Pleione 2017

[john hodgson]

Thank you very much Steve for sharing these high quality close-ups (which I hope you don't mind I'm archiving for reference!) I have 4 'vietnamensis - all new to me and were bought in leaf, not in flower, from two orchid suppliers in Germany, so I have not seen the flowers. Your photographs and Karel's instructions are explicit. Your final photograph is very beautiful, and you will now rename it... 
Did you see my post with the original field sketches?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Very interesting Steve !

Here's my pot of Pleione glacier peak at its peak 

[Matt T]

Wow! That is a wonderful display, Luc.

[Bart]

That's beautiful Luc!
Full out now is
Pleione Macaque:

[john hodgson]

A lovely pleione Bart and one of which I only have a few tiny bulbils.

On a photographic note, I find that some of the pleiones coloured in the purple/magenta/pink range of tones are extremely difficult to render accurately with my digital camera. (Often too blue even when taking control and setting the white balance manually) I also find that if I try to correct the colour balance afterwards with photo-editing software, the results often look false. Colours are either wrong or become more vibrant and articicial (like when you see impossible blues in a rose catalogue!)

Yesterday I photographed a pleione new to me. All the photos were too orange, too vibrant. Today, under bright but overcast skies the results were much more accurate and natural, even using automatic camera settings. Here it is:

[Steve Garvie]

A beautiful pot of Pleione Luc!
Nice image of this attractive Pleione John.

Pleione forrestii


Pleione forrestii -a paler form.


Pleione forrestii: a semi-alba clone.


Pleione forrestii: two slightly different semi-alba clones.

[john hodgson]

Steve -
I had no idea that there was purple/lilac in any forrestii. What I also find interesting is the 'sulcus' (if that's the right word) in the leading edge of the lip on both types of the semi-alba types. Intriguing!

[john hodgson]

These are two pleiones from the pots I let freeze solid. No harm done, it seems.
Pale form and buttercup yellow.

[john hodgson]

Grandifloras, looking... well, grand!

[john hodgson]

Riah Shan - again - to illustrate what a great plant to have. The first blooms opened 2nd week in February, stayed open for up to 4 weeks. The original 3 bulbs I started with have given me this crowd, which have a very staggered flowering period. I have no others that have this spread of flowering times.

[Steve Garvie]

Nice images of these bonny grandiflora John. Mine are about 10 days behind yours.

Pleione humilis : purple-lipped form.


Pleione humilis


Pleione albiflora

[john hodgson]

That's a very crisp an poised looking albiflora Steve. Three lovely images!

This Sirena is from some bulbils/tiny bulbs I got last year. One small p-bulb has flowered this year. I have put it in front of a grandiflora to show it's Lilliputian charm. I'm pleased that some of the forrestii parentage is showing through.

[john hodgson]

Sort of a repost - but now the 2nd flower has opened it's quite nice to see how pale it starts off.

[Mark Richards]

Been a lurker for a while but thought I would post now I finally have my first Pleione flower of the year!

Dr Mo Weatherhead 'Springwood':

[Maggi Young]

Hello Mark!  Hope you know about the Aberdeen SRGC Group?
Next meeting on Tuesday .....  http://files.srgc.net/localgroups/AbdnRGCprog.pdf