Cypripedium-2015

[Alex]

Steve, I don't grow japonicum but that is certainly its reputation, much harder to grow than its close relative. Your plant is exceptional for a specimen in this country - well done!

Alex

[SteveC2]

Crikey Alex!  That should guarantee that I kill it this year!

[Hakone]

another japonicum

[Hakone]

cypripedium x ventricosum yellow

[Hakone]

cypripedium henryi

[monocotman]

Hi,

after a long cool April that has delayed flowering the plants have finally started to deliver.
First up are a couple of fasciolatums. One has a nice light yellow lip, not obvious in the photos and a lovely scent, whilst the other has a pure white lip and a much weaker scent.
Next is froschii. This plant is a bit smaller this year but still doing Ok.
Last is one of the select tibeticums from Holger Perner this spring.
The plants is quite dwarf and should grow much bigger in future years,

David

[monocotman]

Hi,

first up is Gabriela ( fasciolatum x kentuckiense) and this plant is grow larger every year.
About 35 stems and flowers this year.
Next is Inge. This has fully recovered from a severe transplant shock a few years ago and now
has about 25 stems and flowers.
Next is Michael with its small but brightly coloured flowers.
This year two of the stems each have three flowers,
something that this clone has not achieved for at least three years.

Regards,

David

[monocotman]

Hi,

another form of Michael, the alba form using macranthos alba.
This clone always has light green flowers closer in colour to its other parent henryi.
many stems carry two flowers but it is probably not quite mature enough to produce
three flowers per stem.
Michael has thin growths and this year I have had to stake both plants to keep them upright.
Now that the stems are fully grown and mature they can probably now stay unstaked,

David

[Hakone]

cypripedium shanxiense

[Hakone]

cypripedium henryi

[Brian Ellis]

A friend has just written:

My mystery cypripedium from upton village hall plant sale many years ago has now flowered.   Slightly underwhelmed after such a long wait but perhaps unfairly I'm comparing it to hybrids.

It's 6.inches tall, the head is 1 inch long and the leaves 2 inches wide, so very smallish.  I have taken photos next to a Michael (Slightly wind battered after last week) as a comparison.

Any help to ID it would be appreciated.

She enclosed the following pictures, anyone able to help please?  Thanks in advance.

[monocotman]

Brian - it could be any short red hybrid like Gisela or x ventricosum.
On another note I have made second short video this time with rather stuttering commentary on the cyps currently in flower.
This time the clip is in landscape and HD so hopefully will be easier to watch.
It is called rather unimaginatively cypripediums in pots three on YouTube.
Thanks
David

[Hakone]

cypripedium parviflorum var. planipetalum

[Hakone]

cypripedium Aki


cypripedium Gisela

[angie]

Some nice Cypripediums there. Don't know what I did wrong this year but mine are well back, don't think they will be ready for our show and I don't want to try and force them on. Oh well at least they never died 

Angie