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Post by fredg on Jul 10, 2015 15:02:49 GMT
I have a few of these under the benches in the middle greenhouse. They're not one of MrsG's favourites. They must be really tough, not a lot survives if MrsG gives then the look. Calanthe tricarinata is a hardy terrestrial found from the Himalayas to Japan at elevations of 1500 to 3300 metres. Some regard it as the hardiest of the Calanthe The Japanese say the lip to resembles a monkey's face.  |
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Post by fredg on Jul 10, 2015 15:04:56 GMT
Calanthe arcuata is a native of high mountain woodlands in Japan and Taiwan needing light shade, it appreciates humidity. It dislikes wind and dry air. NEVER GROW IN FULL SUN.
  
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Post by fredg on Jul 10, 2015 15:06:40 GMT
Found in China, Korea, Japan and the Ryukyus in shady and moist places in dense evergreen broad-leaved forests at elevations of 780 to 1500 meters. Calanthe discolor is a small sized, cool to cold growing, semi-evergreen terrestrial with small pseudobulbs sheathed basally by leaf bases and carrying 2 to 4, elliptic-lanceolate to obovate-oblong, minutely pubescent above leaves and narrowing below into a sulcate petiole which blooms in the spring on terminal, lax, 2' [60 cm] long inflorescence with a loosely several [10 to 15] flowered racemose inflorescence with the rachis minutely pubescent and carrying mushroom scented flowers. [/i] Easily grown in a pot in semi-shade, I have mine under the staging. Just ensure it doesn't completely dry out.    There are many colour forms. |
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Post by fredg on Jul 10, 2015 15:08:05 GMT
Calanthe x Kozu group
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Post by fredg on Jul 10, 2015 15:10:21 GMT
This is a Calanthe hybrid I acquired a few of years ago when the national mail order nursery ( Thompson & Morgan) were selling them off cheap at the end of the season. ( We like a good bargain ;D). No problems with this one for hardiness.   |
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Post by fredg on Apr 26, 2017 16:39:50 GMT
A quicky of a flower from a Kozo Group plant.  They're under the bench so I'll have to get the pots out to improve the background. Getting down to take the photos isn't a problem, getting up again is another matter  The Calanthe also suffered badly with snail/slug attacks last year. They're much better this year as I applied slug bait very early. One plant still lost its inflorescence. |
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Post by fredg on May 15, 2018 14:49:08 GMT
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Post by fredg on May 10, 2021 10:55:59 GMT
This T&M Calanthe hybrid is quite happy under the bench behind an etegare.  |
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Post by fredg on Jun 5, 2021 13:11:11 GMT
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Post by fredg on Apr 27, 2022 10:16:34 GMT
The T&M Calanthe are doing better since I stopped neglecting them so much. Odd that isn't it   There's quite a few spikes to come. |
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Post by dvg on Apr 27, 2022 15:26:57 GMT
Nothing wrong with those. Look at all that greenery in the background. It's snowing here now and bud break won't be for another ten days to two weeks, but those leaf buds are almost bursting at the seams to get growing.  dvg |
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Post by fredg on May 7, 2022 10:24:57 GMT
The other one of the T&M hybrids.  |
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Post by fredg on May 18, 2022 17:45:40 GMT
In Morrison's yesterday and there was this Calanthe waving to me. I had no option but to bring it home. It'll be interesting to see what colour these are.  |
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Post by fredg on Jun 3, 2022 9:30:50 GMT
The Morrison's plant has started to open its buds.  |
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Post by fredg on Jun 4, 2022 13:10:42 GMT
One day later.  |
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