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angie

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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #90 on: April 20, 2012, 10:28:28 AM »
What a display, mine are all looking so sad, heads hanging down with all this rain and miserable weather that we are having.

I would never move from that spot if I had that display, a wonderful sight  8)

Angie  :)
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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #91 on: April 20, 2012, 10:43:18 AM »
Jan - a fantastic sight.
 Can you tell us how you grow them so well?
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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #92 on: April 20, 2012, 11:32:27 AM »
...and can you please tell us where you grow these lovely cypripediums??
Maren in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom - Zone 8

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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #93 on: April 20, 2012, 11:52:51 AM »
Angie,

staking is the answer. I'm just off with a bundle of flowersticks and a bag of lever loops. The sticks I have chosen are a lot longer than the cyps - you can always cut them short just below the flower but you cant make them longer....

One end of each stick has been cut at a slant so that it goes easily into the substrate without destroying the roots. A gentle wiggle usually does it.

Cyps usually don't need staking if the are in a mass with lots of nice companion plants to support them. But pots is another matter...
« Last Edit: April 20, 2012, 11:56:20 AM by Maren »
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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #94 on: April 20, 2012, 12:07:51 PM »
Thanks Maren,  thats something I better do this as all we need is some wind now and then I can imagine the stem will snap. I even thought about putting them in my polytunnel but then when the sun comes out it gets really hot in their, especially if I forget to open the doors. Hopefully the cold nights will soon be gone and and I can stop fretting about my plants. My hubby keeps saying to me, I thought gardening was meant to be relaxing and you worry more about the plants that you do about me. Well he can feed and dress himself can't he  :-X, plants need a little help  ;D

Maren I do hope I meet up with you one day, you have been so helpful  :-*
Angie  :)
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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #95 on: April 20, 2012, 06:14:38 PM »
Hi Angie,

I hope we'll meet up, too. Maybe at the next big rock event?? ;D

When I went to see my cyps today, they had grown in leaps and bounds, buds everywhere. But the rotten old snails had been about, too, so another little handful of pellets was administered. It's a job keeping up with them. ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #96 on: April 20, 2012, 07:55:34 PM »
Maren,
have you tried hydroleuca for top dressing?
I can honestly say that in six years I've never had any problems with them.
I do use slug pellets intermittently but would have expected some damage occasionally if it
didn't discourage them.
I have to agree about the rain - the cyps seem to have enjoyed it despite the cold temperatures,
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David
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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #97 on: April 20, 2012, 11:16:48 PM »
Hi David,

I like the idea of using hydroleca, but that would be a bit counter productive in my case. My cyps are potted in a mixture of Seramis and pumice, and I can detect from the colour, whether the plants need watering or not. If I cover the tops with hydroleca, I loose this useful indicator.

Tomorrow I'll put slug tape around the pots in one frame only to see whether that makes any difference. - But thanks for the suggestion. :) :) :)
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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #98 on: April 21, 2012, 07:58:49 PM »
Cypripedium fargesii

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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #99 on: April 21, 2012, 08:14:55 PM »
C. calceolus and C. ventricosum

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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #100 on: April 22, 2012, 07:31:20 AM »
Your calceolus is unlike any I've ever seen. The pouch is so dark.
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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #101 on: April 22, 2012, 10:32:46 AM »
Cypripedium fargesii

Superb, Allesandro!

C. calceolus and C. ventricosum

Beautiful plants, Jan! I have to agree with Anthony...I've never seen such a dark C. calceolus...it's really drool-worthy!
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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #102 on: April 22, 2012, 11:00:00 AM »
My first two in flower
Cypripedium formosanum
Cypripedium plectrochilum
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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #103 on: April 22, 2012, 11:08:19 AM »
Wow Jan how do you grow your Cyps in the garden, its a mass of colourfull slippers...what have you added to your garden soil?..looks like bark and ??
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Re: Cypripedium 2012
« Reply #104 on: April 22, 2012, 11:22:14 AM »
Jan, lovely pix. Your calceolus looks very like shanxiense,
David
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