PLEIONE 2011

[Pete Clarke]

My first forrestii.
Eiger, cream form but white really.

[SteveC2]

Two humilis hybrids opened this morning.  Dr. Mo Weatherhead (humilis x grandiflora) and Eiger (formosana x humilis).  Their opening only makes the total lack of movement in my humilis all the more irritating!

[Alex]

Pleione humilis close up and alongside P. forrestii - both have been out for a good few weeks now, they seem to be lasting well.

[yijiawang]

It is forrestii album form? but a person said it is not forrestii.... the fragrant is same as typical forrestii.

[ThomasB]

This looks like a proper Pln. forrestii alba to me. A really nice one actually - love the contrast of white, yellow and red on the lip!  

Flowering for me are Eiger "Snowflake", Danan and Krakatoa. The last one has long and strong flower stems so the beautiful flowers present themselves way better than the other two.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks for the show Pete, Alex and Steve - the Pleione season is well and truly underway !!

Three more from me ! 

Pleione eiger "To Ah"
Pleione leda - clone 6
Pleione whakari

[Graham Catlow]

Some nice ones recently.
yijiawang - I really like the P. forrestii alba. The red and yellow lip looks great against the white. It looks the correct shape for a forrestii to me. I will put that on my wish list.

Luc - Pleione eiger "To Ah" is really nice. I do like the white forms with the bold contrasts.

I may have something to show by the weekend.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I've got 6 clones of Leda now Rob - the two that are already in flower now were bought in Flower at Ian Butterfield's nursery last Spring !  So I could make my pick from the tray!

I also have a few paler ones from earlier purchases...

[Maren]

Hi Yijiawang,

I much enjoyed your Pleione forrestii v alba but had some doubts about its identification because of the petal shape. So I took the pictures of your plant to Ian Butterfield for identification, I hope you don't mind. He wasn't totally sure about it either. While the keels are exactly like forrestii, the broadness of the petals and sepals seem to indicate that it may be a hybrid. It's one of those "hard to tell" plants, but so beautiful, I hope you enjoy it for many years to come.

It will be interesting to see if it multiplies well. That would also indicate hybrid influence, as true forrestii can be a little shy to multiply.

[Sempervivum]

The first of my spring flowering ones is Pleione Piton 'Ballerina'.

@yijiawang: Beautiful flower, your forrestii alba, regardless of it's identification.

[Maggi Young]

Ulrich Bangert in Sickte, northern germany
http://www.ulrichbangert.de/orchid/index.php

Uli, I've tried your orchid puzzle twice... cannot find all the pieces!! 
Great fun!

[Diane Clement]

Uli, I've tried your orchid puzzle twice... cannot find all the pieces!!    

I found them all    Is it the same picture every time, or does it change?

[Houseslippers]

That's the same picture I've just done.

I should be cooking the dinner ....

[Sempervivum]

Hi Maggi,

cannot find all the pieces!!

One has to be careful not to cover some pieces by other ones.

Hi Diane,

Is it the same picture every time, or does it change?

No, it's always the same one. I have to edit the page in order to change it. But it might be a good idea to change it automatically.

[Maggi Young]

Yes, I was trying not to cover any and one can move the joined pieces around to search for the lost ones.... I must try again...... 

Diane, you are such a clever clogs!  And Tony, you're as bad!!