PLEIONES -2008 (New Forum section)

[lkelly]

down there in the " mid West" 

Mid-West I like it

not felt that "mid" for a bit it's either cold and wet or just plain cold at the moment!

[lkelly]

The most easily available treatment is any pesticide that contains the chemical Bifenthrin.

Hello again all,

This may well be old news but I've just done some searching for a pesticide with the chemical Paul mentions above to treat for brevipalpus and it's in rose clear3 which is available from Wilkinsons for those of you who may not get chance to get to a garden center for a while. I'm sure it is also available a Garden Centers but will hopefully save you some time when looking.

[Rob]

I only grow two pleiones, so thought I'd post their photos.

'Shantung' and 'Doreen'

[jack]

Hello,

I am new in the forum here, at me they also start to flourish.

Pl. forrestii




Unfortunately, I have lost 80% of my forrestii through mites.

Best wishes

Ivo

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Beautiful Pleione Rob and Ivo !
Great to see all these new Pleione addicts come out into the open  !

[mickeymuc]

Hi Ivo,

Very nice pic !
And sorry for your dead ones - I wasn't actually aware that mites could kill pleiones, I thought they'd just weaken them. Could you comment on this and maybe tell me how one can see they are there ?
These beasts are something I'm afraid of....brrr.....

Best regards from Munich !

Michael

[derekb]

My latest to flower Pleione Bromo and Pleione Hekla partridge,
I am a little late this year I left them sleeping longer than usual.
I know Paul will know how cold can Pleiones go?

[David Nicholson]

My chin is still very sore from all this drooling and I have had to talk to myself, very severely, I just don't have the room to grow Pleiones.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Nice flowers Derek !
I do like the very pronounced dark lip of P. hekla 'Partridge' - mine is still in bud though.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I think it's time for some more Pleiones - good start to the weekend ! 

P. Speciosa - now called P. pleionoides
P. alishan "Mount Fuji"
P. shantung "Ducat"

[derekb]

Nice plants Luc I like the Mount Fuji.

Derek

[David Nicholson]

Oh Luc, you are tempting me again. Lovely plants.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks fellas 
One day David.... one day.....

[johanneshoeller]

Here are some healthy Pleiones in a heavy wind - grandiflora and pleionoides

[Maggi Young]

Friends, I have grown this little orchid on my kitchen window sill for a few years now: I cannot remember its name  I will sneak its photo here, among the pleiones..... which look like giants in comparison.... this little flower is about 2cms across and 2ms to p to bottom. Flower spike is about 7cms from first flower to tip bud. Leaves are maximum of 16 cms long, curved and with a fold along the midrib.