Pleione Spring 2010..... to July!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Looking good Rob !

[erekose]

Hi Rob
I have grown Pleiones for some years now (first ones in the early 1970's) and have tried them in various locations. Presently mine spend winter and spring in a greenhouse, under the staging except when they are actually in flower when they are elevated to the staging for a couple of weeks. The greenhouse is oriented north - south and they live on the west side so get a fair amount of spring sunshine. They move outside in May to a shady spot and return in the autumn. They seem to do fine with this level of light.

[Maggi Young]

Greetings, erekose, good to have you join us!

[karel_t]

Rob - nice Eiger 'Snowflake' it is rare to see this clone.

[Eric Locke]

Rob - nice Eiger 'Snowflake' it is rare to see this clone.

Hi Karel

Although Eiger "Snowflake" is not in Ian Butterfields catalogue he always has some for sale, just ask.

Eric

[karel_t]

Hi Eric,
I'm going to visit Ian next month, so I ask him. Thanks for advice.
Karel.

[Eric Locke]

A little late, but here's P. humilis 'Bigu Gomba'. I aquired this clone from Koos Wubben and he got it from the late Jan Berg.
The pseudobulb is not "flask-shaped" and last year it did not produce the normal bunch of bulbils on top, but instead only two rather large ones (4mm diameter). Is this really a P. humilis?
Bigu Gomba (as Bigu Gompa) is a locality somewhere in the mountains of Central Nepal, as far as I could reconstruct.

More information on this particular clone is very welcome!

HAns

Hi Hans

I have previously grown this clone before also and also understand it originated from Jan Berg.
Mine also came from Wubben which was near to Jan"s home and he passed on several of his Pleione to this nursery. I found this clone grew well for me for a couple of years before suddenly dying without ever producing bulbils as you mentioned ,or without increasing . This had  nice red markings in the lip but I found it no better than many others . I find Humilis can either have very flask-shaped bulbs with a long neck or the very oval shaped bulbs of this clone ,but both are common.

Eric

[Eric Locke]

Latest to flower is a Grandiflora with creamy petals and a nice yellow lip.
I will save some pollen from this one to use later.

Eric

[Sam]

Luc,

your Bromo is beautiful, your 4th Leda is the one i prefer

[Eric Locke]

First   Krakatoa clone this year
Another  clone of Leda
Another clone of Zeus Weinstein

Eric

[Sam]

looking very goog Eric, nice orange Leda 

[JPB]

The P. humilis 'Bigu Gomba' has fully opened now. Thanks Eric for the info on this particular clone. BTW it has a purple-ish color on the back

Next two clones (?) of P. forrestii from KoolPlants. The second one is fragrant, the first one not...

[Luc Gilgemyn]

All looking good Hans !! 

Lovely Krakatoa Eric !!!  ... and the Leda looks fabulous too !  Super !

[Maggi Young]

Great guitar, Hans...... Ian says can you send him a larger phot, he's so nosey!

[JPB]

Great guitar, Hans...... Ian says can you send him a larger phot, he's so nosey!

Thanks! This lady is 62 years old ...Can you ask Ian to send me his email address, I'll send him some photographs..