tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post8058809214894540495..comments2023-10-30T06:39:13.884-07:00Comments on The Transitional Gardener: Playing "Chicken" with BletillasJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12538769872317933763noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-87941280158452468982020-06-27T20:45:49.532-07:002020-06-27T20:45:49.532-07:00I was wondering if you would be willing to trade s...I was wondering if you would be willing to trade some of the less common hybrid bletilla you mention (or sell, as I likely don't have any you're missing, given the number you list). EShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09547791060230610782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-45421224018174120012012-04-17T03:32:33.621-07:002012-04-17T03:32:33.621-07:00Hi
i'm form belgium and also looking for sev...Hi <br /><br />i'm form belgium and also looking for several bletilla hybrids <br /><br />in belgium they are difficult to find <br /><br />please can someone help me with sending some seeds ?bqsore77https://www.blogger.com/profile/00698018749255141556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-76993735702641099282011-01-07T16:57:07.227-08:002011-01-07T16:57:07.227-08:00I was surprised some of my seedlings bloomed in 18...I was surprised some of my seedlings bloomed in 18 months since I started them from seeds. I have another batch that have been treated with a mutagen and oryzalin. <br /><br />I also got a peloric form of Bletilla Brigantes and B. striata peloric form x 'Murasakishikibu'. Of course, the latter won't be likely bluish, but if I cross it back to 'Murasakishikibu', there maybe ones similar to C. intermedia coerulea aquinii. Will see. BTW, I don't know if you have 'Soryu', but I was told, progeny of this cultivar won't come true.Kentakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988040431609942131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-5650258894274665122011-01-02T04:19:08.368-08:002011-01-02T04:19:08.368-08:00Thanks Erik - I'm definitely envious of your g...Thanks Erik - I'm definitely envious of your gardening climate and intrigued by your method for growing Pleiones. If I can get my hands on a few bulbs, I may try again this summer, but the main US source for those retired a couple of years back and they've become all but impossible to find here. My gardening has been on the back burner for a couple of years now due to family and work issues, but I do appreciate your comments and interest. Happy New Year!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538769872317933763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-91471697039686432722011-01-01T11:28:01.717-08:002011-01-01T11:28:01.717-08:00Hi Jeff, I know it's a year-old thread by now,...Hi Jeff, I know it's a year-old thread by now, but I just came across it now. So I hope you get this.<br /><br />I grow bletilla and pleione in Dublin Ireland (equivalent to NW coast US most winters...zone around 8 or 9), both outdoors year round.Bletilla of course are easy, except that some summers don't give enough heat units to ripen the bulbs properly, and the following season there are few flowers as a result. Solved by keeping them in the plastic tent greenhouse all summer.<br /><br />But it's the pleiones I wanted to talk about. Here, and also according to UK growers, being wet in the winter is not a problem so long as they stay cold. No idea why that is, but for the past six years they have been left out all winter through rain, frost, and snow, and manage just fine.<br /><br />The summer treatment is what's really interesting. I grow them all on peat blocks (European peat is dense and cut into bricks as an old fashioned fuel, not like Canadian peat), which absorb moisture but never to a sodden extent. <br /><br />In the summer, I stand all these pleione covered blocks in trays of water. They are sitting in full sun, with the bottom third of the blocks submerged. Root growth is prolific, and so is the growth (size and quantity) of new pseudobulbs. They love it. Maybe it is equivalent to monsoon conditions in Asia?<br /><br />It might compensate for you against the heat of VA, to try some standing in water, semishade, good air flow. The bulbs are cheap if you get the "basic" species, so you could afford to experiment.<br /><br />In winter, I hang the blocks on a wire fence. They are exposed to the elements, but drain fast, and get wind dried.<br /><br />If your filters allow, you can see a picture of the pleione blocks on my Flickr site: http://bit.ly/faUc9n<br /><br />Erik van Lennep<br />Dublin<br />IrelandErikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457440759317458213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-7208496305577884612010-01-31T21:35:40.077-08:002010-01-31T21:35:40.077-08:00Jeff,
I am in Southside VA, and I am searching for...Jeff,<br />I am in Southside VA, and I am searching for seeds to plant Bletilla. Can you provide a source?<br />Thanks<br />Tommy<br />tommyanelson@gmail.comTommy Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364883490178737454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-19016053078296596282010-01-07T22:16:02.335-08:002010-01-07T22:16:02.335-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-51041221327167336102009-12-19T11:50:07.827-08:002009-12-19T11:50:07.827-08:00Jeff, would you please email me about Bletilla sou...Jeff, would you please email me about Bletilla sources in the US?<br /><br />I am in NJ...<br /><br />Thank you for your help!<br /><br />John<br /><br />Pardancanda@hotmail.