New Warmth Tolerant Cymbidiums

[Fairorchids]

Keysguy: I can't guarantee performance as far south as you are. I did notice that several of the Hawaiian clones were blooming randomly throughout the NJ summer, though with limited flower count (6-10 flowers/inflorescence). The ones that budded up later (blooming now) tend to have much higher flower counts.

The seedlings I have grown from plugs are just giving me their first real flush of spikes now. I have seen very good flower count from (Yai x Donovan); I am still evaluating the other crosses.

Dolly: It is warmer in NJ than in northern IN (I have spent a lot of time in Fort Wayne, so I am familiar with IN weather). I am certain that they would perform well in your area.

[Dollythehun]

Thanks, Kim! Let us know.

It's the temperature differential we sometimes have trouble with. But, I have a plan for next year.

[Fairorchids]

Outdoors you will get the temperature difference in September and into early October.

[Dollythehun]

Some years. In 2019 we didn't get enough. This fall it came early but, apparently wasn't enough or I didn't leave them out long enough. Roberta and I talked about it and I thought I had it nailed but, I've only had two bloom so far.

[Fairorchids]

Even though half of my collection is 'warmth tolerant', I leave all of the plants outside untill we see night time temps below 33-34F (and in 2019 they actually experienced a touch of frost, when 33F predicted turned into 30-31F in reality).

With that treatment, the mature plants bud up well.

I did have another problem this year though. The field mice ate a lot of buds that were in the 1-3" stage.

[Dollythehun]

That's about my cut off. Several of these plants were divided last year and that may be why. Although my warmth tolerant minis aren't budded either. Growing like weeds though.

[Keysguy]

When I had my plants in NH I had several large standard Cyms. They spent the summer on the front stoop of the house which faced east and got maybe 2 hours of early morning sun and then dappled sun through noon. I left them right out there until there was a frost warning and most had spikes started when I did finally move them back into the greenhouse.

They were very showy but man did they ever get huge!