Pleione 2016

[john hodgson]

Is it the selection 'Forest Canary' or an unselected Sabatini?

Alex

Hi Alex - Sabatini was supplied to me as just that 'Sabatini' with no varietal name. You gave a variety name, but in fact I've been unable to find ANY information about this grex. Which varieties do you know of? I saw a photo on this website of Sabatini taken in Ian's greenhouse by Karel, which looks like the one I have, but Karel didn't indicate a variety name either. It's a gorgeous plant which I hope will prove to be a decent multiplier - and if it doesn't have a variety name, it deserves one! Does any one know?
OOPS! Just noted mislabeled photo below. IT SHOULD of course be labeled Sabatini.
 
On a different note, I've been a bit more attentive with the camera this spring and have come to realise more fully how much the colour can change over time. The following pics of Krakatoa Wheatear, taken 10 days apart, show how much purple comes through as it ages.



Once more: the fussy 'owned by' on the photos is simply because of some hijacking by an unscrupulous ebay seller.

[Alex]

Hi John,

I visited Ian a couple of times in the last few months. I persuaded him to part with a Sabatini, and he showed me his stocks, which were the unselected grex and a single selected clone named 'Forest Canary'. I took a Forest Canary, and it is very beautiful, but I am struck (and again on visiting last week and seeing all Sabatini in flower) that this cross has a remarkably uniform outcome, so all Sabatini including FC looked pretty much the same! So, my plant is very, very similar to your plant...

[Alex]

Btw, Maggi or anyone else, can you confirm that the first in the group of images from Ian's nursery is P. Makian 'Jenny'? Or have I got that wrong?

Cheers

[Maggi Young]

Sorry Alex, I can't help.

[karel_t]

Btw, Maggi or anyone else, can you confirm that the first in the group of images from Ian's nursery is P. Makian 'Jenny'? Or have I got that wrong?

Cheers

Hi Alex,
Because it is on the bench with his news, I guess it is P. Pete Chew. Makian 'Jenny' has a little bit darker petals. I'll tell you next week 
K.

[Alex]

Thanks, Karel!

[john hodgson]

And here are some more pleiones which have opened in the past week.

[john hodgson]

... and some more which have opened since the last few I posted.

[john hodgson]

... and the last few.







Finally... If any of you are like me, from time to time I end up with some dropped-on-the-floor pseudobulbs whose identity I can't be sure of. So for the last couple of years I've used a hanging basket full of bark and moss (and now Wood Sorrel as well) into which I put spare misfits. They stay outside from April to November, then stand in the greenhouse over winter. I don't remove them from the basket. They do get some weak Tomorite occasionally in August and September. They seem to be quite happy and healthy (though last night's hail knocked some of them about a bit!).

[Maggi Young]

All so pretty- but what a super combination the basket with the wood sorrel makes with the Pleiones! - I love that!

[karel_t]

Btw, Maggi or anyone else, can you confirm that the first in the group of images from Ian's nursery is P. Makian 'Jenny'? Or have I got that wrong?

Cheers

Hi Alex, So, I'm ready to confirm this plant as P. Pete Chew 
Ian's greenhouse have been the best this year, what I remember. Ian won't show at Malvern this year, so all his plants are on the benches in full flowering. Really stunning!!!
Here is the new hybrid ready to registration this year - P. Philip Cribb.
K.

[karel_t]

Nice pictures John. As Maggi, I love your basket 
K.

[Alex]

Thanks, Karel. I like the new hybrid very much! I guess parents won't be divulged until it's registered?

Ian's display is impressive indeed this year.

Alex

[karel_t]

Thanks, Karel. I like the new hybrid very much! I guess parents won't be divulged until it's registered?

Hi Alex, The parents are known for me, however I've no permit to publish them.
K.

[karel_t]

Hi Alex,
So, I've just checked the RHS Orchid Register and Ian's news are already registered, so I can divulged, that P. Phillib Cribb is P. Betty Arnold x P. Whakari.
K.