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Anyone growing Cypripediums? I have been growing them over the years with fair success but suffered a loss my two plants in a garden incident. I currently required the two former species that I grew as well as a primary hybrid. I growth two species; Cypripedium reginae (mature) and Cypripedium tibeticum (young seedling), and one hybrid Cypripedium Bernd Pastel (macranthos x segawai, mature).
Both the C. reginae and C. Bernd Pastel have sstarted growing. They will not be outdoors this year, rather they are under controlled growing conditions for maximum growth potential. This is based of past cultivation experience where I got a a seedling of C. tibeticum to produce 3 new buds of significant size on its first year in soil, along with extensive root growth. I was only able to perform the tests on the C. tibeticum before the garden incident, so I can not assume that the results will be consistent with the other plants in my collection. I may go into detail regarding this process should the results be consistent at a later date.
Anyway, here are the Cypripediums. The C. tibeticum has not emerged from the soil yet so it is not featured here.
Cypripedium reginae
This one had a very small root system when I received it. [Note the pot size is not suitable for plants outside of controlled environment. C. reginae will transpire a lot due to the large leaves. In outdoor conditions the plant risk rapid desiccation during the warmer months and is best planted in ground for most of Canada].
Cypripedium Bernd Pastel (macranthos x segawai)
Trying to see this plants potential so it is in a much larger pot with a greater volume of media. Both plants are growing in potting soil amended with perlite for good drainage and given a light layer of cypress mulch to encourage uniform drying of the media. I have been monitoring its growth rate in cm / hour with both shoots showing a growth rate of 0.09 cm/h 24/7.
Both the C. reginae and C. Bernd Pastel have sstarted growing. They will not be outdoors this year, rather they are under controlled growing conditions for maximum growth potential. This is based of past cultivation experience where I got a a seedling of C. tibeticum to produce 3 new buds of significant size on its first year in soil, along with extensive root growth. I was only able to perform the tests on the C. tibeticum before the garden incident, so I can not assume that the results will be consistent with the other plants in my collection. I may go into detail regarding this process should the results be consistent at a later date.
Anyway, here are the Cypripediums. The C. tibeticum has not emerged from the soil yet so it is not featured here.
Cypripedium reginae
This one had a very small root system when I received it. [Note the pot size is not suitable for plants outside of controlled environment. C. reginae will transpire a lot due to the large leaves. In outdoor conditions the plant risk rapid desiccation during the warmer months and is best planted in ground for most of Canada].
Cypripedium Bernd Pastel (macranthos x segawai)
Trying to see this plants potential so it is in a much larger pot with a greater volume of media. Both plants are growing in potting soil amended with perlite for good drainage and given a light layer of cypress mulch to encourage uniform drying of the media. I have been monitoring its growth rate in cm / hour with both shoots showing a growth rate of 0.09 cm/h 24/7.