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About
Pleione Orchids
In
their natural environment they are well adapted
to coping with severe cold, but with
protection from frost. They are not an
indoor plant and need to be grown outdoors in a
cool shady environment such as a fernery. The
flower shoot emerges from the pseudo bulb in
early spring, producing a startling orchid
flower on a stems from 7 to 18cm in height. As
the flower begins to die, the pleated spear
-shaped foliage emerges and grows to about 25cm. There
are around 20 known wild Pleiones from which a
modest group of hybrids have been bred. Bulbs
are available in winter when they are dormant
and should be planted as soon as they are
received. They should be grown in a high quality
well drained organic potting mix . We
use a commercial potting mix designed for Pleione
Orchid. The mix contains seven parts weathered
pine bark containing fines up to 6mm, one part
course river gravel, and one
part Peat moss. And to one cubic metre of
the potting mix we also add 3kgs of DOLOMITE, one
kg of GYPSUM, one kg of WETTING AGENT and finally
0.4kgs of CALCIUM NITRATE plus BORON. You would need
to scale down these additives to suit your volume
of mix. They
prefer to have a deep root run to accommodate
their root system and to prevent them drying out
too fast in summer. We recommend that the pot or
container should be at least 12cm deep. For
drainage we use a layer of 25mm scoria. On top of
the scoria a 3-4cm layer of potting mix and then a
layer of pelletised organic poultry manure such as
Dynamic LifterŽ that does not contain any extra
additives or chemical fertilisers. Finally
fill the container almost to the top with another
layer of potting mix. Then plant the bulbs on top
of the mix, leaving about one third of the bulb
above 'soil' level. See diagram for planting
Pleione Bulbs below. The bulbs will flower
from mid-August to November depending on the
variety and the season. Flowers are followed by
the foliage. At
the height of summer we water twice daily in the
morning and late afternoon until the water drains
though the container. This prevents the build-up
of certain elements in the mix which might cause
premature die back in the foliage. Pleione
orchids are gross feeders and may be given a soluble
fertilizer high in potash such as Phostrogen,
about once every six weeks until the foliage dies
down in late autumn. Do not apply on hot days and
do not use granular
fertilizer, it will burn
holes in the bulbs and foliage. As
the Pleione is a Pseudo bulb the bulbs you
purchase will eventually die and new bulbs will
grow and develop from the bottom of the foliage
stems. Often bulbils will also grown from the top
of the apex on original bulb. When
the foliage has died down, remove any bulbils
first, and then bulbs may be removed from their
pots and containers. Every care must be taken not
to damage the new growth buds on the bulbs. The
potting mix or mulch should be carefully shaken
off the roots along with the removal of last
year's pseudo bulb which is now very dead. The
roots should be trimmed back to within 3 cm of the
base of the bulb with a pair of old scissors.
Store the bulbs in a very cool pest free
environment and definitely not in a heated house
over winter. As
with most things grown in the garden, there are
the pests. The pests include birds (who scratch
the bulbs out), rats (who love the taste of the
most expensive ones), and snails slugs and
millipedes. Before planting we always dip our
bulbs in an environmentally friendly substance
called Neem Oil which gives protection against
aphid and mite. This
product is available online from Neem
Oil Australia and can also be use as a spray
for a whole range of insect type pests in the
garden. The smell of the Neem Oil also acts as
deterrent that warns off many would be insect
pests. Re-potting should be
carried out in early winter before the bulbs
commence their spring growth. Re-plant as per the
original planting instructions. The bulbils can
also be planted with the bulbs. And on the average
these can take up to 3 or 4 years to grow to
flowering size bulbs.
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Pleione Alf Beecher: Stunning dark purple petals
the throat is creamy yellow with crimson-red tiger
markings. Colours deepen as the flower matures.
$18.00 each
2 for $32.00 |
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Pleione
Alishan: (P. formosana x P. Versailles) A most attractive flower.
