Hello all,

everything is said in the title! ;)

Regards.

Hi again,

another question: is C. fasciolatum among the "easy" Cyps or not?

Best regards.

I'm not a Cyp expert but don't all Cyps go dormant in the winter and that they have to cope with all the natural element including rain?

Hello Nancy,

the problem is that some Cyps, like tibeticum for example, come from areas where there is no rain during winter, so they only can support dry frost.

If they dont like rain...then store it in the fridge with your other cyps.

Hello Guy,

I don't know if it likes rain or not, but if it likes, I would prefer to keep it outside in my garden, because my fridge is not so big! ;)

So, does it like or not, that is the question.

Regards.

I dont grow fasciolatum but from what I have read it likes a very long growing season but has done well in zone 5 Ohio,USA.

A successful grower cultivates this one in a bog with contant moisture at it roots, I suspect in the growing season with gravel, sand, perlite, limestone and pine bark in the mix and in winter kept just moist.

Most Cyps should be kept just moist in winter, never dry.American sp tend to tollerate more moisture as a general rule and the Asian ones kept just moist and cover them from your winter rains like a cold frame or alpine house.

Cheers
Stephen

Hi, Stephen,

Paul and I have been growing fasciolatum here in Connecticut for the past three years. This has proven to be a very strong grower, expanding with new stems each spring. I was a bit worried about it outside since many of the Asians dont like to be wet in the winter but we have had great success, not losing any. Paul has his in a raised bed with a large amount of turface and sand but much soil as well. Mine are in completely inorganic medium - turface (seramis) and Soil Perfector (much like perlite but more dense than water). All of them are doing quite well.

Where I have had problems with this species is in raising it from seed. Very few protocorms whether using green pods or mature pods. On the other hand, we have made many hybrids and those seedlings all grow like weeds!

Ron

Hello all,

thank you Stephen and Ron for your answers. If I understand well, this species doesn't receive lots of rain during winter in its natural area but is however very tolerant regarding this point. This is a very good news! :cool:

Thank you again and best regards.