Cymbidium aloifolium

[smweaver]

Although this species is frequently grown as a warm/hot tropical plant, it does equally well for me when it's treated as a more "typical" cymbidium (in other words, it takes the same cool winter night temperatures as my two Cymbidium eburneum plants). Two spikes this year, with around forty to fifty blooms and buds per spike.

There's no fragrance that I can detect; however, the abundant sugary deposits that each bud produces makes the plant a wasp magnet. I don't mind the wasps, but it did take some tricky maneuvering to temporarily dislodge them when I moved the plant indoors in order to take the pictures.

Steve
Cymbidium aloifolium on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Cymbidium aloifolium on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[WhiteRabbit]

Lovely!

[pheli]

Very nice!
I have a plant of this species. It used to bloom in late April or early May. But after transplanted two years ago, it has not bloomed yet.

[RosieC]

Wonderful I love it!

[natasha]

nice!!! i have always wanted warm growing cyms but haven't been succesful in getting even one!

[smweaver]

Natasha, I would think that this one, along with Cymbidium bicolor (another warm grower) would be available in Malaysia. Maybe another member who is from your area of the world will be kind enough to reply with a potential source of plants for you to investigate. Good luck with your search.

Steve

[Robe]

Wow, I really like this Cymbidium!
Thanks for sharing

[natasha]

Originally Posted by smweaver

Natasha, I would think that this one, along with Cymbidium bicolor (another warm grower) would be available in Malaysia. Maybe another member who is from your area of the world will be kind enough to reply with a potential source of plants for you to investigate. Good luck with your search.

Steve

maybe i would order some warm growing cyms in the next few months.... i just blow my money last week to buy a few species... been eyeing some species phals and i got a phal gigantea