Can i grow Cymbidiums In New York?

[Cattleya17]

NOOOO! i didnt know that! what the name of this place? i live just down the way from chester!

[dendro photo]

Originally Posted by Cattleya17

NOOOO! i didnt know that! what the name of this place? i live just down the way from chester!

It is called Black Meadow Flora. they have a web site but they are on black meadow road behind the chester industreal park. The owners are Margret and Mickey very nice people. The phone number is on the website. They are there most days beween 10 and 5.

[orchids3]

A lot of cymbidiums were in my collection when I lived in Connecticut for two years. Get them in before frost and out as soon after as possible as was already noted earlier. Cym growers are rare in that part of the world because heated bench space is so precous. A great expert in orchids also told me I couldnt grow cyms in Florida as well. Its best to go to the local orchid societies and ask - but then you find you are the only one doing it so someone brands you the expert - not really true - but at least I tell others what I do.

[Cattleya17]

All their orchids are fake LOL thats why they are forever orchid. If you notice on a couple of the cymbidium plants the buds are the wrong shape the foliage it too erect and the way the blooms are positioned. they are center pieces and fake orchid display plants! thanks everyone for your help I will be getting one probably this Spring

Sincerely,
~Sam

[RosieC]

Sam, I've just realised that the fake orchids you are refering to above were related to a spam post I deleted earlier... so you post makes less sence without the one you are refering to. You are right, it was all fake orchids, and the poster was only here to advertise them and so was deleted as a spammer along with all his/her posts.

[florafan]

Thank you Rosie. I joined this forum recently and was very happy to get so much needed information from experienced orchid enthusiasts. When I encountered 2 posts made by the spammer you referred to I was getting upset and am relieved that admins & mods were so quick to get rid of him/her.

[Cattleya17]

oh lol!!!! thanks Rosie!!!! i dont know why i didnt catch on to that earlier!

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by florafan

Thank you Rosie. I joined this forum recently and was very happy to get so much needed information from experienced orchid enthusiasts. When I encountered 2 posts made by the spammer you referred to I was getting upset and am relieved that admins & mods were so quick to get rid of him/her.

If you come accross a post like that which you don't feel should be here then you can click the 'report post' button at the top of it. This is like a red/yellow card icon. It sends a message to the Admins/Mods to let them know you think it should not be here. We will then take a look and if we agree will remove it. That's just a way you can make sure we see anything you are unhappy about, as we don't always spot them and then we can clean them up for you

[nani]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

I think "too warm" is only a problem in places were temps seldom are cool enough to initiate spikes. Cool growing cyms need a period of cool nights in late summer/fall - a couple or more weeks with night temps below 50 I think.
Mine take heat spells fine - make sure they are shaded by mid-day. I will say that even during the hottest weather here, the night time temps are a good deal cooler than day time tho - but I believe they do in general tolerate heat quite well.

They need a pretty good amount of light during spring/summer, so it's best if you can grow them outside after the last frost in spring, and until the first frost in autumn/winter .

How cold is too cold for Cymbidiums? I have grown warm weather orchids for 25 years in the tropics and have recently purchased a home in Bennett Valley Ca and of course went nuts for Cymbidiums. I am back in the tropics for a month or so and left some cymbidiums outside next to the house under a trellis. I see the temperatures are still dropping to high 30's. Hope I didn't freeze them.

[sailortom2]

I believe the high 30's should be fine as long as they don't get too wet