Cypripedium-2015

[David Nicholson]

Cyp growers might like to take a look at the Web Site of Milan Sembol of Ostrava in the Czech Republic (see ad in the January 2015 The Rock Garden)
www.cypripediums.net

[SteveC2]

I had a look last night.  Unfortunately they are guilty of one of my pet Internet hates, a flashy website with lots of pretty pictures, mostly of cyps which are VYPPRODANO.  Oh well, at least I know the Czech for out of stock.

[Maggi Young]

I would think it was early in the year for a current list to be available - I wouldn't expect plants to be being sent right now , nor at a stage to be sure of future harvest .... so the "out of stock" message wouldn't bother me right now.  The fellow must be expecting to have plants to sell at some point or why would he bother taking an advert?

[Pauli]

Good selection of hardy orchids in a gardencener nearby - prices are 20 Euros per pot. Selections include reginae, reginae album kentuckiende, parviflorum and makasin as well as several hybrids. In a pot of parviflorum I counted 16 shoots!
I have no idea what type the Calanthe or the Pleione is.

[Maggi Young]

My word - if I thought I could see thing like that in a garden centre here I'd make the effort to go..... mind you, I don't go - so perhaps there IS a display like that in the local place?!!!

[Dzeguzkurpīte]

Sorry for my english.
 On this site some photos of cypripedium is wrong - for example, shown above, of course, not himalaicum and not yunnanense

[Maggi Young]

Welcome Dzeguzkurpīte,  good to have your input.

[monocotman]

Hi,
a start for 2015 with formosanum in bud.
I love the pleated leaves with the bud nestling in between.
This plant is increasing in size with the vigour of a hybrid.
Two years ago it started as a couple of large roots and these produced just four stems in the first year.
Last year it got going with at least 12 stems and this year it is around 26, with maybe 20 flowers.
This may be because it stays in leaf much longer than other species.
It is probably in leaf for twice as long as something like macranthos,
David

[hud357]

David,

My (one and only Cyp) calceolous is only just poking its growth out now (1cm). Is this normal for the species? And...

Have you moved to pure 'inorganics' now? I'm not going to re-pot my plant this season because it has gone from five growths to two but, come next Feb, should I move it to eg cat litter and Perlite?

I'm happy enough that it has survived a re-potting in mid season and a full Winter (so I must be on the right track). Should I go for a completely inert media next spring?

[monocotman]

Hud,
most of mine are either not showing buds or just visible.
It is just that formosanum is by far the earliest cyp.
Most of my plants are growing in 90% super coarse perlite plus 10% orchid bark.
There may be a few growing in 100% inorganics when I had run out of bark.
I do not think that the 10% really matters.
The pots are all topped with hydroleca as perlite is not pleasant to look at and can
slop out of the pots easily during watering.
What are you currently growing calceolus in?
Regards,
David

[brianw]

I think it would be very helpful to newby growers if old hands using inert growing media also gave their watering/feeding routines.

[monocotman]

Brian,

there is plenty of information on cyp culture in previous years threads.
Try :-
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11591.0
and
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8913.0
and
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10506.0
and
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10027.0
Regards

David

[mark smyth]

No Northern Irish garden centres with Cyps on display like that

[goofy]

hello friends,
the first Cyp flowers for me this spring.

it is the original clone from Mr. Werner Frosch, who named this hybrid in 1992
to honour the famous first Cypripedium breeder, Mr. Carson E. Whitlow.

Cypripedium Carson (parviflorum X formosanum)



enjoy

[monocotman]

Hi,

goofy - interesting 'historic' cyp.
These plants arrived today from China via Germany from Holger's nursery.
All are seed grown and ordered from their autumn list that was posted on this forum.
On the left is a true calcicola and the right are two tibeticums selected for flower quality.
The plants are decent enough with nice roots and shoots just beginning to grow.
However this source has been high risk in the past due to the extended time taken to
send plants all the way from China.
I have lost several of their plants.
However the tibeticums are from spectacular parents so I am taking the risk.

Regards,

David