{"id":10857,"date":"2012-11-28T03:07:56","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T10:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10857"},"modified":"2012-11-28T10:23:41","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T17:23:41","slug":"garden-orchids-cypripedium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/garden-orchids-cypripedium\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden Orchids &#8211; Cypripedium &#038; Hybrids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Outdoor Orchids by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6165787464\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6170\/6165787464_3d55c816cb.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor Orchids\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originally orchids were mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas and that is why they are foremost in our thoughts as indoor and houseplants.<br \/>\nWhat is less well known is that many orchids can also grow in areas where the temperature falls to -20\u00c2\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>One type of winter-hardy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com\/plants1\/search.html?section=all&amp;search=orchid\">orchid from Thompson &#038; Morgan <\/a><strong>is Cypripedium<\/strong>. They protects themselves by staying underground in winter but in spring the shoots appear above the ground and start flowering after just three or four weeks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are dozens of Cypripedium varieties which all have a spectacular inflorescence.<\/li>\n<li>The Cypripedium flowers annually in May and June.<\/li>\n<li>Cypripedium are named from the Dutch after a woman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s shoe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Orchids by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6165257117\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6168\/6165257117_cbcd339b00.jpg\" alt=\"Orchids\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How and Where to Grow Orchids in your Garden<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The plants prefer a sheltered and shady spot but love the morning sun.<\/li>\n<li>A north wall is a good spot but orchids also perform well in a border with shade from trees and shrubs.<\/li>\n<li>They like a sandy soil, and combine excellently with ferns or little Hosta varieties.<\/li>\n<li>Dig a hole and plant into moist soil.<\/li>\n<li>If necessary, make the structure of the soil around the hole looser with sand or clay granulate.<\/li>\n<li>When you plant your orchid directly in the garden, take care that in the first year that the spoil does not dry out.<\/li>\n<li>After flowering, the plant makes new shoots and settles in its new spot.<\/li>\n<li>Orchids do not need much fertiliser.<\/li>\n<li>When the orchid has got a good spot in your garden it will last for many years.<\/li>\n<li>After flowering it seems that the plant stops growing but under the ground it is making new buds anb roots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Orchids by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6165258491\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6166\/6165258491_ba36d5a926.jpg\" alt=\"Orchids\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Seasonal Tips for Outdoor Orchids<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>When resting, orchids are resistant to very low temperatures.<\/li>\n<li>However, when the shoots start to grow, late-night frost can cause damage.<\/li>\n<li>When late-night frost is predicted damage can be prevented by putting a bucket or big plant pot upside down over the plant and removed in the morning.<\/li>\n<li>During the first year in particular you must keep an eye on night frosts because the plant has not yet acclimated to the climate in your garden.<\/li>\n<li>In autumn the leaves of the orchid die off and the plant starts its winter rest.<\/li>\n<li>The old dead foliage can be cut back to 5 cm above the soil.<\/li>\n<li>Take care that you do not damage the new shoots when removing the old leaves or when weeding.<\/li>\n<li>Do not cover the plant with peat but some old dry leaves are fine.<\/li>\n<li>Often the tips of the new shoots are already visible<\/li>\n<li>The plant can resist low temperatures and cold helps to start sprouting in spring.<\/li>\n<li>In spring the plant sprouts again and under good circumstances produces even more shoots and therefore with more flowers. The cycle of the plant now starts again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Orchids by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6165263703\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6177\/6165263703_d7fccae5cf.jpg\" alt=\"Orchids\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenorchid.com\/en\/\">Garden Orchids<\/a> a trade supplier of Orchids.\u00c2\u00a0 The <strong>pictures not necessarily Cypripedium<\/strong> are from their stand at the\u00c2\u00a0 Glee show Birmingham 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Orchids by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6165799044\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6166\/6165799044_59fb3ce7e6.jpg\" alt=\"Orchids\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Further information from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hardyorchidsociety.org.uk\/\">Hardy Orchid Society<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 -\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 or\u00c2\u00a0 Cypripedium Varieties in pictures<\/p>\n<table width=\"903\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"9\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumacaule.htm\">Cyp. acaule<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"20%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumcalceolus.htm\">Cyp. calceolus<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumhenryi.htm\">Cyp. henryi<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumhimalaicum.htm\">Cyp. himalaicum<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumkentuckiense.htm\">Cyp. kentuckiense<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"20%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediummontanum.htm\">Cyp. montanum<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumparviflorummakasin.htm\">Cyp. parviflorum makasin<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumparviflorumparviflorum.htm\">C. parviflorum parviflorum<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumparviflorumpubescens.htm\">C. parviflorum pubescens<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"20%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumplectrochilum.htm\">Cyp. plectrochilum<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\">\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumreginae.htm\">Cyp. reginae<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\">\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumreginaealba.htm\">Cyp. reginae alba<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumsmithii.htm\">Cyp. smithii<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"20%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumventricosum.htm\">Cyp. ventricosum<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumventricosumalba.htm\">C. ventricosum, alba<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" width=\"27%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ebasic.easily.co.uk\/01603B\/023059\/Cypripediumventricosumpale.htm\">C. ventricosum, pale<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a title=\"Orchids by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6165255679\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6152\/6165255679_520594536f.jpg\" alt=\"Orchids\" 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