KyushuCalanthe
Just call me Tom
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The C. japonicum are finally coming into flower. These are being grown in a semi-natural area on the border of a woodland in a neighbor's backyard. Yes, I am a lucky fool - the chance for a foreigner to use someone's backyard for their personal gardening on the eve's a large urban center is very unusual indeed. The plants are growing in an elevated bed since the surrounding soil is a sticky, mucky, clay-based volcanic loam - absolutely not good growing for a Cyp!
Here's the nicest flower of the lot.
These plants were all put here last year. Four were taken from my house garden and the rest (13 growths in all, yes, lucky 13!) were installed last year. They had a serious issue with rot last summer, but rebounded nicely considering. That's pretty typical for these after transplanting, a few years of adjustment and then they take off, that is, if you can keep them alive. Hopefully next year they'll beef up a bit more. The plant with all the flowers in the middle is C. formosanum. I've grown that clump for 4 years now and it started with one growth.
And here is a jewel, but unfortunately not my plant, the rare alba form of the species. This is growing at a local orchid grower's yard. These plants are very rare within Japan, offered only once in a while and at startling prices - between $600 - $1000 per growth. This is the second plant I've seen and photographed. Maybe one day if I hit the lotto jackpot I'll try one, but at those prices....
I call her, The Queen!
Here's the nicest flower of the lot.
These plants were all put here last year. Four were taken from my house garden and the rest (13 growths in all, yes, lucky 13!) were installed last year. They had a serious issue with rot last summer, but rebounded nicely considering. That's pretty typical for these after transplanting, a few years of adjustment and then they take off, that is, if you can keep them alive. Hopefully next year they'll beef up a bit more. The plant with all the flowers in the middle is C. formosanum. I've grown that clump for 4 years now and it started with one growth.
And here is a jewel, but unfortunately not my plant, the rare alba form of the species. This is growing at a local orchid grower's yard. These plants are very rare within Japan, offered only once in a while and at startling prices - between $600 - $1000 per growth. This is the second plant I've seen and photographed. Maybe one day if I hit the lotto jackpot I'll try one, but at those prices....
I call her, The Queen!