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04338890441046239972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-25649881613521947452009-11-18T20:55:04.791-08:002009-11-18T20:55:04.791-08:00Jeff, that blue flowered plant is in fact the blue...Jeff, that blue flowered plant is in fact the blue form called 'Soryu', not 'Murasaki Shikibu' and the photo is mine. I am an expat American living in Japan in the Fukuoka area. That particular plant is huge now, probably around 30 growths, most flowering size.Tom Velardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539435629990621661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-13807651734109697452009-04-26T16:56:00.000-07:002009-04-26T16:56:00.000-07:00Thanks for your reply Jeff. If you live in the US...Thanks for your reply Jeff. If you live in the USA and you need seeds, I can mail them to you next time I harvest them. Growing these from seeds is more than I bargained for. Have never had anyone say my site is blocked by virus software before, hummm...<br />AnnieAppleseed@comcast.net is our email too. I assure you it is legit. Our positive feedback on eBay is proof of that. Our seller name is 123Appleseed in case you are curious about our products. Best of luck with your Bletilla. I really enjoy your blog. AnnieAnnieAppleseedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100480902960109663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-33894998820577494872009-04-26T16:40:00.000-07:002009-04-26T16:40:00.000-07:00Hi Annie - wasn't able to reach your website; it w...Hi Annie - wasn't able to reach your website; it was blocked by my virus software. Bletilla seeds, like those of all orchids, are very tiny and blow around like dust. I've never seen any germinate outside; all of mine have been germinated under fluorescent lights on moist, sterilized milled sphagnum moss. The whole pot remains enclosed inside a plastic bag for several months, then is gradually opened as the plants grow to a size at which they can be transplanted. It may be several years before they reach the size when they can be planted out.<br /><br />I've grown the plants in sun or shade, but more blooms are produced in sun. More water is needed during the growing season if the plants are in sun, too.<br /><br />Hope this helps!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538769872317933763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-32853127711008467082009-04-26T10:12:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:12:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.AnnieAppleseedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100480902960109663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-83071075922540573652009-04-25T00:14:00.000-07:002009-04-25T00:14:00.000-07:00Hi Jeff,
Last year I waited to harvest seeds from ...Hi Jeff,<br />Last year I waited to harvest seeds from the pods of my Bletilla and they had small dust like particles inside these spacious pods. Had I left them too long or are the seeds meant to be microscopic?<br />In any event, I just scattered them round the base of my existing bed of these. Now I cannot tell if they took or not, but I suspect not. The bed is wider but it gets slightly wider every year. How and when shall I divide these? They are happy beneath a crabapple tree in northern CA. Do they do best in shade or can they take full sun? Love your blog! Check out our website and would you be so kind to respond at my website address link? Thanks. www.AnnieAppleseeds.com We create custom tea, herb, or flower seed packets for business brand marketing and party favors in case you know of anyone wanting to "grow" their business or throw a large party.AnnieAppleseedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100480902960109663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-33747532046214065452009-02-16T15:46:00.000-08:002009-02-16T15:46:00.000-08:00Actually, I am not looking for your seedlings at t...Actually, I am not looking for your seedlings at this point. Maybe pollinia exchange? Or breeding materials?<BR/><BR/>I did read that you may be interested in creating Calopogon x Bletilla, but I also read the progeny of this cross were weak. I also wonder why their is no hybrid between Bletia or Spathoglottis. Supposedly, Arundina x Bletilla is hardy enough to survive in Tokyo, which is like Zone 8 or Zone 7b. Just a thought. <BR/><BR/>Pleionilla may be a good material to introduce "hardiness" of Bletilla into Pleione. I am not 100% convinced if plants my friends sent me a "real" hybrids. Will see.Kentakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988040431609942131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-22743643421553007052009-02-16T01:31:00.000-08:002009-02-16T01:31:00.000-08:00Not a problem, Kentaki. I can't imagine my little ...Not a problem, Kentaki. I can't imagine my little seedlings ever being sturdy enough to survive mailing at this point, but it's always a possibility later. The seeds you're working with sound really interesting. I'm trying some Pleiones again this spring, but they've never done very well for me here - too hot and humid in the summer to suit them, I think.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538769872317933763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-90553289343686335682009-02-15T17:45:00.000-08:002009-02-15T17:45:00.000-08:00Sorry, but could you remove my name or message? I ...Sorry, but could you remove my name or message? I guess I left it unconsciously. <BR/><BR/>BTW, one of my friends sent me seeds of different Bletilla "varieties," which include red/orange Bletilla. I am going to sow them soon. Would there be a chance to exchange what we have if I could raise these seedling successfully? He also sent me seeds of Pleionilla (Pleione x Bletilla).Kentakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988040431609942131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-29808218025199534282009-02-13T00:20:00.000-08:002009-02-13T00:20:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538769872317933763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-37367244449192047162009-02-12T09:03:00.000-08:002009-02-12T09:03:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Kentakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988040431609942131noreply@blogger.com