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pleione Versailles gx 'Bucklebury'

Pleione Versailles gx 'Bucklebury'

Genus: Pleione
Family: Orchidaceae

About this plant

'Bucklebury' is a deciduous perennial to 15cm tall, with dark green pseudobulbs, each bearing a single lance-shaped leaf and 1 or 2 flowers with purple sepals and white lip spotted with orange-brown

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

H2

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

pH

AcidNeutral

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Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

South FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a shallow container filled with orchid compost, indoors in a cool place. Only water when new growth appears

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by division of pseudobulbs

Pests

aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, slugs and mealybugs may be a problem

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio Container

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years