Pleione 2013

[Nova]

Hello everyone, here’s another newbie who would like to participate in this forum.

I have been interested in orchids for many years and grow several botanical ones. After reading the forum last year, and being mesmerized by the pictures of several charming Pleione flowers, my aversion for hybrids has been tempered and I’ve started to collect them. I guess the way of growing them makes them challenging and attractive in comparison with mass produced hybrids.

So I don’t have much growing experience to share, but for now I can share you my love for photography.
Starting off with four cheeky monkeys 

[Maggi Young]

Welcome Khadija! Each little monkey face different- how pretty - super photos!

[Hakone]

pleione x confusa Golden Gate HCC/AOS

[Maren]

Hello Khadija,

welcome to the Forum. It's nice to know what you look like. Your pleione pictures are lovely. P. Snow Monkey is such a good hybrid, good looking and easy growing. I was going to put a picture on the forum but you've saved me the trouble.

[ThomasB]

Great to see all these beautiful Pleiones in flower - I like Snow Monkey very much! 

Beside P. humilis my Pleiones are a bit behind this year; Zeus Weinstein and Eiger 'Snowflake' are just about to open their flowers.

[Sempervivum]

Currently flowering with me: Pleione Ueli Wackernagel 'Pearl'.
I've also recorded a timelapse movie of this flower when it opened:
http://www.ulrichbangert.de/orchid/pleione/2013-03-25_Pleione_Ueli_Wackernagel_Pearl.php

[Maggi Young]

Ulrich-  a super little film

[monocotman]

Khadija,
snow monkey is a lovely thing.
Paul C's recent hybrids offered last year seem to be small bulbed but very floriferous.
Some of mine seem to be budding up on surprisingly small bulbs.
Had to bring some of the pleiones into the house last week with the weather.
Here is 'Piton'. Always the first to flower for me
Next up is Rakata 'rock dove'. Produces big bulbs like the rest of the grex.
The photo is not too good - there is more pink in it than shown but the only way to
show that would be to brave the sub zero temperatures outside,
David

[Maren]

Ulrich,
what a lovely time lapse film of P. Ueli Wackernagel.  It's charming. Thank you for showing it.

[sottych]

Hello ,
Today flowering of   - Pleione Lascar 'Purple Finch'
                                - Pleione limprichtii X P. chunii
                                - P. spéciosa

[Nova]

Welcome Khadija! Each little monkey face different- how pretty - super photos!

Hello Khadija,

welcome to the Forum. It's nice to know what you look like. Your pleione pictures are lovely. P. Snow Monkey is such a good hybrid, good looking and easy growing. I was going to put a picture on the forum but you've saved me the trouble.

Thank you Maggi and Maren!
Snow monkey is indeed good looking, and so diverse. I'm curious how several F-1 bulbs will flower next year.

[Nova]

Currently flowering with me: Pleione Ueli Wackernagel 'Pearl'.
I've also recorded a timelapse movie of this flower when it opened:
http://www.ulrichbangert.de/orchid/pleione/2013-03-25_Pleione_Ueli_Wackernagel_Pearl.php

That's a cool movie Ulrich, thank you for sharing!

Here is 'Piton'. Always the first to flower for me

Love that excellent bowl of Piton!

[monocotman]

Ulrich,
that is a beautiful time lapse film.
'Pearl' is probably my favourite hybrid pleione at the moment,
Thanks,
David

[Sempervivum]

Pleione Quizapu 'Peregrine'
The petals are a little spooted. Might this be a virus?
I suspect that this is not the real clone 'Peregrine' as the petals are not orange like one can see on other photos.


Pleione Piton
I've bought this one as the clone 'Ballerina', but as the flowering time is quite short and the flower is asymmetric I'm not shure if this is true.

[Claire Cockcroft]

I'm a pretty casual grower of pleiones; I grow them outside on a sand bed on the north side of the house.  The first to flower is 'Tongariro'.  It fills the planter and generally puts on a good show.