What's New
Spring 2009
Our Spring plant shipments are now underway to our more southerly customers and will be sent out during the second week in April to our more northern customers. We will accept new orders for about one more week.
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Some of our refrigerated plants are now breaking dormancy. As you can see, Bletilla Murasaki Shibiku is growing vigorously!
One of our Cyp candidum stud plants in bloom.
Here are some Cattleya alliance seedlings being grown for a client - these are about ready to deflask.
Calopogon are great wetland orchids for the summer. When flasked the seed germinate sporadically. In this flask only four seedlings grew for a few months, then went dormant for a couple of months. Next, several dozen seedlings appeared, along with the four originals that were much larger. In this third cycle, there are probably more than 100. We will plant them in a sand bed after they go dormant again.
Cypripediums coming up on April 6th! This is Cyp Gisela, always our first. And here it is on May 9 along with its neighbor.
Cypripedium Axel, a tiny plant. The white label is 1.5 inches in height.
Cypripedium californicum, in Connecticut! We planted this specimen last fall and it made it through our cold Connecticut winter and now has a flower.
New Cypripedium hybrids made by Paul Perakos and Ron Burch that are blooming for the first time this year.
Cypripedium GPH Barbara, a new hybrid of Cyp. Favillianum x Cyp. fasciolatum.
Cypripedium GPH Memoria Charles Frail Jr, a new hybrid of Cyp. parviflorum var. pubescens x Cyp. macranthos var. alba.
Cypripedium Marika, a new hybrid of Cyp. Aki x Cyp. candidum.
Cypripedium GPH Anna Marie, a new hybrid of Cyp. henryi x Cyp. flavum.
Cypripedium GPH Charles, a new hybrid of Cyp. candidum x Cyp. montanum.
IntroducingPhalaenopsis GPH Barbara's Obsession, a new hybrid created here and named for Barbara Burch, who spent many hours caring for the seedlings. It is Phal. Basle x Phal. Neon Spots.
Cypripedium Princess, an unusual hybrid of Cyp. reginae and Cyp. lichiangense, registered by Carson Whitlow in 1995 but still rare because of the great differences in the two parent species. The flower is similar in size to that of Cyp. reginae whereas the leaves have similarities to Cyp. lichiangense and the plant is very small like this parent. I find the leaf patterns to be fascinating.
