Cypripedium 2011

[monocotman]

Michael,

nice cyp but it looks more like Ulla Silkens ( reginae x flavum) than the straight spcies,

Regards,

David

[Michael J Campbell]

Thanks David, I wouldn't know one end of a Cyp from another, but I like them all.

[Anthony Darby]

The recurved tepals gives it away.

[ruweiss]

The first flower of Cypr. Gisela
The leaves of Gisela were heavily damaged by caterpillars, but the buds
wer happily left uninjured.

[Tony Willis]

My Cypripedium parviflorum in flower at the moment.

[monocotman]

Hi there,
a few of red hybrids flowering today.
First up is a large very dark Philipp ( kentuckiense x macranthos). It came as a small seedling from Jan Moors at Crustacare five years ago and this is the first time it has flowered.
The cross was made with their macranthos clone 'red russian'. It is darker than a sister seedling from the same cross.
Next up is a mis labelled plant that I think is probably Philipp. The plant is extremely sturdy and two of the three stems bear two large flowers. It may be polyploid.
Lastly there is Lucy Pinkepank( kentuckiense x tibeticum). As you'd expect from the parentage, the flower is very similar to Philipp - maybe a bit more graceful with not such a broad lip,

Regards,

David

[Anthony Darby]

I love the twisted tepals of the parviflorum. Is it scented? I believe it is the var. 'Makasin' that is sweetly scented.

[Lukas H]

Dear David,

According to the pictures I would say the dark Philip is a Lucy Pinkepank (looks quiet the same as mine) and the two pictures beneath I think are Philip according to the sice, shape and coloration.

Greetings

[Tony Willis]

I love the twisted tepals of the parviflorum. Is it scented? I believe it is the var. 'Makasin' that is sweetly scented.

Not that I can detect.

Cypripedium plectrochilum in flower now

[Maren]

Hello Tony,

you lucky (or skillful) man!!!  All my Cyp plectrochilum snuffed it last winter. All the others in the same box are thriving. I don't understand it.

How do you grow yours?

[Tony Willis]

Maren I could say pure skill but looking at the box of dead labels after this winter lets say luck!

I am growing it in pure cat litter in a 10cm pot plunged in sand under the bench. It probably got to -3c last winter in there. I keep it wet and feed on odd occasions. i have a second one but that is not going to flower but is growing well at the moment.

[angie]

Tony lovely Cyp, plectrochilium. How tall is it.

Angie

[Tony Willis]

About 15cms

[Hakone]

flavum in the sunbeam


tibeticum  in the sunbeam

[John Aipassa]

Several of my Cyps flowering now:

1. x andrewsii
2. x columbianum
3. Ingrid
4. and 5. two different colour forms of Sebastian.

Enjoy.

Cheers,