Cymbidium suave

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Cym Ladye

Adam, not to put a damper on your desire to obtain a piece of Cym suave, but be forewarned that it is a VERY DIFFICULT species to keep alive and to bloom, especially given your location. Some of the best species growers in California have given up in frustration on the growing of this plant. Part of the problem is the failure of collected plants to re-establish themselves after having their their huge natural root systems cut.

I lot of people in Australia grow this species quite successfully. My suaves grow and flower without much attention. Like most people I know, I grow this species in tall, hollow logs and never repot. Some people also use plastic or terracotta pipes instead of logs but the effect is still the same. I use with eucalypt heartwood as a medium. I don't know to what extent other hardwoods would suffice. Certainly pine bark or coir would break down too quickly to be useful. While older plants are difficult to re-establish after repotting, if you can avoid repotting them they are reasonably easy to grow.