Perth Show 2008

[Maggi Young]

Thank you, Luit, it is my pleasure.

I have just got this note from Alan Gardner, about the plant I have been calling Cypripedium froschii..... Alan says " I have been reading the the blog on the Rock Garden site about last Saturdays Perth Show. All  the pictures show a yellow Cypripedium shown by Cyril Lafong which was labelled ( wrongly ) Cyp. Fasciolatum. Having spoken to Cyril during the show, we agreed it was definately a hybrid.
 I showed a smaller Cyp. froschii which was beside Cyril's which only had one very large plum coloured flower and beside that a very small Ophrys."

 Thanks to Alan for this clarification, I do now recall the single flowered Cyp. and the delightful little Ophrys though we do't seem to have any photos, sorry.

[olegKon]

Thank you Maggy for the chance to enjoy the beauty

[Anthony Darby]

Alan corrected me regarding the cypripedium. His was froschii, which was next to Cyril's. Lukas Hunziker thinks it could be Cypripedium 'Ursel' [a cross between fasciolatum and henryi]? He describes it as "a vigorous multiflowered (2-3 flowers a stem) Hybrid".

Here's a pic of Cypripedium 'Ursel' http://www.w-frosch.de/Cypris/Hybriden/hybrid_e.htm

[Lesley Cox]

Caption for pic of Cyril Lafong at prize giving.  "Ahhh, they've bumped my cheque up to 1000. That's nice."

Nice too for me, to see a very good little Haastia. Pity its owner didn't clean the label though.

A great show Maggi and Ian, with many thanks for all this extra work, along with your judging duties. We DOOOO appreciate it.