Acidanthera murieliae (common names: Peacock orchid)

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Acidanthera murieliae (aka Peacock orchid)


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Reminders for this plant

Due 7 months ago:

In Xela's garden calendar:
'Plant'

Store dry and plant April - May, either in deep pots or in good soil in the sun, 3" apart and 5" deep. A 12" pot will need about 7-10 bulbs.

Due about 1 month ago:

In Xela's garden calendar:
'Lift'

easy to lift once the first frosts have browned the foliage and, kept dry, through the winter, survive many years.

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Due in 4 months:

In Xela's garden calendar:
'Plant'

Plant April - May, either in deep pots or in good soil in the sun, 3" apart and 5" deep. A 12" pot will need about 7-10 bulbs.

Members growing this plant

  • Lori
    Lori

    Joined 26 Feb, 2008

    119 plants

  • Xela
    Xela

    Joined 1 Mar, 2008

    254 plants

  • ladybug_17
    Ladybug_17

    Joined 30 Apr, 2008

    6 plants

  • njarratt
    Njarratt

    Joined 11 Nov, 2008

    24 plants

Comments on Acidanthera murieliae

jacque
Jacque

7 Apr, 2008

 

Beutiful Lori are those White Flowers Peacock Orchids?

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Lori
Lori

7 Apr, 2008

 

Hi Jacque...I've never heard them called that...but that doesn't mean they aren't...lol they are a type of gladiolus...I've heard them called Turkish Glads...They are scented...and would probably be a perennial in your garden...I have to lift them every fall...they are small corms...hard to believe that the tall study plant comes from such little nuggets...They have a wonderful scent as well. they are not expensive, I got 30 for about $8...and they make a wonderful show...worth a try?

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jacque
Jacque

7 Apr, 2008

 

Iv got 50 of them 2 plant if their the same Flower Lori :D

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Janette
Janette

7 Apr, 2008

 

This looks lovely lori

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Janette
Janette

7 Apr, 2008

 

This looks lovely lori

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Chrispook
Chrispook

7 Apr, 2008

 

Fantastic Lori.

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flcrazy
Flcrazy

8 Apr, 2008

 

Love the way you weaved in the light, airy plants in the foreground. Makes a very magical, floral display..! Amazing job. You're quite the little artist.!

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Lori
Lori

8 Apr, 2008

 

You are a dear, Flcrazy. It's been such a long time since anyone referred to me as "little". hahahahaha Or did you mean very little artist?...oh never mind! Would love to take the credit...but a little cloudburst accomplished the arrangement.

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Grammazoo
Grammazoo

8 Apr, 2008

 

Mmm...gorgeous! Can imagine them softly swaying on a light breeze...

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Lori
Lori

19 Apr, 2008

 

thanks everyone!...Jacque...We will have to trade photos...mid to late summer-- be there or be square! lol.

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Chrispook
Chrispook

4 Aug, 2008

 

Wow!

flcrazy
Flcrazy

4 Aug, 2008

 

Looks like my wish list just got alittle longer ! Thanks Lori...lol

jacque
Jacque

4 Aug, 2008

 

These are Beautiful Lori , Mine have no flowers yet :)

Jess
Jess

5 Aug, 2008

 

Fantastically delicious! A must have for me too now.

TasteyG
Tasteyg

19 Aug, 2008

 

I'm with you Jacque, no flowers on mine yet either :(

Janey
Janey

21 Aug, 2008

 

Love this Lori, it's stunning, great light too.

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amy
Amy

21 Aug, 2008

 

Gorgous , Is this the one that has the fabulous smell Lori

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Lori
Lori

21 Aug, 2008

 

Thanks Janey!... Yes, Amy, it has a wonderful scent... and the corms are quite reasonable... and they increase every season.

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spritzhenry
Spritzhenry

21 Aug, 2008

 

Lovely photo, Lori. I'm waiting for mine to flower! They aren't hardy here, so rather than have to dig them up each year and store them, I treat them as annuals and buy new ones. Do I gather that they are hardy for you, Lori?

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Lori
Lori

22 Aug, 2008

 

My mistake...I wanted to add this photo to my garden list..but took it from my files rather than the goY files!! and as a result I've duplicated a picture... I have this pic a few pages back in my photos... I dig them up in the fall, Spritzhenry. they are very prolific... I have trebled the number of corms in two seasons...I had more than I had space for... so I'm going to try an experiment ...I'm going to pot up the extras and try to get them to bloom over winter!... I may not succeed in getting anything from them but I have extras and it's worth a try, I think.

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Lori
Lori

12 Sep, 2008

 

Not to worry...they bloom later in the season.

spritzhenry
Spritzhenry

12 Sep, 2008

 

Mine are just leaves at the moment! I love these flowers. You've reminded me why, Lori!

Lori
Lori

12 Sep, 2008

 

Yes Spritz, I've deadheaded most of the first planting, the second planting is middling....and the later planting is just putting up blossom. I decided to try staggered planting to see if I could extend their bloom into the late fall season, As long as I catch all the frost warnings and give them paperbag hats overnite I should be able to have them blooming til killing frost in November. fingers crossed... I usually dig all the corms before then but will leave the late planting to see if they are ok to dig in Nov.

hoya105
Hoya105

30 Sep, 2008

 

these are beautiful - my neighbour has a few clumps getting established, wonder if she'll mind me pinching some.....

Lori
Lori

30 Sep, 2008

 

Do you have to dig them up for winter in Devon, Hoya105? Or are you lucky enough to be able to winter them in the garden? I have to dig mine; they wouldn't survive the winter in the soil... no reason that your friend would not share...they are not expensive as corms go...and they divide readily... lots of little cormlets attached to the parent bulb... I plant them and let them come up but they don't bloom they just grow the corm...I dig them in the fall and: tah-dah, millions of little glads to plant next spring!!

spritzhenry
Spritzhenry

19 Nov, 2008

 

Mine never did flower, Lori, so I will be digging them up tomorrow. ;-(

Maybe next year!

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Lori
Lori

19 Nov, 2008

 

oh sorry to hear that! I've dug mine and put them away for winter...they produce so many cormlets that I could have a whole acre of these next year if I had the backbone to plant them!! I'm not aging gracefully I'm afraid...keep trying to do the stuff I took for granted, like dig...and coming up lame or in traction!! (slight exaggeration) Don't give up on them, please Spritz... they really are no care at all!

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Members' notes...

Lori
Lori

Summer blooming bulb (corm). Heavily scented white blooms with wine red centre, blooms starlike, sequentially on long raceme in mid to late summer likes good drainage, sandy loam, full sun. Corms must be stored over winter...best to dig after rest period...remove flowers and let bulb rest til early Nov. remove before soil frost
Here's where keeping a little map of your planting come in very handy.

Xela
Xela

Planted Shenstone Diningrm border 04.07
Vistabile garage border 04.07

Acidanthera murielae plants originate from the high mountains of central Africa
Good cut flower with a wonderful perfume
AGM
(RHS Award of Garden Merit is awarded for ease of cultivation, excellence and constitution but not necessarily hardiness).

Hardiness: only moderately hardy

Plant Type: corm

Position:
Soil type: well drained soil
Exposure: sunny south-facing site

Flowers: Aug - Oct
Colour: White flowers with a deep burgundy eye. .

Height: to 30".

Care:.
Planting instructions
Tender. Store dry and plant April - May, either in deep pots or in good soil in the sun, 3" apart and 5" deep. A 12" pot will need about 7-10 bulbs.
They are however easy to lift once the first frosts have browned the foliage and, kept dty, through the winter, survive many years.

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