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price list - Pleione Species - 2016/2017
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Note: FS = flowering size. FS-1 = one year to flowering. Bulbil = 3 - 4 years to flowering.
NEW: The price applies to: 1 x FS bulb or 2 x FS-1 bulbs or 10 x bulbils.
| Click picture to enlarge | Species |
Price |
Flower Time | Description | |
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aurita |
£10.00 |
Late Spring |
Large pink flowers
with a pursed lip, marked yellow or orange, with white hairs. Makes large
pseudobulbs. Prefers compost of mostly moss. Sold out |
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x
barbarae
|
£5.00 |
Late Spring |
Natural hybrid between
P. grandiflora and P. bulbocodioides. Pink flower with
large lip and eye-catching lip markings. |
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bulbo-codioides |
£4.00 |
Late Spring |
Mauve pink with dark
lip markings. Variable. Very attractive when massed in a bowl.
The most widely distributed pleione of all. Easy to grow. Bulbils:
yes |
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chunii |
£15.00 |
May / June |
Miniature, pale rose & cream, varying from near white through delicate shades of pink. The lip is pale rose to near white with large pink, purple or brownish spots. Sold out |
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formosana |
£3.00 |
April / May |
Pale rose & cream,
variable from near white through all shades of pink. The lip is near
white with pink, purple or brown spots. Excellent beginners' orchid,
prolific grower. Makes large bulbs, mostly with more than one stem. |
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formosana
v.
alba |
£5.00 |
April / May |
Sparkling white flowers with
lemon yellow spots in the lip. Long stemmed and most attractive in a group.
Prolific grower producing large, multi stemmed bulbs. |
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formosana
'Lucy Diamond' |
£4.00 | April / May |
Beautiful crisp white formosana with orange and yellow
markings in the lip. Multiplies easily. Sold out |
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formosana 'Rossini' | £5.00 | April |
First in the group of 'musical' formosana
clones. Vigorous grower, often more than one spike and twin flowers per
bulb. Soft pink petals with a lighter pink lip. Delicate terracotta
markings in a strongly frilled lip. Another great beginner's orchid. Bulbils: yes |
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formosana 'Verdi' | £5.00 | April |
Delicate pink/violet shades, varying from deep on the
petals to lighter in the lip. The interior of the lip is marked with
terracotta spots. A very strong grower, making several new bulbs per
season. Bulbils: yes |
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formosana 'Vivaldi' | £5.00 | April |
Broad deep purple-pink petals. The lip is marked with
purple stripes and spots, set off by lemon yellow fringed keels. The stem
is purple with purple sheaths, which give this clone a very distinct
appearance. Terrific grower. Sold out |
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forrestii | £12.00 | Early Spring |
This is the only yellow pleione species, much valued by
growers and hybridisers alike. The lip is richly marked with terracotta to
burgundy red spots. Very early flowering, it can be a little
temperamental in a new place but settles down after the first season and
performs reliably year after year. Sold out |
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grandiflora (white) |
£12.00
|
March / April |
Large, sparkling white flowers. The lip is large with many frills and fringes,
marked with
yellow,
orange or brown spots. Very attractive. |
|
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grandiflora (yellow lip) |
£12.00
|
March / April |
A beautiful variant of the white P. grandiflora. It has large near white to pale yellow flowers with a frilled and fringed lip, near white to lemon yellow. This is overlaid with orange, terracotta or brown markings. Very showy, an eye catcher. |
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limprichtii | £4.00 | May / June |
Hardy in southern parts of England, if grown in sheltered, well draining position like a rockery. Flowers are pale rosy/purple with a large lip with purple spots. Smallish flower, multiplies well. |
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maculata | £15.00 | October / November |
Autumn / winter
flowering.
A tropical pleione,
requiring warm conditions. The flower is white with a most distinctive
lip, white background, striped and blotted in purple with a yellow central
patch. Fragrant. Requires intermediate temperatures, no less than 15°C.
Not easy to grow. |
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praecox |
£10.00
|
October / December |
Autumn / winter
flowering. Flowers pink with lighter coloured, tubular lip, on erect stems, often two flowers per bulb. Flowers are
long lasting in cool temperatures and have a delicious scent.
Strong grower.
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yunnanensis |
£15.00 |
April / May |
Pale lavender
flowers with magenta or purple lip marking. Unusually rounded petals and
sepals. Upright on a long, slender stem. Long lasting. Likes extra
bark in its compost.
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Last Updated: 07/03/2017 16:24