PLEIONE 2011

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Beautiful flowers Hans !
Pic 3 looks quite special to me !

[Neil]

Just a quick question, is Pleione limprichtii the one that is hardy down to -20C in the wild?

[Graham Catlow]

Just a quick question, is Pleione limprichtii the one that is hardy down to -20C in the wild?

Hi Neil,
From 'The Genus Pleione' by Philip Cribb and Ian Butterfield the answer to your question is yes. 'In its natural habitat, the winters can be severe and the pseudobulbs may be covered by snow for periods....... In DRY conditions Johnson reports that mature pseudobulbs can survive -20C'

[Luc Gilgemyn]

In my opinion, P. limprichtii definitely is the best Pleione for outside !!

[Neil]

Thank you, does anyone know a source for this one?  Luc it will be going outside, into a crevice bed that is being built.

[Michael J Campbell]

  Gerd Stoop is selling them for €1 each.
   
GERD STOPP
Address :
Shakespearestr. 10 09127 Chemnitz  -GERMANY
Phone :
+49 (371) 77 20 07

[Graham Catlow]

Thank you, does anyone know a source for this one?  Luc it will be going outside, into a crevice bed that is being built.

Hi Neil,
I have had a lot of good - no! excellent -  quality pleiones from http://www.koolplants.co.uk/ and there are limprichtii listed.

Although my limprichtii came from this ebay seller who has for several years been selling them in these quantities. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-5-pleione-limprichtii-orchid-bulbs-flowering-size-/170731114314?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item27c05e0f4a

[arisaema]

Although my limprichtii came from this ebay seller who has for several years been selling them in these quantities. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-5-pleione-limprichtii-orchid-bulbs-flowering-size-/170731114314?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item27c05e0f4a

So did mine, a lovely little clone, trying it outside for the first time this winter. P. bulbocodioides and the newly described species given the invalid name of P. bilamellata should also be fairly hardy, the latter should tolerate winter wet as well.

[Graham Catlow]

Although my limprichtii came from this ebay seller who has for several years been selling them in these quantities. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-5-pleione-limprichtii-orchid-bulbs-flowering-size-/170731114314?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item27c05e0f4a

So did mine, a lovely little clone, trying it outside for the first time this winter. P. bulbocodioides and the newly described species given the invalid name of P. bilamellata should also be fairly hardy, the latter should tolerate winter wet as well.

I had bulbocodiodes outside for several years (before I knew what I was supposed to do ). I used to cover it with a thick layer of dried fern leaves and crocosmia leaves to try to keep it warm and dry. It did well! Then I read that they were supposed to be lifted and dried so I started to do that and have been unable to reestablish them. Theres something to be said for blind ignorance . Not sure if they would have survived the last two winters though.

[Maren]

If you can get some from the above email address, I suggest you go for it. The price is much better than anybody else's, including mine. I have a few P. limprichtii, not many hence not listed in my catalogue. If you're interested, send me a PM.

[Hans J]

Yesterday I have received some bulbils of Plei. saxicola ...so I would like to ask some questions to the specialists here :

Should I water it now ? ( so far I know is this a autumn flowering species )

Where should I store it ? ( I could place it in my greenhouse with a minimum of 5° - there are also my other Pleiones - or is it better here on a window sill - maybe 20° )

Thank you in advance for your answers
Hans

[JPB]

Both the Torelli and the Cribb/Butterfield books state that all P. limprichtii's come from a few clones collected long ago. I wonder if that is still the case? Can anyone comment on it?

For me, limprichtii is not one of the easiest species in pot culture But I have some plants from Rob Potterton and they are very good and not too expensive. I never ordered limprichtii from KoolPlants, but anything else I ordered from David was of excellent quality.

While P. limprichtii is not a very "exclusive" species, it is one of my favorites. Those pictured in the post of Arisaema are beautiful!!!

[Neil]

Thanks for all you replies

[Graham Catlow]

Both the Torelli and the Cribb/Butterfield books state that all P. limprichtii's come from a few clones collected long ago. I wonder if that is still the case? Can anyone comment on it?

For me, limprichtii is not one of the easiest species in pot culture But I have some plants from Rob Potterton and they are very good and not too expensive. I never ordered limprichtii from KoolPlants, but anything else I ordered from David was of excellent quality.

While P. limprichtii is not a very "exclusive" species, it is one of my favorites. Those pictured in the post of Arisaema are beautiful!!!

P. limprichtii is also one of my favourites. I find it quite easy and it seems to require little attention. I suspect most people will know that this species P. bulbocodioides, and P. yunnanensis should be buried in the compost, and not grown near the surface.

Photo of mine from this year which is the third year in this pan without being disturbed. I have taken them out now to replenish the compost for next year.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Nice pot Graham !