hi there,

this is my C. formosanum, growing in the garden for about 6 years now,
when I began with 1 growth and 0 flowers.

Now it has 33 growths and 8 flowers.
(25 growths and 6 flowers last year)

Flowers opened on Easter Sunday, later! than last years.

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/926/1formosanumii0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8146/1formosanumb2007ln1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8324/1formosanumc2007as7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Enjoy.

Best
Dieter

Beautiful! :clap2:

Wow Dieter,

That is just beautiful! Thank you! Obviously it is one happy plant.

hey Tom,
its not the only one

:Party:

Many more "happy" plants will follow, hopefully.

(beware of slugs!!)

:woohoo:

best
Dieter

so beautyfull:heart:

:biglove: Wonderful! My fav cyp

Gorgeous!! :woohoo:

:iagree: Very lovely!!!

OOooo! Nice!

WOW...AWESOME! :cool:

Impressive display! You obviously have a way with Cyps!

Nice growing.
The two last pics made me think of japonicum since it had greenish petals but if Tom did not have any comment I am sure You are right.
Do You need to cover them in winter/spring or have You planted them so that they are not tricked to wake up to early?
Very impressive growing :)
Kind regards
Joakim in Sweden

Beautiful indeed! Very nice pictures also.

Absolutely beautiful.:cool:

John

WOW DIETER!
:Party: :Party:

those formosanum's are beautiful! How old is the clump?

Most impressive!!!!

.............The two last pics made me think of japonicum since it had greenish petals but if Tom did not have any comment I am sure You are right.
Do You need to cover them in winter/spring or have You planted them so that they are not tricked to wake up to early?.......................



hi Joakim,
there is no doubt, that it is C. formosanum,
they came originally from famous Taiwan Chow Cheng Nursery
about 25 years ago.

In winter they are covered with a plastik foil to prevent becoming too wet from heavy rain,
when weather is not freezing, but they are not prevented to freeze.

best
Dieter
PS: for all of you, who are interrested in some more pics,
pls take a look into my album, showing pics from last years:
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4214777&a=31760386&f=0

That is a magnificient formosanum, Dieter! I hope that mine do half as well!

Ron