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Cypripedium micranthum


gordonjb

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I like how the light catches the hairs on the pod, nicely done!! Also thank you for the lovely comment I found on bottom of portfolio.
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I realy missed this wonderful file of yours and came to visit it again. The light is so good accentuating the roundness of the hairy flower in the outside, and is " bordering" the inside parts,.also in its direction, is like leading the eye to the lower parts. I like the nuances of red/violet hairy flowre that go's so well with the green leaves angle, and dark BG. I love your eye Gord, in making a beautififul presentation( composition) of the orchid .
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This little gem is one of my favourite plants. It is extremely rare in its native habitat. I bought a division of this plant from a nursery in Canada and after raising it for 4 years it bloomed and turned out to not be the species I had been told it was. Lucky for me, because this is a far nicer species. I keep this plant in the refrigerator for the winter and I just took it out yesterday. In another 4-6 weeks it will hopefully bloom.

 

This time of year it is hard to wait for the orchid season to begin. It is close at hand, but still a month away.

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Gord, thanks,( why keep it in the fridge? I wonder) when it blooms, I hope you will upload it for us to see, must be such a beauty , and not a " static" flower..... LOL....
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Many of the ladyslipper orchids come from temperate climates and need a cold period in winter when they die down and rest until spring. With the seedlings I am raising and some of my more prized specimens I use a spare fridge in the winter to vernalize them until the spring. It is safer than mulching them and leaving then outdoors which I do with most of my temperate orchids. If it blooms I will take more photos. I am hoping It will set seed this year. Two previous attempts to pollinate the bloom failed to produce seed.
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Thanks for your explanation,I hope it will work for you this year with the seeds,It really is interesting to grow all these species.I hope to see its flowers too.

 

I learned a lot through your explanations! It is much better to learn from your personal experience than read in some books .

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