Linus Cyps

[Linus_Cello]

First of the cyps starting to bloom.
Took advantage of the GPH sale. Here's Paul in ground and pot (purchased and planted this spring):

 

[Linus_Cello]

Ventricosum pastel (second floor opened, need to take another pic)



Gisela Pastel:


Both of them:

 

[Linus_Cello]

Paeonia 'Shima Nishiki'...I have the same ! Beautifull !

Sadly, had to leave it at the old house.
I did transplant this one, "big deep purple"

 

[naoki]

Nice, Linus. Did you overwinter Calanthe outdoor?

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

That's a really nice clone of Paul - often they are very veiny looking, not attractive in my opinion. Ron says this year all his Cyps in Connecticut were badly frost bit

 

[Linus_Cello]

Nice, Linus. Did you overwinter Calanthe outdoor?

Yes. At the new house they are outdoors except for really cold nights they go in to the garage. At the old house (no garage) I buried the pots in leaves.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Finally got around to uploading pics

Hank Small (I think)


Hans Erni

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Gee, I though I was a procrastinator! I like the Hans Erni, though I have to admit I like the ones on Frosch's site better. This cross is very close to C. x ventricosum.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Coming soon (pics taken a few days ago, now blooming):

 

[JAB]

Exciting! :clap:

 

[NYEric]

Nice. I'm now thinking that I should try semi-hydro style pots to keep Cyp. reginae and its hybrids wet enough to survive NYC.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Nice. I'm now thinking that I should try semi-hydro style pots to keep Cyp. reginae and its hybrids wet enough to survive NYC.

I would recommend Giselle or pubescens; I find them easy. So far I've killed 2 reginae, and the one I got last year I think didn't survive. No more reginae, just Ulla Silkens for me.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Looking good! I've pretty much given up on Cyps in this climate - just too darn hot in summer, especially in the urban zone. If I lived in the mountains, maybe.

BTW, I've heard it said that in the eastern US nobody has been successful long term with C. reginae in zone 7. This is truly a plant from more boreal origins I think. Especially true of its near cousin C. flavum, which won't make it even in zone 5 in the same region. Oddly, C. tibeticum has been grown in the Baltimore area successfully despite it being found exclusively in high mountains (from ~2800 meters and higher) throughout its range. Ya just never know.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Barry Philips; I can't take full credit for it since I bought it from Ron in Oct 2016 (sorry, poor iphone photo)

 

[Linus_Cello]

Gisela Pastel. Last year only one growth/flower. Two this year. The regular Gisela in the ground is probably 2 weeks behind.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Cyp formosanum, from Ron and planted last Oct 2016 (cage to protect from deer; so far deer have ignore cyps, but have eaten tulips 20 feet away)

 

[Linus_Cello]

Gisella about to bloom:

 

[Linus_Cello]

Ventricosum pastel, with Barry Phillips:

 

[monocotman]

Nice plants Linus. They look happy,
David

 

[NYEric]

Thanks for sharing. Don't sleep on the deer and squirrels, they are just waiting for the plants to ripen!