Cymbidium Tommy 'Sweet Lime'

[Orchid Whisperer]

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

Gorgeous, OW! Nicely bloomed.

Thanks, I really like Cymbidiums.

I used to think "own just one, they get too big" but since they mostly grow outside, it may not be an issue.

I need ones that are "southern tolerant" though; getting them through a Georgia winter, no problem, not sure about a Georgia summer. I may look for another sometime soon though.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer

I need ones that are "southern tolerant" though; getting them through a Georgia winter, no problem, not sure about a Georgia summer. I may look for another sometime soon though.

All they need is a little shading at mid-day. Hot muggy nights are more of an issue in places where a fall cool-down doesn't happen. I think that you do start to get cool nights in mid-September or sooner, that's all they need to set spikes. The term "warmth-tolerant" Cymbidium really applies to those that don't need that autumn cool-down to bloom... I can't think of a hybrid Cym that can't manage triple-digit F. summer temperatures. My very first orchid was a gift from a co-worker who lived in an inland area where summers are like that. (Difference between southern California inland summer heat and Georgia summer heat is more about humidity (in your area, absent in mine) . The person who gave me that first Cym grew them under a big deciduous tree. Shading in the summer when they need to have the edge taken off the noonday blast, and more sun in the fall/winter when they need it to bloom.

[Orchid Whisperer]

Originally Posted by Roberta

The person who gave me that first Cym grew them under a big deciduous tree. Shading in the summer when they need to have the edge taken off the noonday blast, and more sun in the fall/winter when they need it to bloom.

Yep, I do something similar with mine. In summer it sits on a stump at the edge of my woods (left after we did some tree removal last year). East sun, then indirect light the rest of the day. In fall/winter/spring it sits in the sunniest spot possible, that does not freeze, and hopefully where the squirrels won't eat the pseudobulbs. Comes indoors just for blooming, or really cold weather.