Pleione 2015

[Pieter]

  A bit worrying, these drooping petals, Nova.  I had the same last year with Captain Hook and nearly lost it later in the season.  I was lift with only a few small pseudobulbs.  I wonder if anybody else ever experienced the same ??

Hello Luc,

Regarding the P. Captain Hook, I had the same experience last year. I started the season with a nice pot (5 FS bulbs + smaller bulbs) and ended the season with only two small bulbs. I thought it was due to the fact my plants were moved to a new location for the second year in a row. Since you also experienced this it could be worth to keep an eye out for other symptoms.

Greetings

Pieter 

[Paul Cumbleton]

The show at the European Orchid Conference this week included a few pleiones but there was only one of any real interest  - a variegated leaf form of Pleione formosana . I have not seen this form before and thought it was quite striking. It was available from Akerne Orchids.

Paul

[Tim Harberd]

At Last!
  The season starts here...

P. Follifoot 'Princess Tiger'.

  Not one of my favourites... but as you'll see, it does try hard to please.

Tim DH

[Pieter]

Nice plant and picture Tim.

You don't  find a lot of these out there and as you say it does try hard to please. I personally do find it has something, I don't know what but something.

Greetings

Pieter

[pseudobulb]

hi paul  i also bought a plant of this variegated pleione formosana from akern at the orchid  show in london 3 years ago,results so far have been disapointing,plants grow okay, but no variegation .you comented in an earlier post about this type of variegation being unstable, sometimes disapearing,a pity as this one is quite striking. i asked akern about this at the eoc show and they have similar experiances with this plant. i noted that the plants in the large display pan had many all green shots amongst the variegated ones.it seems to be a bit hit or miss with this one    rgards pseudobulb

[Mark Griffiths]

hi, can anyone put a name to this Pleione?

[monocotman]

Mark,
it looks like one of the vafrious Rakata clones, maybe 'locking stumps',
regards,
David

[Mark Griffiths]

David, that's an interesting reply. I had it labelled as Soufriere which it's not but the label refers to some bulbils I got from the AGS. However I do have Rakata Locking Stumps and maybe a pseudobulb has ended up in the wrong pot or the label has got swapped over. Wonder what's in the Locking Stumps pot! thanks!

[Tim Harberd]

Hi Pieter,
   Because Follifoot PT is so free flowering I used to grow it in big pans..  But now that there is no alpine section at the Harrogate Show for me to aim at, that way of growing, and consequently this cultivar, has become somewhat redundant to me.

Tim DH

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Too bad, Tim.  It's a formidable pot !! 

[Maren]

Hi Tim,

terrific pot. Join the Hardy Orchid Society. They value displays like yours in their plant competition at their spring meeting. Date: 19th April 2015 at Kidlington, near Oxford. The address is:
Exeter Hall
Oxford Road
Kidlington
OX5 1AB

Start 10am, all day. Lots of interesting lectures.

[Pete Clarke]

Pleione Gopfridstutz "Mardin" - a huge flower but droops markedly and needs propping up.
grandiflora (yellow form) x confuse, a big, nice pale yellow flower.
grandiflora (yellow form x self), also a large flower.
Indri. This has got better each year as the bulbs have got bigger.
Ueli Wackernagel, a nice form.

[Sempervivum]

 Second request for identification. Candidates are P. Ueli Wackernagel and P. aurita (last years photos):

[Nova]

Looks like a genuine aurita to me Ulrich.
Here's mine:

[Pauli]

The grandmaster of our orchid society with a small part of his collection....