rakata or Shantung clones. Did Ian offer any tips? extra moss??

Regards,

David

[Maren]

David,

he didn't but then I didn't ask and I should have done. I shall ask when I see him next week. I'll have to pick his brains for a writeup of a brilliant talk he gave to the Chiltern Orchid Society a few days ago. He was showing all his newest hybrids and I was so fascinated, I forgot to write down their names.

[Maren]

PS David,

I have just discovered another one from last year. It's slightly taller and the sepals have a hint of purple. Will post picci when fully open. It only made one replacement bulb.

[Alex]

Pleione Burrator, X confusa and a small group with grandiflora and Krakatoa, all taken in the greenhouse today.

[Pascal B]

Several Pleione have aborted their buds during some sunny days while I was away but not yunnanensis and grandiflora....

[Maren]

Hi Alex,

that looks like a very interesting greenhouse. Can we see more of it please?

[Sempervivum]

Now blooming with me: Pleione Shantung 'Ducat'

[alpinelover]

Here in flower, Pleione 'Tolima'.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

A wonderful show of Pleiones everybody - must get hold of P. burator and quizapu peregrine... they're so nice !!

Here I have also some more flowers :

1) good old P. asama
2-3) P. bromo
4-5-6-7) 2 more forms of P. leda
8-9) P. uli wackernagel - a light form

[Maren]

Lovely plants, Luc, I really like the white Leda. This variety is so variable. Kath Fairhurst brought a whole lot of pots with different colour schemes to the Hardy Orchid Society show on Sunday, and I had forgotten my camera. 

I made up for it with a quick trip through Ian's greenhouse and will post piccies shortly of plants you many not have seen before. Just need to check the names.