Cypripedium 2014

[Hakone]

Hi Tim HD ,

Cypripedium Oliver
Cypripedium Gabriela
Cypripedium kentuckiense x microsaccos

Best Regards


Hakone

[Anthony Darby]

I found Phillip and Emil the best ones for me. Both really clumped up very fast.

[Hakone]

EDIT: Apologies - the photos have been removed because  of a security issue with their remote hosting site.
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cypripedium montanum x tibeticum



cypripedium montanum x reginae



( left to right ) : cypripedium wenqing , montanum x tibeticum , montanum x reginae , Lothar Pinkepank

[Tim Harberd]

My solitary Cyp finally tried to open in very early morning sunshine, after days of rain. Note the heavy dew on it! Sorry, I didn’t spot the greenfly until editing the photo! Since C. calceolus is an indigenous plant of this county, I always assumed it would be relatively easy to grow……..

Tim DH

[Anthony Darby]

I think if Cypripedium calceolus was easy to grow it would be in every one's garden. Too wet and the roots rot; too dry and instant death.

[FrazerHenderson]

Cypripedium tibeticum

[Maren]

Frazer, what a stunning colour. I love it.

[Steve Garvie]

Cypripedium flavum




This year I have given my flavum more shading than in previous years and though less compact as a result it also seems to have much more red spotting on the flowers than before.

[Stephen Vella]

Steve your flavum looks very green.. Now I know you have a great camera.. Never seen a green flavum with great red spots..nice cyp

[Steve Garvie]

I would be grateful if anyone could offer opinions on the identity of the Cypripedium in this thread: http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11901.0

[Steve Garvie]

Cypripedium cordigerum

Unfortunately and rather bizarrely this plant was lasered by a beam of light reflected from a nearby window (which also zapped some Omphalogrammas). The flower stalk flopped badly to one side as a result (and I have since had to remove the flower & stalk) but, I was then able to gain a view of the normally unseen base of the lip, which on the outside has attractive deep rosy spots that I have never before noticed.


View of cordigerum lip from underneath.

[Derek Davidson]

Nice Cypripediums there Steve, I will try and post later a picture of Cypripedium Reginia when my son comes home from work.

[Geoforce]

Lovely Cyp. Steve.

Unfortunately and rather bizarrely this plant was lasered by a beam of light reflected from a nearby window

Do you mean that with the increased illumination from one side it phototroped over that way?  I've seen that from natural causes, but never from glass reflections.

Geo

[Steve Garvie]

Lovely Cyp. Steve.

Do you mean that with the increased illumination from one side it phototroped over that way?  I've seen that from natural causes, but never from glass reflections.

Geo

Unfortunately no.
This was a consequence of strong reflected light (and heat) causing scorching. I have also had problems with strong reflected sunlight off a whitewashed wall causing thermal damage -the Cyps in question are on the north side of a wooden fence and have 70% overhead shade netting but are close to the south-facing wall of our house. Leaves directly facing this wall have become scorched, and having witnessed the strength of the reflected light on a sunny day at around midday I now realise just how much light and heat can be reflected by a whitewashed wall. I think that water droplets on the leaves may possibly have magnified this effect. Plants sitting behind those that were scorched show no damage whatsoever. Initially I hadn't a clue as to the cause of the damage and as I am normally at work at the time the sun is at its strongest I hadn't appreciated what was happening until very recently when I experienced the reflected heat first hand.

I think I need to construct a shade  structure that can offer protection from this type of damage.

Here is a BBC article which illustrates the potential damage reflected light can cause:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675

[Derek Davidson]

Hi all, here is an image of my Cypripedium Reginae, which is four years old.