smartie2000
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I just had new Cyp. rhizomes shipped out:
Cyp. reginae -blooming size
Cyp. Princess ((reginae x lichiangense) -1 year from blooming
Cyp. kentuckiense -2 years from blooming
Cyp. reginae var alba - first year seedling.
I'll post photos later. They should arrive on Wednesday.
Has anyone grown Cyp. kentuckiense at Zone 3-4? I know it sounds stupid that I ask after I bought it but I think I will try it either indoors or sunken pot outside and winter it in my garage if it isn't hardy. I read that it grows in nearly pure sand. Tullock suggests zone 7, but sources vary (zone 3-7?)
I don't know if I will ever bloom Cyp. Princess but I will attempt it indoors for now (not a good bloomer according to the internet). I think I will look at reginae mixes and plant it in that, if that is appropriate.
I think this is the same person which I bought my other cyp reginae rhizome a while back. Its still alive and grown new leads in a huge sunken pot in the ground, but I moved it to more sun since it hasn't bloomed yet (definitely blooming size with lots of roots in there). My parviflorum var. pubescens has been growing and blooming well in this spot.
I noticed yesterday that the wind blew all the snow and leaves off my reginae so I hope it didn't freeze to death! I don't know how long it was like that and I just piled snow over it. I have to remember to watch out for that!
I think that I am planting this new reginae at the front of the house, western exposure. Also with the shade of a pine tree. I might sink it into a pot or convert the whole area into a cyp. growing area. Rabbits are a pain where I live so I hope they don't munch on these plants.
Cyp. reginae var alba will be planted indoors until it gets larger.
Any advice is appreciated. I have tullocks book on terrestrial orchids.
Cyp. reginae -blooming size
Cyp. Princess ((reginae x lichiangense) -1 year from blooming
Cyp. kentuckiense -2 years from blooming
Cyp. reginae var alba - first year seedling.
I'll post photos later. They should arrive on Wednesday.
Has anyone grown Cyp. kentuckiense at Zone 3-4? I know it sounds stupid that I ask after I bought it but I think I will try it either indoors or sunken pot outside and winter it in my garage if it isn't hardy. I read that it grows in nearly pure sand. Tullock suggests zone 7, but sources vary (zone 3-7?)
I don't know if I will ever bloom Cyp. Princess but I will attempt it indoors for now (not a good bloomer according to the internet). I think I will look at reginae mixes and plant it in that, if that is appropriate.
I think this is the same person which I bought my other cyp reginae rhizome a while back. Its still alive and grown new leads in a huge sunken pot in the ground, but I moved it to more sun since it hasn't bloomed yet (definitely blooming size with lots of roots in there). My parviflorum var. pubescens has been growing and blooming well in this spot.
I noticed yesterday that the wind blew all the snow and leaves off my reginae so I hope it didn't freeze to death! I don't know how long it was like that and I just piled snow over it. I have to remember to watch out for that!
I think that I am planting this new reginae at the front of the house, western exposure. Also with the shade of a pine tree. I might sink it into a pot or convert the whole area into a cyp. growing area. Rabbits are a pain where I live so I hope they don't munch on these plants.
Cyp. reginae var alba will be planted indoors until it gets larger.
Any advice is appreciated. I have tullocks book on terrestrial orchids.