Cymbidium canaliculatum - Orchid Board

OrchidLover1982 · #1 08-21-2009, 04:43 PM

Hi fellow orchid lovers. I'm not sure if i have posted pics of this Cymbidium canaliculatum i found just west of where i live. It seems to be a nice form with nicely coloured and shaped flowers. Hope you all like it as much as i do. Anyway here it is.

kinknstein · #2 08-21-2009, 05:25 PM

Nice one!

RosieC · #3 08-21-2009, 06:38 PM

Really really nice and a great pic.

pheli · #4 08-21-2009, 11:43 PM

Very beautiful.
Is it a slow grower? I've seen some little seedlings on sale. If it is easy to raise, I'll try to grow it.

orchids3 · #5 08-22-2009, 11:17 AM

A man I know of in Gympie who has some a lot like that but believe that is a very nice one.

LauraN · #6 08-22-2009, 11:34 AM

Very nice!

smweaver · #7 08-23-2009, 06:23 AM

Those are fantastic flowers. Can you post a picture of the plant, please? Thank you.

Steve

OrchidLover1982 · #8 08-26-2009, 05:43 PM

thanks, yes its a real beauty i think. I will get a picture of the plant shortly

There are many other plants in the area this one was found but none had as much purple/maroon colour on the flower. This one was the most striking of them in colour.

Cym Ladye · #9 08-29-2009, 12:46 PM

Orchid Lover,

This surprisingly, is the more common form of the species. The more popular to date has been the almost saturated dark burgumdy/black form, canaliculatum variety sparksii. With that said, the Cymbidium world is now fascinated with spots, blotches and other strange markings so this nice example of the more common form is now getting its due respect.

This is not the species for anyone living in a hot, wet, humid part of the world, as the growths rot very easily in cooler weather. If you check the natural environment where this species grows naturally, I believe you will find it to be fairly arid country.

This also has been a very difficult plant for most hobbyists to successfully grow from one growth seedlings to maturity. Once mature and in the dry, warm environment it likes, it grows well and abundently! Definitely not a window sill plant, but not as rank a grower as Cym. madidum , another Australian species, which actually prefers the warm, more humid culture.

Thank you for sharing your photo,

CL

orchids3 · #10 08-29-2009, 09:20 PM

CL
Unfortunately I do not have the species but do have the hybrid Cym Little Black Sambo - which I believe grows almost like the canaliculatum species. It grows ok for me in Florida - after I learned how. It almost expired before the right gem of wisdom came my way. The plant must be kept dry "Bone dry" in the wintertime. I understand that the natural habitat is actually quite damp in the summertime but is very dry in the winter. The plant makes out quite well in the Florida summer but goes in with the Catasetums in the fall - around November then does not come out until new growth appears in the spring.
My next challenge is a suave hybrid - wonder what gem of knowledge will apply to that one.