Cyp calcicola

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Species culture

Tom,
You are probably right about the narrow window of suitable climate for some species. I can keep some going for a few years but sooner or later they encounter either a warm winter or some other such problem and then they disappear.
Strangely tibeticum seems to be easier than some. Others that last quite some time are reginae, formosanum and fasciolatum. Macranthos grows ok but the flower buds abort during winter.
I am lucky to keep any of the rest for three years. I will probably not buy another species.
The hybrids are much easier and they tend to die because they get too big.
With a large mass of root and rhizome it is more likely that rot finds its way in and then that is the end.
If I had more time and space I would divide them but this is not an easy task.
Some are more reliable and appear to be more rot resistant than others. These are the ones I currently post.
The hybrids between kentuckiense and the macranthos complex are good, Philip, Lucy pinkepank. These are now big plants with 30 stems and no signs of rot.
Regards,
David
 
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