Linus Cyps

[TrueNorth]

Tibeticum from Mrs Perner?

Yes, she was here in the fall. Delightful person.

Got luck with your guttatum - it might be a challenge. I've hadn't had much success. It seems winters aren't long enough and it's really too hot during summer.

I hear if you water with ice cubes.... LOL.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Michael, dark form Philip, and Chauncey

 

[Linus_Cello]

Ulla Silkens (will need to get another one, I wanted one that looked like a regular reginae and not alba)

 

[fundulopanchax]

View attachment 15253 Ulla Silkens (will need to get another one, I wanted one that looked like a regular reginae and not alba)

Hi, Linus, I like your white Ulla! I think I have some that look very similar to regular reginae (I usually cull them but believe there are a couple as examples of the other look). My Ulla's are still several weeks from blooming - around June 1st usually. I will send you picks of the flowers and if there is one you like, I will send it to you this Fall. I get the "regulars", whites like this one, and white with purple spots (my personal favorites) all from single seed pods.

Ron Burch

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

I'm digging the Ulla Silkens. I like the whiter flowered ones, but I agree with you and Ron that the heavily spotted variations are even more appealing. I also find it fascinating that while both parents would struggle to even survive a few seasons in such a hot summer area (particularly C. flavum), this hybrid does just fine. That's a good argument for growing Cyp hybrids over the species.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Gabriela (with pointes chin), Hank Small, and (I think) Cypripedium 'kentuckiense x candidum'.

 

[fundulopanchax]

Very nice! For information, kentuckiense x candidum is registered as Mason's Birthday.

 

[Linus_Cello]

First cyps of 2020, about 2 weeks early. C. formosanum. (Surprisingly harsh lighting at 9:30 am)

 

[abax]

Hang in there Linus. Our winter has been warmer and much
more rain than I can ever remember. Almost all of my garden
is blooming later than usual. Just an observation from a tree
nursery owner...oak tree leaves secrete tannin and a good
many perennials object.

 

[PeteM]

First cyps of 2020, about 2 weeks early. C. formosanum. (Surprisingly harsh lighting at 9:30 am)

I just read this ENTIRE thread, thanks Linus. Since I have known you over the years.. very cool to see the progression from MD to VA. I am really interested in trying to grow one of these in the ground, I do have a shady back yard where I could dig out a small plot, and have started to read up, but it’s a completely different world than what I am familiar with.

It would be easy for me to buy a bunch of expensive plants to bury in a grave out back. The Gisella looks robust. For someone who is just starting off, Is there a list that you and others would recommend as a good entry point to test the waters? Do you usually do all your purchasing and planting in the fall/winter? Thanks.

also, from reading your timeline thread.. wow yes. Early spring.
- pete was here, 2020 covid19 lockdown sleepless night -

 

[Linus_Cello]

It would be easy for me to buy a bunch of expensive plants to bury in a grave out back. The Gisella looks robust. For someone who is just starting off, Is there a list that you and others would recommend as a good entry point to test the waters? Do you usually do all your purchasing and planting in the fall/winter? Thanks.

Cyp formosanum seems to be relatively easy, along with Gisella and pubescens/parviflorum. Sabine alba also does well.
As for vendors, I like Gardens at Post Hill. There are some other people who grow cyps well near you that you may be able to get plants as divisions.
Stay healthy!

 

[NYEric]

I may try Cyps again, probably in low pots. What medium did you use, and did you provide acidic amendment?

 

[shariea]

My friend Esther has hers in a raised bed of sand/peat moss. They look fabulous. Z5 Northern Indiana

 

[shariea]

Obviously, gravel mulch, with white pine needles as well!

 

[shariea]

She has a small nursery-alpines and other "fun" stuff. Benedict's Nursery Nappanee. Sadly, she has no web presence, as they are belong to a conservative church!

 

[Linus_Cello]

View attachment 19298 Obviously, gravel mulch, with white pine needles as well!

Wow those look great. I think these wouldn’t survive my 6b/7a summers.

 

[Linus_Cello]

First in pot Gisela Frosch’s Noble Geisha

 

[Linus_Cello]

Next Cyp in pot to flower. Will need to ID. Any guesses?

 

[monocotman]

Looks like Sabine alba. Is the flower quite large?
David

 

[Linus_Cello]

The flower is a large size. I think it is Sabine alba (need to check purchase records). Interesting that the shape is different from the one I have in the ground that is more egg shaped