First Cyps to Bloom in My Yard

[Yoyo_Jo]

I put these plants in last year. I am thrilled that they overwintered and are starting to bloom.

 

[Ruth]

Congratulations!! I have been thinking of getting one just to see if it would make it.

 

[Dido]

They are nice,
look like planipetalum at the moment

 

[Clark]

Adorable additions to your garden Joanne!

We tried these a few years ago.
Expensive, and ours were suicidal.

 

[SlipperFan]

:clap:

 

[parvi_17]

Nice, which ones are those?

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Parviflorum? Parviflorum var pubescens?

The ones in bud/bloom came from Monica; the ones on the right came from Garden Slippers.

 

[Erythrone]

Cute!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Parviflorum? Parviflorum var pubescens?

Definitely parviflorum variety of some type, likely pubescens. Keep planting them, you are in a great place to grow Cyps.

 

[NYEric]

Very nice. Soon everyone should have them in the garden!

We tried these a few years ago.
Expensive, and ours were suicidal.

I find cyps grow fine in yards planted in pots of non-organic media!

 

[Kevin]

Nice! What kind of ground do you have them planted in? Loose? Well-drained?

 

[biothanasis]

Great!!!!!!! Keep us updated!!!!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Nice! What kind of ground do you have them planted in? Loose? Well-drained?

Seems to me I added some horticultural sand and perlite to enhance drainage and that's about it. My yard is only 7 years old and I put in very nice garden loam back then; I was actually worried it might be too good...we shall see...

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Blooms are open now...

 

[Clark]

Will you expand your collection?

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Yeah probably. I see Shawn of Garden Slippers at our Society meetings all the time, and it's hard to resist the hybrids he has...I did try Maria in 2009, but I got it in October, put it in the ground and then we had a really hard sudden freeze that year in mid-October and I never saw her again.

I'll probably wait on more year to start adding more Cyps though as I'm changing up the area where I've got them planted now.