Cyps in pots 2013

[parvi_17]

I always marvel at your plants of Sunny, that is a really, really nice hybrid. I need to find one! That tibeticum is amazing. Love the macranthos 'Pink' and the white x ventricosum too... although of course all are gorgeous!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

That't one heck of a division (tibeticum)!

Wonderful stuff.

 

[monocotman]

Aki and an unknown

Thanks for the comments!
a couple more plants.
First up is 'Aki'.
I find this hybrid slow to increase. Other macranthos complex crosses with pubescens are similarly slow.
This clone has good veining.
Next is a plant bought as 'Pluto' but obviously not.
Another mislabelled plant and probably not the last.
It is a fairly short grower so my guess is the tibeticum hybrid 'Pixi.
Any other thoughts welcome!

Regards,

David

 

[Dido]

Great blooms again, the last dont look like Pluto but I like it,
Had the same problem bought one last year and turned out to be a unknown one, but yours are at least nice.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

More lovelies David.

I'm guessing the unknown could be a variation on x ventricosum, or perhaps Carol Ilene (pubescens x hoteiatsumorianum). Too red and yellow a flower for a Pixi. Still, it is hard to say - depending on which tibeticum used, you could end up with a great variety of flowers.

 

[biothanasis]

gorgeous plants & blooms!

 

[monocotman]

Lucy, franchetti etc

Hi,
a few more today.
First is a seedling franchetti - a tiny thing barely 4 inches high.
Next is Lucy pinkepank - a bit of a monster plant with huge flowers.
Certainly the biggest lip of anything I grow.
I've included a small flowered hybrid Ingrid for comparison for size,
David

 

[monocotman]

... and a few more

x Ventricosum album, Michael and tibeticum.
The x ventricosum is a Frosch plant and extremely vigorous.
I can see why he offers this grex.
Michael is now 25 growths but the flower count is a bit down this year.
The flowers of this one improve each year in colour.
Last is the star - a large tibeticum with 11 flowers and 20 growths.
I posted a photos on repotting this plant last autumn in the cyps in pots 2012 thread.
It had spent 5 years in the same pot and compost and started off as a single growth division.
It was done when the plant just started to die back and there appears to be no transplant shock at all.
Regards.
David

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

The tibeticum is a beauty beyond words.

 

[SlipperFan]

The tibeticum is a beauty beyond words.

They all are!

 

[smartie2000]

I marvel at the great dedication and cultural experience you have. Nice job, I've never seen anything like this growing in a pot

 

[monocotman]

Thanks for the comments.
I think that many growers would be able to replicate these results
if they lived in the UK.
The plants receive less attention than many in heated greenhouses.
The main advantages of the UK are cool heat-stress free summers followed by mild winters that do not freeze the pots too much,
Regards,
David

 

[NYEric]

Sounds like Delaware weather.

 

[monocotman]

little and large

A couple more.
First little, the hybrid Maria.
Tiny thing at the moment with the growths about 6 inches high.
Flowers slightly larger than parviflorum.
Next -large- is Philipp 'dark'. A big flower nearly the size of Lucy Pinkepank.
Bought as a seedling and made with a dark form of macranthos.
Regards,

David

 

[monocotman]

specimen Pixi

This my now my biggest plant with about 45 growths and 25 flowers.
It shows no sign of slowing down.
The flowers are dark, almost chocolate and a bit dull in the shade.
But put it in the sun and it comes alive,
Regards,
David

 

[Transvaal]

David
What an amazing specimen! How long has it been in its current pot? Will you continue to grow it ever larger or do you believe in splitting to maintain vigour as Michael Weinert suggests?
Phil

 

[monocotman]

Pixi

Phil,

this is it's 6th season of growth with me.
It started to flower 5 years ago (2 growths, 1 flower in 2008) but has made rapid growth since.
Last year there were 25 growths, but again it loved the 2012 cool summer and this year there are 45.
My other hybrids have tended to slow down their growth when they get to around 20 stems but not this clone.
The individual growths are a bit smaller and more slender than others so maybe there is more room in the pot for many growths.
I don't plan to divided the hybrids -I've tried and it is a real pain.
The rhizome and roots are so congested in a pot that it is almost impossible to divide them without real damage.
Michael Wienert's video clips are from a field grown plant where everything is very spread out.
I'm interested to see just how big these plants can get before they start to deteriorate.
I am not sure that we've seen the full genetic potential of them yet,

Regards,

David

 

[Transvaal]

David

To me one of the many interests with growing cyps is that it is a field that in many ways is still in its infancy, one which is still offers many possibilities for experimentation in hybidisation, propogation and culture, indeed that as you say we have yet to see " the full genetic potential of them yet".

Phil

 

[monocotman]

Almost the last

Mainly kentuckiense hybrids now.
First up are two closely related hybrids - Philipp (kentuckiense x macranthos)
and Cleo Pinkepank (kentuckiense x macranthos var hotei atsumorianum).
Both nice plants with clearly coloured flowers.
Next is a very floriferous and vigorous hybrid Dietrich (kentuckiense x calceolus). It has a noticeable flowery scent.
Last is a little cutie - flavum album. Barely over 6 inches high with very hairy leaves,
David

 

[Dido]

always great to see your plants in flower keep on comming the pics