Paris 2016

[Steve Garvie]

Paris polyphylla ssp. yunnanensis var. alba -an early riser for a Paris. This early growth was hit by a late frost though other growths are now coming up.

[Steve Garvie]

Paris luquanensis


Paris marmorata

[Carolyn]

Fantastic plants, Steve, luscious foliage. I see you are growing these in pots. Do you think they would survive in open ground?

[Steve Garvie]

Hi Carolyn,
They do not cope well with winter wet, neither will they tolerate a pot that is frozen solid.
If you planted them out they would need cloched over winter.

[Carolyn]

How do you manage to keep these paris in pots long term? Do you repot into fresh compost? I am under the impression that paris do not like root disturbance.

[Steve Garvie]

I use similar mixes to that used for cypripedium -silica sand/grit + baked moler clay (cat litter) + perlite. I add composted bark and ericaceous compost. Frequent dilute feeds with tomato fertliser once in growth works well. I would avoid repotting unless the tuber is distorting the pot or copious roots are escaping the bottom.