Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum

[JPMC]

For better or worse this plant that I have had since 2008 started into growth in my refrigerator 1 month early resulting in a very early spring in my plant room. I was shocked at how many growths and flowers it produced. There are 8 growths and 10 flowers: two growths have "doubles".

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[eggshells]

Too early!! Seriously ours blooms in June.

 

[cnycharles]

those pouches are about 1 to 1.5"?

 

[jjkOC]

Wonderful!:clap:

 

[JPMC]

those pouches are about 1 to 1.5"?

They're about 1".

 

[SlipperKing]

You wouldn't want to see what comes growing out of my refrig!

Super sweet cyp!

 

[Erythrone]

wonderful!

 

[NYEric]

That's pretty hilarious! What else are you cooking in the fridge?! oke:

 

[JPMC]

That's pretty hilarious! What else are you cooking in the fridge?! oke:

Only Cypripediums: segawai, kentuckiense, and guttatum. The parviflorum was kept closer to the mustard than the others. Maybe it just had enough?

 

[NYEric]

i still dont understand it. I pulled my pleiones out because some of them were starting, now I have to check the Cyps!

 

[cnycharles]

The parviflorum was kept closer to the mustard than the others. Maybe it just had enough?

if the mustard was hot enough, it could probably induce some sprouting

 

[Rick]

Very good growing JP:clap::clap:

 

[Ron-NY]

wow and to think I just have some mold growing in my fridge
NICE!!!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

I remember seeing your plant in previous posts. It is looking wonderful - clearly a happy Cyp!

About storage in refrigerators. If you put plants in your normal fridge you likely will have problems. The issue is spiking temperature as a result of opening it. You'd be amazed how high the temperature can go after opening the door and also how long it takes to cool down again. I learned this working in a climate controlled lab where we monitored temperature - we did a few experiments to see how much opening the door to the outside influenced the lab and the results were remarkable, such that we needed to establish a protocol to mitigate the effects of opening the door!

So, get a dedicated fridge for your plants and try not to go in there very often.

 

[wjs2nd]

Blooms look amazing.

 

[JPMC]

I remember seeing your plant in previous posts. It is looking wonderful - clearly a happy Cyp!

About storage in refrigerators. If you put plants in your normal fridge you likely will have problems. The issue is spiking temperature as a result of opening it. You'd be amazed how high the temperature can go after opening the door and also how long it takes to cool down again. I learned this working in a climate controlled lab where we monitored temperature - we did a few experiments to see how much opening the door to the outside influenced the lab and the results were remarkable, such that we needed to establish a protocol to mitigate the effects of opening the door!

So, get a dedicated fridge for your plants and try not to go in there very often.

Thanks for the suggestion. If that were an option for me, I'd do it. Unfortunately, I live in an apartment with no room to spare.

 

[cnycharles]

what about a wine refrigerator with a glass door that you could cover with black plastic; when you want to see if anything is sprouting, you lift up the black plastic and shine a flashlight in there quickly.
you could use the frig as the base of a table or some other shelves, or a cutting board/microwave. in my kitchen (which is pretty small) I have my chest freezer where most would have a tiny table, and I use it as a prep table, eat in the living room

 

[NYEric]

I checked and my cyps still look dormant! Whew, it would suck to have them starting while we're getting a snow storm.

 

[The Orchid Boy]

Nice plant! My second favorite cyp.

 

[Justin]

wow! do u put the pots in the ground during summer?