Photo of Pleione 'Tongario' flower by Keeping it Green Nursery

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Also Known As

  • Pleione 'Tongariro'
  • Pleione Tongariro gx
  • Tongariro Orchid

Plant type

perennial, orchid

size

  • H: 6"
  • W: 6"

planting zones

  • 8b-10a

3 inch pot | $17

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Pleione 'Tongario' plant details

Pleione 'Tongario' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial orchid with green foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Pleione 'Tongario'

Plant type: perennial orchid
Plant family: orchidaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 IN wide, 6 IN tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring
Uses: container plant, showy

GROWING CONDITIONS for Pleione 'Tongario'

USDA Zones: 8b - 10a
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Pleione 'Tongario' has vibrant purple pink around flowers in March-April. We find best to keep in pots and dry during winter. In spring, increase watering as new foliage and flowers appear. Keep moist all summer and slowly dry in fall (not parched).
This has consistently been a head-turner here when it is in flower. A hybrid by Butterfield and registered in 1981, this fine selection is finally becoming available. Rich pink flowers of good size and a large fringed lip or slipper pouch which is decked out in orange-pink spots with the interior all orange ruffles and flourishes. A good increaser and best suited for pot culture where it can be brought in and left to go dormant in a cool spot over winter. Unless of course you garden in a very mild setting and then this is great outdoors where it can be tucked into a partially shaded rotting log or mossy rock outcrop. Pleione orchids require excellent drainage and we've seen them in China and Arunachal Pradesh growing on mossy cliffs or tree trunks.

Gardening facts about Pleione 'Tongario' plant

How to Grow Pleione 'Tongario'

  • Sun Exposure

    • bright shade - shade
  • Soil Needs

    • average
    • well-drained
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture - regular
  • Special Situation

    • verticillium wilt resistant

Features

  • Flower Season

    • spring
  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • pink
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous
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