Pleione

[Dorothy]

Awesome! Mike!
Make room in the refrigerator
Keep me posted on these little beauties ..
From Cultivation of Pleiones
(Check out this page for additional growing info)

"Pleione maculata, Pleione praecox and their hybrid P. x lagenaria are autumn flowering. They have a rather shorter rest period and need to be kept warmer during this time - I suggest a minimum of 10 centigrade. They will start to grow new leaves very early - often before the end of the year - and new roots too. Despite this new growth, do not be tempted to give a lot of water - keep them dry but mist them occasionally and perhaps stand the pot in a few millimetres of water for a few minutes to give some moisture at the bottom of the pot for the new roots to go heading for. Don't start regular watering until you are sure the new roots are well down the pot. P. maculata in particular also likes to be kept warmer in the summer with plenty of humidity too."

[Mike O'C]

Originally Posted by Dorothy

Awesome! Mike!
Make room in the refrigerator
Keep me posted on these little beauties ..
From Cultivation of Pleiones
(Check out this page for additional growing info)

"Pleione maculata, Pleione praecox and their hybrid P. x lagenaria are autumn flowering. They have a rather shorter rest period and need to be kept warmer during this time - I suggest a minimum of 10 centigrade. They will start to grow new leaves very early - often before the end of the year - and new roots too. Despite this new growth, do not be tempted to give a lot of water - keep them dry but mist them occasionally and perhaps stand the pot in a few millimetres of water for a few minutes to give some moisture at the bottom of the pot for the new roots to go heading for. Don't start regular watering until you are sure the new roots are well down the pot. P. maculata in particular also likes to be kept warmer in the summer with plenty of humidity too."

Dorothy,
Thanks. I am going to try growing them using my Cymbidium/Paph mix which is 2 parts fine (little finger nail size) pine (probably Pinus radiata) bark, I part medium pine bark (thumb nail size), 1 part peanut husks, I part shredded oak (Quercus quercus) leaves and 1 part perlite. I am going to use clay pots and top the potting media with a layer of sphagnum moss. I will start them off in my greenhouse (more humid) and then move them into my shade house in the spring (September). The temp in the shade house this week was 11/3C (max/min) on the coldest day this year.
Keep well and kind regards
Mike