Springwood Pleiones

Species and varieties available for sale 2023-2024

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P. Alishan (formosana x Versailles) £5.00
lilac-pink, lip well marked yellow-brown.
Pln. Dr. Mo Weatherhead (grandiflora x humilis) £15.00
our own introduction, good strong grower, early flowering mixed clones, ivory white, lip flushed yellow marked red and yellow to varying degrees.
Pln. Follifoot (Fuego x Arkengarthdale) "Princess Tiger" £20.00
like a very superior limprichtii, but with larger flowers, rich purple with paler but heavily spotted lips.
Rated by Dr. Harberd as one of his best hybrids.
Limited availability.
Pln. Jorullo (limprichtii x bulbocodioides)" £5.00
deep rose pink, lip well marked red, vibrant and attractive.
Krakatoa (yunnanensis x forrestii) £20.00
Petals pale yellow, throat deep yellow with strong red markings.
Limited availability.
Pln. Marco Polo (bulbocodioides x Shantung) £7.00
lilac pink, lip pale and heavily marked red and yellow, strong grower with large bulbs.
Our own cross.
Pln. Rakata "Shot Silk" £20.00
large flowers, petals deep apricot, lip yellow flushed apricot
with heavy deep orange-red markings
Pln. Shantung "Ducat" £25.00
superb rich yellow, lips with deep red markings; queen of the hybrids.
Limited availability.
Pln. Starbotton (Fuego x confusa) £20.00
warm purple, yellow lips heavily blotched with red.
Pln. Stromboli "Il Duce" £10.00
attractive cerise pink, lip much darker and heavily blotched brick red.
Much stronger all round than the type.
Pln. Tolima (speciosa x formosana) £5.00
cerise pink, lips marked crimson and yellow.
Pln. Vesuvius (bulbocodioides x confusa) £10.00
deep pink, lip marked red, strong grower.
Pln. Vesuvius "Leopard" £20.00
rich, vibrant, deep orange-pink flowers, lip orange-yellow with very distinct deep red spotting,
much sought after and far superior to “Phoenix”.
Limited availability.
Pln. Vicky (bulbocodioides x barbarae) £4.00
our own introduction, mixed clones, varying shades of pink,
lips well marked with deep purple blotches and some with yellow;
ideal for cold frame culture.
Pln. Vicky "High Noon" £10.00
Bright lavender pink throughout, entire lip intensely marked deep pink.
Pln. Vicky "Sunrise" £10.00
warm magenta pink, lip marked with deep red blotches; throat white, strong grower.
Pln. Vicky "Sunset" £10.00
deep magenta pink, lip heavily marked red and yellow, free flowering and a strong grower.
Pln. Volcanello (Soufrière x bulbocodioides) £8.00
soft pink, lip pale and heavily marked orange-red,
our own cross.
x barbarae (grandiflora x bulbocodioides) (natural hybrid) £12.50
deep cerise pink, lip well marked red, free flowering.

Enquiries regarding any species or varieties not listed are always welcome.

Bargain Lots

Most species and varieties offered for sale may be purchased in “lots” of three to five smaller non-flowering size bulbs to the equivalent weight of a large flowering-size bulb at the same price as the latter. An excellent opportunity to increase your stock. If required please indicate as “LOT” in the quantity column of the order form.

Similarly, single, medium but not flowering-size bulbs may be purchased at half the listed price of flowering-size bulbs. If required please indicate as “MEDIUM” in the quantity column of the order form.

Bulbils

These are available in multiples of 10 subject to availability, we supply these for most varieties at the cost of 20 for the listed price of a flowering-size bulb. (e.g. 10 x Pln. Vicky costs £2.00).

Recommended Reading

THE GENUS PLEIONE - Phillip Cribb and Ian Butterfield - The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN 1 900 347814

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