Cypripedium Emil

[parvi_17]

Very nice Mark! I'd guess your plant can't be that old - another reason to grow some of the hybrids - VIGOR!

Indeed! I have only been growing the hybrids for 3 years now but they have so far been really impressing!

 

[smartie2000]

I think you guys are somewhat tired of seeing photos of this plant, though this one shows the actual colours. The previous photo was overly warm due to the sunset lighting.
The stem doesn't stop growing even though the blooms are opened! I don't watch my outdoor cyps so much to notice these things.

A pot culture newbie question: How many more stems should I let it grow before it gets too crowded and needs to be moved to a larger pot? How many inches wider than the clump should the pot be?

oh yea...keep direct sunlight off of them indoors. It makes their stems flop down (no suprise). I opened the shear curtains yesterday because of the cloudy weather, and forgot about it. My outdoor plants seem more tolerant of direct sun.

I'm illiterate, so don't ask what the characters say on the pot.

 

[biothanasis]

Fren your plant and blooms are exceptional!!!! Nice curly petals!!!

Mark yours is great too...!!!

 

[NYEric]

You [WOW, it took me 3 times to to spell that correctly!] write fairly well for an illiterate person. oke:

 

[parvi_17]

What a beautiful pot! The plant looks great in it. I have never grown a Cyp in a pot for any length of time (just for like 1 season or 2) so I can't really give you much advice there...but I'm sure someone else can.

 

[SlipperFan]

Very stately! Very good photo, also.