Pleione Red Poll

[RosieC]

Last week I bought a Pleione Red Poll.

I've seen pictures of the flowers before but never the plant... now I see why... there is not really any plant there at all when it flowers, just this shrivlled conker thing

It just had a bud when I bought it which had grown considerably by the time I took the first pic. Within only a couple of days it had fully opened in to this great flower.

The last picture is of Pleione maculata which I bought at the same time. This one aparently grows leaves first and then flowers in the autum.

[dounoharm]

beautiful!

[Nic100]

Gorgeous Rosie!

[trdyl]

Rosie, Nice one!

[RosieC]

Thanks everyone. I really love this little guy. I have him sitting on the table beside me and he tends to move arround to wherever I'm sitting so I can enjoy the flower

[Nic100]

I did the same thing with mine!

[smartie2000]

wow great color

[RosieC]

Thanks Fren.

Looking back at these pictures I realise that the stem the flower is on has grown loads in the few days since they were taken and a leaf is forming about half way up it.

[JennS]

Very Interesting! The flower is beautiful and what an interesting plant! Thanks for sharing.

[RosieC]

I thought I should show the whole plant (what there is of it) because others like me may have only ever seen the flower and not realised what it's like.

I'm really loving growing this one so far.