Cypripedium 2011

[angie]

John, thanks for advice on planting Cyps outside. I will give it a try. I was looking today, after the rain finally stopped and I think I have a good spot allready, its at the back of my pond and the soil has been made up so its got a good depth there. It also has a bit of shade and is sheltered from the wind.  So I think I will give it a go.
I had a gardening friend visit today and I showed her my Cyps, she loved them. My husband said looking over my shoulder I cant see why anyone would get excited about them, they look weird to me. Some folks just don't get it 

Just had a look at Grahams Cyp formosanum and he is growing a huge clump outside, Well Done Graham.

Angie

[BULBISSIME]

Just back today from the SAVOIE to see C. calceolus, which was early this year ( at least 3 weeks ) and will be full bloom in the next 5 days.

[Anthony Darby]

Must be a magical place Fred?

[monocotman]

Hi,

John - sorry to be the bearer of bad news for a second time but your photo of 'Rascal' doesn't look right.
It is more likely to be 'Gisela' or 'Maria'.
Rascal has a bright yellow lip and very long and twisting brown sepals,

Regards,

David

[Hakone]

tibeticum


Rascal

[Graham Catlow]

  bug****
I can't believe it and I don't know what to write. Perhaps the pictures will tell their own story.
What do you think has vandalised this.
This is my second attempt with this species and I can't take credit for getting it flowering as I bought it in January as flowering size but I think it is doing well and I think I have got things right this time until this!!
Cypripedium lichiangense

[Hakone]

fasciolatum

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[Maren]

Graham,
that is heartbreaking. It looks like slug, snail or caterpillar. What a pity. But the plant looks in good shape. If you can protect it next spring you should have a terrific display.

[Graham Catlow]

Graham,
that is heartbreaking. It looks like slug, snail or caterpillar. What a pity. But the plant looks in good shape. If you can protect it next spring you should have a terrific display.

Thanks Maren. I posted this in the Moan Moan Moan thread as well and the concencus seems to be slug or snail.
If I can stop any further damage then there should be no lasting damage and there is always next year!

[angie]

Graham,
that is heartbreaking. It looks like slug, snail or caterpillar. What a pity. But the plant looks in good shape. If you can protect it next spring you should have a terrific display.

Thanks Maren. I posted this in the Moan Moan Moan thread as well and the concencus seems to be slug or snail.
If I can stop any further damage then there should be no lasting damage and there is always next year!

Graham it's so annoying when you have waited a whole year to see it flower then something comes along and has it's dinner. I have never used slug killer but since I have my Cyps in the cold frame so I used it there, but slugs still managed to nibble bits. I cant tell you the amount of times I said oh well there is always next year.
So many thing get damaged . Today it's blowing a gale up here on top of the hill. Poor plants, half will be blown away.
Look after your cyp, it's so sweet.

Angie

[Graham Catlow]

Graham,
that is heartbreaking. It looks like slug, snail or caterpillar. What a pity. But the plant looks in good shape. If you can protect it next spring you should have a terrific display.

Thanks Maren. I posted this in the Moan Moan Moan thread as well and the concencus seems to be slug or snail.
If I can stop any further damage then there should be no lasting damage and there is always next year!

Graham it's so annoying when you have waited a whole year to see it flower then something comes along and has it's dinner. I have never used slug killer but since I have my Cyps in the cold frame so I used it there, but slugs still managed to nibble bits. I cant tell you the amount of times I said oh well there is always next year.
So many thing get damaged . Today it's blowing a gale up here on top of the hill. Poor plants, half will be blown away.
Look after your cyp, it's so sweet.


Angie

Hi Angie,
I've never had slug or snail damage to a cypripedium before so I suppose I wan't expecting this. Pellets distributed at lunch time though.
Quite windy here too but the sun is shining.

[Peter Maguire]

Graham,

I always put slug pellets around my Cyps (and make sure that other wildlife cannot get at the corpses)
Already had two dead snails in the fishbox with Cyp seedlings this year.

[angie]

Should I remove the flowers from my Cypripediums, I don't suppose I would get seed, sorry if this sounds a daft question.

Angie

[Anthony Darby]

Like Graham, I never had slugs attack my cyps, and my garden had plenty slugs. Too many other delicacies in the garden?

[Hakone]

Smithii


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