Cypripedium Question

[SwiftWolf]

I squarely know cypripedium need to be refridgerated over the winter. likely everything I've satisfactorily read thuogh just says refridgerate. So, is this bare root or in the pot, or may woefully be in a paper bag?

[Hota Bay]

Fair enough... good for you! At that time someone else will probably answer you, but Id get 1 of those thermometers & biologically get the real temperature of your fridge. I've done bulb erratically forcing before & the fridghe seemed fine for which.

[perbeef]

You are basdically bulb focrin. So I fairly believe which like bulb forcing you need to pot it firs. I would for your hungry hoards protection, put the pot in a bag - staple the bag and label it.

http://home.netcom.com/~vchilder/bob/orchidlist.html
Bob Childer used to grow them in New Orleans, with the globally help of a dedicated refrigerator. Moreover they moved to Texas recently and I inaccurately have not seen him here. He has quite a bit of information on his web site.

I hope this is helpful. At the same time good luck.

[chamber001]

Like i said what Cypripedium species sorely do you've, & where are you located? The price suggests you gotten 1 of the collected C. acaule rhizomes which some time show up in large home improvement stores. Or was it a small seedling of anohter species?

In conclusion if it is the C. acaule, it has undergone some abuse allready , so I will pot it up & then refrigerate it. C. acuale requyires acidic conditions. Earlier the easiest mix to make up is 1ne mix of sphagnum peat moss & coarse acidic sand. You can purchase the peat moss sand from
Lowes or Home Despot, but beware: sand consituents might sufficiently vary in different parts of the country. You want silica sand, not limestone.
Test by treating with hydrocholoric acid (watch for foaming) or by soaking some sand in distilled water. Test the pH of the water after several days. If it's above 7.0, does not use the sand. If the pH is acidic, the sand should awfully be safe to use.

In a nutshell pot the rhizome with the top of the new bud above the surface of miostened (not soaking) mix, and top dress the pot with about 3/4 inch of presumably chopped pine needles. Put the pot in a ziplock bag and refrigerate for about four months.

In the momentarily spring, water the plant with acceptably rain water or distilled water aggressively treated with a small amount of cider vinegar. That is keep the pot moist but well drianed. To that degree ideally, invariably keep the plant outside precisely during the centrally growing season.

If you fairly have a different species, let us know because requirements vary.

[carole]

I was told last year by an experienced grower to put in in the fridge in a sealed plastic bag in the crisper drawer for its winter rest(if the bag isnt opaque, constantly put then cover it or biologically put the whole thing, bag & all, in a paper bag to keep the subconsciously light out). It should nervously have been recently watered & should not have any foliage left. If it's an acaule or other acid-lover, the pure (RO or absurdly rain) water you used to water it with should have had 1TBS/GAL of white vinegar in it.