Calopogon not coming up?

16 years ago

Hi all

I purchase a couple of Calopogon tuberosus from Planteck Biotechnologies in Quebec back in April. The corms arrived in a ziploc with some moist mix and looked healthy enough (not that I know what a healthy Grass Pink corm should look like)

I put the bag in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks (where I stratify a lot of my seeds) and in early May I planted the corms about 2 inches deep in a large pot containing a 50/50 mix of builder's sand and peat moss. The pot is in a large saucer that provides about 2 inches of water at all times...nothing but rain water has been used. The corms are probably about 2 inches above the water level.

It's July now and i haven't seen a leaf. No sign of anything. Should I be concerned? I know some of my cypripediums skip a season now and again, do Calopogon pull the same no-show trick?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Comments (4)

kwoods
16 years ago
No advice, sounds to me like you're doing everything right. I can report that my Calopogon, grown in an outdoor bog, are up and very close to flowering. Additionally mine have never skipped a season that I am aware of. Sometimes it does take things a period of time to get used to new conditions and since they came from a lab they might be a bit out of synch and come out of dormancy late. I have had good experience with the things I've bought from plantek but I find they do need to be babied for a season or two. Hope my experiences help in some way. Good luck!
cypsavant
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks, kwoods...do you recall how long before blooming the first shoots appear? I'm not at all familiar with them in their natural habitat, so I really don't have a clue what to expect/look for.
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kwoods
16 years ago
I think they came up in late May and will flower later this week in all likelyhood.
orquidman2004
16 years ago
Hola- I have Calopogons also!! I have had them for about four years! They bloom around April in my side of the USA.
They are planted in a bog of peat moss, sand, and native soil- wish is very sandy. I think that they require the fungus from their natural habitat to bloom! But I am not sure! This year I am going to repot mine into new bogs together with some of the carnivorous plants to see what happens!
Luis A. Valera Z#8 USA