The
Petals are a solid dark
mauve-purple. The edge of the purple lip is softly
frilled and the purple throat is spotted with
deep magenta markings.
$35.00 each
2 For $60.00 |
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Pleione
Aoraki 'Marjorie Elizabeth': Raised
by Harry Ronkin the flower opens pale mauve and
gradually passes to a royal purple . The
lower lip of the labellum is spotted with orange red
markings and the two lines of the callus are neatly
zig-zag in formation. A very appealing flower.
$40.00 each
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Pleione
bulbocodioides: A
wild species with mauve pink petals and labellum,
contrasted with cherry markings in the throat.
Colours intensify as the flower matures.
$12.00
each
2 for $20.00 |
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Pleione
Baritu 'Colleen Barbara':
Another first release seedling
raised by Harry Ronkin. The petals and the labellum
are mauve purple. The inside of the labellum has
distinct heavy red spotting and the lip is very
frilled.
$30.00
each
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Pleione Eiger: (P.formosana
x P. humilis) The flowers are white
suffused with lavender. The lip is white and heavily
spotted with deep red blotching.
$25.00 each
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Pleione Eureka:
Has a large flower. The petals
and outer labellum are deep mauve. The inside cheeks of the
inner labellum are a soft mauve-pink. This is
contrasted by very strong red blotching on the lip, over a pale cream background. Colours intensify as the flower
matures. A very hardy variety sold by some as Irazu Mallard.
$15.00 each
2 for $28.00 |
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Pleione formosana Alba:
Pure white flower with
lemon markings in the throat of the labellum. The
edge of the lip is very frilly.
$13.00 each
2 for $24.00 |
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Pleione formosana: Ever
popular with soft mauve petals and white labellum
which is softly spotted with soft ocher-red marks on
the inside of the lip.
$6.00 each
3 for $16.00 5 for $26.00 |
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Pleione formosana Benita Collins: The very attractive large flower has deep
mauve petals and a large open deeply frilled labellum which has
an attractive soft mauve flush around the outer
lip.
$12.00 each
2 for $20.00 |
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Pleione formosana
'Noojee':
Dark
mauve petals with white labellum which has deep red
spotting on the inside of the frilly lip.
$6.00 each
3 for $16.00 5 for $26.00 |
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Pleione
formosana 'Oriental
Grace': This
variety is very similar to Pleione Priceii.
Has dark mauve petals a white labellum with darker
ochre markings in the throat and a purple-mauve
frilly lip.
$9.00
each
3 for $24.00 |
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Pleione formosana 'Priceii': Ever popular with deeper
mauve petals and white labellum which is spotted
with ochre-red marks on the inside of the lip.
The outer lip of the labellum has a soft mauve
border.
$10.00 each
2 for $18.00 |
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Pleione formosana W2:
Also
know as Pleione formosana Cairngorm.
The whole flower is pure white
with reddish markings on the inside of the frilly
labellum.
$13.00
each
2 for $24.00 |
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Pleione
formosana
'Woodbank': Originally came from
Woodbank Nursery. Not sure of its true name. However
the variety is very hardy, soft
and sweet.
$10.00
each
2 for $18.00 |
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Pleione
Frosty: (Special Prayer for Children x Shepard's
Warning) Raised by Max Akam. Raised by Max Akam. The
flower has mauve petals and outer
labellum. The colours deepen with
maturity The
inner lip has a soft cream base. The
cheeks of the labellum are
soft mauve pink with a frosty lip and
deeper pink spotting. Keels are soft
yellow.
$22.00 each
2 for $35.00 |
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Pleione
Hekla:(P.
formosana x P. humilis) The very first of our
Pleiones to flower, usually early to mid August. The
mauve petals and labellum
is contrasted well with dark blood red
markings on the lip. Very attractive and scarce. A
real stunner.
$30.00 each
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Pleione
limpritchii:
A species with mauve-pink petals
and labellum contrasted with cherry red markings in
the throat and fringed with a fine hair like ruffle.
