Dionysia 2016

[ruweiss]

Dionysia janthina

[Steve Garvie]

Dionysia curviflora -One of the easier species, but I need to walk before I can run.

[Graeme]

Steve - is that in a pot?

[Steve Garvie]

Yes it's in a claypot top-dressed with thick pieces of weathered slate.

[Michael Mauser]

Hello Rudi,

thank you for this thread and your nice Dionysia janthina. And the picture of D. curviflora is also beautyfull.


Here are some impressions of the Dionysias in the Botanical Gardens of Tübingen, pictures are from this morning

overview Dionysia-propagation






Dionysia bornmuelleri  (we collect all kind of Dionysias)



Dionysia aretioides



Dionysia afghanica  GW/H 1308

[Michael Mauser]

some hybrids


Dionysia afghanica-hybrid MK 06458/1


'MIKE BRAMLEY' Dionysia afghanica hybrid MK 9801/18


Dionysia hybrid PMR-MK 06459/2 thr


'JUDITH BRAMLEY' Dionysia afghanica x tapetodes MK 9801/4

more next week!


best wishes,

Michael

[Steve Garvie]

Very impressive Michael!!!
Can you show some photographs of the alpine house that holds the Dionysias?
How do you ventilate the alpine house? Do you use additional heating, a dehumidifier or additional winter lights?
Do you water the plunge from below?

Sorry for all the questions but as I'm trying to grow Dionysias in a cool, damp, Northern Atlantic climate I need all the advice I can get. 

[Graeme]

Very impressive Michael!!!
Can you show some photographs of the alpine house that holds the Dionysias?
How do you ventilate the alpine house? Do you use additional heating, a dehumidifier or additional winter lights?
Do you water the plunge from below?

Sorry for all the questions but as I'm trying to grow Dionysias in a cool, damp, Northern Atlantic climate I need all the advice I can get. 

Me too - I love to see how people have got their alpine houses setup - that one looks like heaven to me

So may questions - my next project somewhere for dionysia to live

PLEASE post more pictures of the plants

[ruweiss]

Hello Michael,
Thank you so much for showing us some of your floral gems.
I didn't think that so many species start so early this year; maybe a result
of the (until now) missing winter.
A good reason for a visit to the Botanical Garden Tübingen!

[Yann]

How do they do the watering? By filling the big tube seen in the left corner?

[Michael Mauser]

Thanks for your comments and questions.

Concerning our alpinehouse here are some photos



View from south-east

The windows can be openend by hand, we keep them open whole the year (only when we have heavy rainfall, storm or temperatures going down -5°C.



Inside there are 3 fans, also working whole the year (they stopp twice a day to "recover").
For sunny days shading can be moved over (for protection against direct sunlight in summer).



The pots are plunged in sandbeds; we can fill in water up to 5 cm to soak the sand (after some time the water is removed so that there is no stagnant water in the sandbeds).
During wintertime I only water directly in the sand (and sometimes in the pots) from top.

What we don't have is extralight for the wintertime, but it works so far.



And we have a showhouse in our garden for public, but I have to bring more plants in it....



Michael

@Rudi: You (and others, too) are allways welcome!

[Maggi Young]

Michael:  thank you so much for this  information about  your work  with  Dionysia at the  Botanical Gardens of Tübingen. 

[Steve Garvie]

Michael,
Very many thanks for going to the trouble of posting this -it is very helpful and very much appreciated!

[Graeme]

now they are fantastic buildings - I want the second one...........

I would love to work there

I need some propagation tips as well..............

[Matt T]

Incredible photos. The greenhouses are enviable and the plants are just stunning.

I've always assumed that Dionysia would not do for us here, even under cover, because of our very wet climate. However, I've not once seen botrytis on spent flowers of Crocus for example, they just desiccate. I think the weather is breezy enough to maintain excellent ventilation at all times, even if it is raining stair rods. Perhaps I should try one of the easier species to see how it goes...