cyps in pots 2012

[Andy Byfield]

Hi Monocotman
So impressed by your cypripedium roots - if that isn't a bizarre thing to confess too!  So many questions!  Is your 'mix' simply perlite and nothing else (except for the odd worm!)?  Where do you grow them - plunged in a bed, outside .... ??  And how often do you water and feed?  If you have the energy to answer - or point me in the direction of an earlier post - I'd love to know the trade secrets!

[David Nicholson]

Good evening Andy. Good to see you on the best Alpine Site on the Internet.

[monocotman]

Hi Andy,

try looking in the threads called 'cyps in pots 2012' and '2011'
There is plenty of info. and discussion there.
But there is no real secret. I don't have time to pamper them.
100% super coarse perlite, 90%, 80% is fine plus a bit of orchid bark.
Large almost oversize pots, ordinary white powder feed every couple of weeks.
Winter in a garage and summer under the trees,

David

[angie]

David  thanks. I just hate doing this but I would just like to take some pieces of just incase the Cyps get any disease. I have read about them just rotting off once they get big.
I love the the way Maren said you have to have patience, when I am doing something like this I just want to get it over as quick as I can. Sounds good though soaking the roots.
Next week I will knock some out and see whats what.

Angie 

[mark smyth]

hello Andy! Good to 'see' you visiting the forum.

[mark smyth]

David what is white powder feed?

[mark smyth]

Just ordered some supercoarse Perlite from Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SINCLAIR-SUPER-COARSE-PERLITE-LITRES/dp/B001LS0A3W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1349477843&sr=8-3

[monocotman]

Maren - thanks for the tip about soaking the rhizomes.
Mark - white powder = any of the usually available feeds - phostrogen/miracle gro etc.
I buy my super coarse perlite in 100 litre bags from the local agricultural supply shop.
It costs about £18.
David

[mark smyth]

how coarse in coarse? Can you post a photo. I've only seen small bags over here of polystyrene ball sized Perlite

[monocotman]

Mark - the super coarse perlite is from Sinclair.
It comes in large blue and white sacks.
It is 3-6mm in size and has been 'graded for horticultural use'.
There are several threads in 'composts' on the subject and the best place
to find it is usually your local 'hydroponics' store.
David

[Neil]

I would prefer to do mine now as sometimes I never get the things I want done in early spring. David when you are splitting them is it ok to cut it at the top, not sure how to explain it.  I can tease the roots apart ok but just can't get them divided at the top 

Angie 

Angie

take a look at this

http://www.cypripedium.de/English/garden/division/division.html

the video shows it all

[angie]

Angie

take a look at this

http://www.cypripedium.de/English/garden/division/division.html

the video shows it all

Thanks Neil, I have read this and it's the bit that says you will hear and feel the break. I haven't managed to break mine yet. Maybe its because I was a bit scared to do it. I always felt that I would break the noses of instead. It's a great link though.

Angie 

[Anthony Darby]

Lovely to see the other end of the Cypripedium. Brings back memories of dismantling my collection. Only Angie has posted pics of how these plants have done since I parted with them and if was nice to see them blooming.

[Botanica]

Waoo ! The new cypripedium was here !

Most of 100 cypripedium reginae for growing 



Cypripedium japonicum



I received Cyp. tibeticum,  Cyp.macranthos, Cyp. californicum , Cyp.colombianum

I have some young plant of Cyp.calceolus , Cyp.kentuchiense and Cyp.flavum.

Cypripedium tibeticum
 

I was exited by advance for the 2013 flowering.

So, the young plants, flowering next two years !

[angie]

Lovely to see the other end of the Cypripedium. Brings back memories of dismantling my collection. Only Angie has posted pics of how these plants have done since I parted with them and if was nice to see them blooming.

Come on folks, Anthony is missing his babies   ;)so lets have lots of pictures when they start flowering. Anthony I bet there is so much lovely plants that you can grow where you are.

I am down in the Scottish Borders today and its really frosty here, winter is just around the corner.

Angie