To ponerorchis add graminifolia, Sorry. > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On > Behalf Of Brian Whyer > Sent: 13 July 2005 23:24 > To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' > Subject: [pbs] Ponerorchis > > Getting back to "bulbs", well bulbous anyway. Does anyone have > experience with the orchid Ponerorchis. I am growing them for the first > time and could not be more pleased, so far. 5 tubers at £3 each and all > are in flower a few months later, all more or less different in colour > and form, with ~5 to 15 flowers on each. They are very heat and light > tolerant in my frost free greenhouse, often taking almost full afternoon > sunshine and temperatures of 100F or more during recent very sunny > weather, without any apparent ill effect. Are they going to let me down > with a bump in a few weeks and die due to plant abuse? How long do I > grow them on after flowering? A gardenweb enquiry has recommended > bagging the tubers in polythene and refrigerating in winter. I prefer to > leave in the pot if possible, especially as UK fridges are miniscule by > American standards, and don't have spare plant space, although the > tubers are very small. Any American or European growers have them in the > garden? > > Brian Whyer, Buckinghamshire, England, zone ~8 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php