Pleione Britannia 'Doreen' - flower pics from earlier in the year

[camille1585]

Certainly can't grow them here, either they'vre outside or inside with the others. But I can always overwinter them in France at home, and bring them back here after.

[Vina]

beautiful plant Rosie!
how it's now? mine are now going dormant. I have some P.formosana and its albine type.

[RosieC]

Yes, it's fully dormant now. I have the bulbs stored in my greenhouse (which is kept cool over the winter).

[Vina]

mine are still with some yellow leaves on. Do you take them out of the pot?
Some growers say to overwinter them in a box, but some say they need light..

[RosieC]

Last year I overwintered a different one in the pot and with light. It didn't do too well this year.

This year I'm going on the advise of the person I bought this one from, and I have removed them from the pot and put them in a box in the greenhouse. The greenhouse get's down to about 5C at various points during the winter (with a frost heater to stop it going lower). The advise I got was a box in the garage but I can control the min temp better in the greenhouse so decided to try that.

[Vina]

Thanks! mine also are not doing well after staying in pots, even if they were in cold room. I don't have a greenhouse, but I thinkI'll put them in the basement.