Pleione 2014

[Graham Catlow]

Another stunning photo Steve and of course a stunning Pleione 

[johnstephen29]

Hi I have recently bought three P. barcena, I grow other orchids, but have never tried these before could I have some advice please. I have potted them up in orchid potting compost (bark) and the pot is one of the aquatic pots that I use for my other orchids. Thanks john

[Maren]

Hi John,

Pleione Barcena is a hybrid of P. formosana and P. praecox. The latter normally flowers in late autumn and this characteristic has been inherited by the hybrid. Also, it likes it a little warmer than spring flowering pleiones, which are quite happy with anything above freezing in winter.  I keep mine at a minimum temperature of 5-8°C.

Also like P. praecox, it does not have a distinct dormancy, just a little rest, when there is still life in the roots. For that reason, I don't cut them off after flowering but just trim them a little and re-pot immediately. Compost needs to be kept just damp until new leaves start to grow.

Hope that helps. For general pleione cultivation advice, take a look at my website.

[johnstephen29]

Hi maren thanks for the advice it's much appreciated.

[pleione07]

Pleione x lagenaria and Pleione Confirmation 

[johnstephen29]

Hi maren I have taken a look at your website, it's a really great site. You have opened my eyes about the perlite, when I mix my compost I always put a mask on so I don't breath in the dust, but I didn't know about it sinking to the bottom of the pot, I'll wash it from now on. The compost mix you use with the sphagnum moss included could that be used for other orchids? I grow Dendrobium, Cattleya, cymbidium, Paphiopedilum & Phalaenopsis & now Pleione can be added to the list. I had a look at them today, one of the flower buds is showing above the compost

[Bart]

Wow Julien, nice pot of plants!
Mine have stopped flowering now. The only one  at the moment is Pleione 'Slender Loris' :

[Bart]

And another picture of 'Slender Loris'.

[Maren]

Hi JohnSteven,

glad you find my website informative.

Oh, that dusty perlite! Like you, I used to wear a mask, but that's so cumbersome - the water treatment is much easier.

Regarding compost. I wouldn't bother using pleione compost for your other orchids. Medium bark and perlite is quite sufficient. The moss retains too much water for most tropical orchids. 

[johnstephen29]

Ok maren thanks for the advice.

[Nova]

Pleione Barcena with petal tips deformed due to unknown reason.
Could it be too much draft, low humidity perhaps

[johnstephen29]

Loverly Pleione Barcena Khadija, I'm really looking forward to my plants flowering.

[Sempervivum]

The first of my autumn flowering ones is P. praecox reichenbachiana. The first flower is open and there are still three buds. It's a new aquisition, thus the flower is not my merit. Mr. Schreiner, from whom I bought it, has one with six flowers out of one bulb.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

It's a beauty Ulrich

[goofy]

hello friends,
some time ago I could get a wonderful Pleione
from a buddy in  a german Pleione forum.
he grew it to a strong bulb, which now makes 2 stems with 3 flowers.

Pleione Lassen Peak 'Ebbi'


enjoy