Pleione 2015

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Three new flowers opend today.
-Pleione Sifaka, a very genereous gift from Mr. Peter Clarke. I am very pleased with this clone.
-Pleione Glacier Peak
-Pleione Eiger 'Pinchebck Diamond'

Erling

Some very nice clones, Erling !  The sifaka is a gem !!

At the Harlow show, I bought quite a particular pot of Pleione from the Jacques Amand sales table.

They had a number of similar pots with plants that had seemingly not been repotted for a few years.
Seeing over 10 buds in one pot, I couldn't resist temptation although they had no name - it was an unnamed hybrid from seemingly unknown parentage.

The first flower opened this week and I'm not unhappy with it.

[Roma]

That looks nice, Luc.  Hope the one I bought at Dunblane is as good.  Should have a flower open soon.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

You mean you have one from the same source, Roma ??
That will be interesting to compare !   

[Pauli]

I think, that all the pots stuffed with Pleione bulbs appearing in the trade this year have the same origin:  Anthura nursery in Belgium, also the source of fine Cypripediums and Calanthes

[erf]

Hi
Three Pleione Sifaka clones flowering together with Pleione Fu Manchu. All Sifaka clones are kind gifts from Peter Clarke, thanks a lot.
Since I bought Pleione Fu Manchu, I have been looking for pictures of that clone on the internet, but have not found any. Therfore I have nothing to compare with. Have any of you seen this hybrid flower before and can you recognize this picture? Pleione Fu Manchu (Pln. pleionoides x Pln. Eiger) made by M. Hazelton 1984.

Regards Erling

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Very nice variation in the Sifaka's, Erling, all equally attractive but the yellow one stands out !

[Johan K.]

Pleione 'Hekla' on his best.

[naoki]

Is this Pleione aurita?   I think that it is, but this is my first Pleione, and it was mislabelled as P. scopulorum.


Pleione aurita on Flickr


Pleione aurita on Flickr


Pleione aurita lip on Flickr


Pleione aurita column on Flickr


Pleione aurita on Flickr

[Pauli]

definitely Pleione aurita - and excellent pictured!

[pseudobulb]

hi erf referance pleione fu manchu your photo is definatly the genuine item regards pseudo bulb

[naoki]

definitely Pleione aurita - and excellent pictured!

Thank you for confirmation!

[erf]

Thanks for confirmation Pseudobulb.
Regards Erling

[karel_t]

I know that some of us will attend EOC and the show next week in London. I think it would be nice to meet another forumists there 
K.

[Pete Clarke]

Pleione Caparo x Sifaka flowering for the first time.
Lucy, 2 forms.
Sifaka with spotting on the petals.
Another Sifaka.

[Sempervivum]

Need some help by the forum. Butterfingers! Some days ago a flower-box containing many of my spring flowering Pleiones fell down from the windowsill. Now it's all mixed up, the bulbs and the labels and I have to identify them by the flowers.
The first one is a reddish one (first photo).
In question: P. Caroli 'Cape Robin' and P. Kenya 'Bald Eagle' (2nd and 3rd photo from past years)
My choice is P. Caroli. What do you think?