The flower darkens as it matures.
$18.00 each
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Pleione
Milgrove: The
flower opens with soft mauve petals. The lip
has red spotting. Again the colours
intensify with age.
$15.00 each
2 for $25.00 |
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Pleione pleioneoides:
(syn P.
speciosa)
One of my favorites, this wild specie has mauve petals. And the petal colour extends inside the throat of the labellum which is spotted with crimson red dots. The colours intensify with age. $30.00 each
Very limited numbers. |
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Pleione Rakata 'Madieson Eliose': Flower
is a soft mauve pink. The throat is pink
with red markings and a distinct orange-yellow Cali.
Only
a very few to offer.
$50.00 each |
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Pleione Rakata 'Prince': The petals are deep
mauve-pink, and the inside of the labellum and
throat is a deeper shade of mauve, contrasted with
blood red blotches on the lip.
$20.00 each
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Pleione Rakata 'Princess': Mauve-pink petals with a
soft pink Labellum. The inside of the inner labellum
are a soft pinkie-pink that extends out to the very
deeply frilled lip. The flower also has red
blotches in the throat.
$20.00 each
2 for $35.00 |
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Pleione Rakata 'Shot Silk': The mauve petals tend to
have an orange red blush. The very attractive lip is
yellowish with orange markings in the throat.
$35.00 each
2 for $60.00 |
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Pleione Shantung 'Canberra' One
of the better yellow Pleiones. With soft pale yellow
petals. The Labellum is a much deeper yellow
contrasted with dark red markings.
Very very few to offer
$135.00 each Limit one |
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Pleione Shangtung 'Natasha': The
white petals sometimes have a pinkish flush which is
dependent on the amount of light when flowering.
The Labellum is also white and the lip is contrasted
with deep cherry red markings
$50.00
each
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Pleione
Shangtung (Norm Collins):
Has white petals often with soft mauve flush.
The labellum is white with a soft yellow lip and fine
red markings
$50.00 each
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Pleione
Shangtung
'Peter Bradbury':
This variety has soft mauve petals with a flush of
cream. The throat on the labellum is a creamy yellow
with blood red markings inside the lip.
$50.00
each
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Pleione
Sinope: (P. scopolorum x P. chunii) Opens with soft
mauve purple petals with red markings and yellow cali.
Hardy.
$12.00 each |
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Pleione
Soufriere: (P. Versailles x P. confusa) A purple flower with a
pinkish overtone. The inside of the lip is
intensely pink and has a solid blood red
blotching, contrasted by the yellow callus.
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Pleione 'Special Prayer For
Mothers': This variety is Autumn flowering and
no sooner than the
foliage starts to die down does the flower spike
begins to swell and commence growing. The non-flowering size bulbs are
available until mid July.
$15.00 each |
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Pleione
Stromboli: (P. speciosa x P. confusa)
As the flower matures the colour
of the petals and labellum intensifies from soft mauve
to a very dark purple shade. The red markings on the
lip of the labellum also increase intensify
in colour, developing an almost bronze red hue,
contrasting the yellow Cali.
$20.00 each |
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Pleione Tolima Meryl: (P. speciosa x P. formosana) Deep mauve
petals and labellum contrasted with a bright yellow
callus. The labellum has little or no spotting.
$15.00 each
2 for $27.50 |
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Pleione
Tongariro: (P.
Versailles x P. speciosa)
An
outstanding dark purple flower on an above average
upright stem . The outer edge of the labellum
has red markings. Colour are far deeper than
the photo suggests and
intensify as the flower matures.
$15.00 each3 for $35.00 |
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Pleione
Tongariro 'Gwendoline': The flower opens a
mauve pink and as it matures, the petals and
labellum intensify to deep purple. The red markings on
the lip of the labellum also deepens
with maturity.
