Pleione 2017

[john hodgson]

Julien - Io has emerged from the dark side of Jupiter. 

[sjusovare]

I have a preference for Ganymede though

[john hodgson]

The moon or the pleione?

[sjusovare]

both

[john hodgson]

Pln. Rakata Locking Stumps - feared lost,  unexpectedly reappears!



Partnering Rakata Shot Silk



... and my favourite Rakata Excalibur

[Steve Garvie]

Pleione grandiflora -with pink lip markings.


Pleione grandiflora -typical form.


Pleione yunnanensis


Pleione scopulorum -a fairly tall early flowering form.


Pleione species -an unidentified Chinese species (or primary hybrid). ID suggestions welcomed.

[Mark Richards]

Lovely photos Steve. That scopulorum is particularly gorgeous!

[Pauli]

Steve,

beautiful pictures as ever.
The lip in your unknown Pleione plant looks very much like grandiflora to me, the form tends to pleionoides. But the latter species always has wavy lamellae on the lip, so perhaps a chance natural hybrid?

[Steve Garvie]

Steve,

beautiful pictures as ever.
The lip in your unknown Pleione plant looks very much like grandiflora to me, the form tends to pleionoides. But the latter species always has wavy lamellae on the lip, so perhaps a chance natural hybrid?

Thanks Herbert.
I think it must be a natural hybrid as you suggest. Paul Cumbleton felt that it is a hybrid involving aurita -possibly with pleionoides.

[Tim Harberd]

Shame there is no AGS show at Harrogate these days… the date always seems to fall nicely for me.

Here are some out this morning:

P.Shantung ‘Ducat’, almost over here. This pan was hidden under some staging, hence the slightly crumpled petals!

P.Shantung ‘Natasha’, sister seeding to Ducat.

P.Ueli Wackernagel ‘Regal’. I’m no fan of over crowded pans, so I miss judged these bulbs… Fourteen flowers coming up! The other pans are just as bad!!!

P.Shepherd’s Warning ‘Mary B’. This year stretching to 110mm across.

P.Marco Polo ‘168.2’ Perhaps it’s time this one got named.

Tim DH

[Mark Griffiths]

vert nice Tim, I know the first two are your own raisings, are the others too?

[Tim Harberd]

Hi Mark,
       No!... Not my raisings.... all five of them Dad's work!!.... The only thing I've done is prove that the growing of these particular cultivars is idiot proof!!

       Dad turns ninety next weekend, and is currently besotted with Daffs.... So, despite a VERY busy family weekend, he's hoping to squeeze in a visit to the Harlow Carr Show!

Tim DH

[ashley]

Lovely plants everyone
Shantung 'Natasha' is nice to see Tim.  Is it a little pinker than 'Silver Anniversary'?

Here a few more:
Asama 'Red Grouse'
Bromo
Krakatoa
Kyoto
Marion Johnson 'Whinchat'

[ashley]

Suswa 'Golden Eagle'

[Maggi Young]

Hi Mark,
       No!... Not my raisings.... all five of them Dad's work!!.... The only thing I've done is prove that the growing of these particular cultivars is idiot proof!!

       Dad turns ninety next weekend, and is currently besotted with Daffs.... So, despite a VERY busy family weekend, he's hoping to squeeze in a visit to the Harlow Carr Show!

Tim DH

Tim, please send your Dad  the very best wishes of Ian and I for a very happy birthday!