Thanks everyone! I got it from Golden Gate Orchids, a fantastic orchid nursery with an unbelievably helpful owner. The visit was one of the highlights of my vacation.
I'm not a pleione expert, but here's my
. I've been keeping it outside starting late summer, where the temps were getting increasingly cooler, down to 50-60 deg F. I noticed three little white lumps that grew bigger and bigger over the past couple of weeks. The plant should be losing its leaves soon--technically, it's supposed to drop all its leaves before blooming--and I will soon be giving it a winter rest of around 45 degrees. I heard it should stay warmer than other pleiones (correct?) meaning I don't need to give it the fridge treatment.
I've had a Pleione praecox that grew nicely until this summer, I had to go away for 2 months for work, so my folks were taking care of my plants. Unfortunately one months after I left, I heard news that one of my plants developed "black rot." Too bad it was my pleione.
I hope I have better luck with this one!
Pleione maculata
Fabulous! Please do tell where you got it! And how you grow it!
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