$25.00 each
Few to Offer |
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Pleione
Tongariro 'Stormy':
This variety is similar to
Tongariro and for several years was sold as
Tongariro. An outstanding purple flower also
on an above average upright stem . The outer
edge of the labellum has large strong red
markings.
Colours intensify as the flower
matures,
contrasting with the
white throat.
$10.00 each3 for $25.00 |
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Pleione
Tongariro 'Thalia': Has soft mauve pink petals
and labellum. The outer lip
of the throat has a deep mauve flush. The inner lip
is marked yellow orange and lightly
marked with red spotting. Colours intensify to deep purple
as the flower matures, contrasting
with the pure white throat.
Thalia received a
Highly Commended Certificate by the Orchid Council
of Victoria in 1994.
$10.00 each3 for $25.00 |
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Pleione Tongariro 'Theolia': The
flower has mauve
purple petals and labellum. The inside lip of the
throat is slightly darker with reddish markings. The flower also has red
striping on the inside top of the back of
the throat.
$15.00 each Very limited Numbers |
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Pleione Tongariro 'Trix' The
flower open mauve and intensifies with age. The throat
is white with red spots.
$12.00 each
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Pleione Tongariro Pot
Luck: A thorough mixture
of mauve and purple Tongariro varieties. Includes some of those already
listed as named varieties. A very keen eye might be able to
sort out the differences. Very good value.
$6.00 each
5 for $27.50 |
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Pleione
Versailles Buckleberry:(P.
formosana x P. limprichtii)
The whole flower is a soft
purple. The inner lip of the labellum is white
contrasted by cherry red markings. Very easy
and very hardy.
$6.75 each
3 for $19.00 5 for $30.00 |
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Pleione
Vesuvius: (P. bulbocodoides x P.
confusa) Upon maturity the petals
are mid dark purple and the lip is deeply freckled
with red markings.
$15.00 each
2 for $25.00 |
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Pleione
Vesuvius 'Ballarat':
Deep mauve petals with open deep pink labellum
with striated blood
red makings on the lip, contrasted by the creamy
white callus in the throat of the flower.
$20.00
each
2 for $35.00 |
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Pleione Vesuvius 'Embers':
Deep mauve petals with open deep red labellum with an intense fiery throat. Photo does not do justice to variety, which is a difficult one to photograph. $35.00
each
Few to offer |
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Pleione Vesuvius 'Gembrook': Mauve purple petals . The
labellum has deeper purple marks on the outer edge of
the lip and fine deep cherry red markings in the
throat.
$22.00
each
2 for $40.00 |
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Pleione
Vesuvius 'Otto Fauser': Almost
purple petals and labellum which is delightfully
marked with blood red streaky dots . The lip on the
labellum is deeply frilled.
$25.00 each
2 for $40.00 |
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Pleione Mixture A pot luck mixture of
many flowering size varieties grown from small
bulbils that were accidentally mixed up. There are a few treasures
to be found in this lot. Again they are very good
value.
4 for
$22.50
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Pleione
Orchid Collection #1
Two Pleione formosana, Two Pleione Noojee, Two Pleione Versailles Buckleberry, Two Pleione formosana Cairngorm (W2) Eight bulbs in all, valued at $62.00 For only $53.00 A
saving of $9.00
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Up-Market
Pleione
Orchid Collection #2 Two Pleione Alf Beecher, Two Pleione Tolima Meryl, Two Pleione bulbocoides, Two Pleione formosana alba Eight bulbs in all, valued at $103.50 For only $78.50 A saving of $25.00
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Rare
Rakata Collection #3
One Pleione
Rakata Princess, One Rakata
Prince ,
One Rakata Shot Silk Three bulbs in all, valued at $75.00 For only $63.00 A saving of $12.00 |
Special
Pleione Orchid Offer
Spend over $300.00 on Pleione
Orchids, excluding
postage, and receive extra bulbs
free to the value of a 10% of
your order, your choice.
This deal does not apply to collections or other offers already discounted. |
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