Cymbidium Golden Elf

[cabnc]

Cymbidium Golden Elf (Cymbidium ensifolium × Cymbidium Enid Haupt) is a plant I purchased 2 years ago. This is the first year I have been able to get it to bloom. This is the second spike.

The plant is in a 7" tall pot and is about 20" tall. The flower spread is 3 inches and has a slight fragrance.

Has anyone seen a variety other than 'Sunburst' ? My tag is barely legible but the variety name is not sunburst.

Charlie

[Ray]

It's likely 'Sundust' HCC/AOS, not 'Sunburst'

[cabnc]

The plant came from Jack Webster's collection. His handwritten tags are hard to read. The variety name looks like:

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As best as I can decipher -- so I don't think it's Sundust or sunburst.

I had to wait two years to bloom the plant, then it took me weeks to figure out it is Golden Elf

Charlie

[orchids3]

Mine are Cym Golden Elf 'Sundust' . Its a good reliable bloomer and very warmth tollerant in N. Florida. I have several because it grows like a weed and has been divided many times.

[camille1585]

What a nice color!

[florafan]

I got a couple of divisions of 'Sundust' earlier this year and hope I can get it to bloom next year. As far as I can find, there is only 'Sundust' listed for Golden Elf.

[Ray]

Actually, the cultivar Cymbidium Golden Elf 'Thekweni Lemon Cream' received an AM at the South African Orchid Congress in 2003. It's a much deeper, brighter yellow that 'Sundust'.

My 'Sundust' is in a 18" x 24" tall S/H pot made from a florists' cooler bucket.

[florafan]

Thanks for the information Ray. I can always count on learning something from this board each day!

[Ray]

This was the first I'd heard of a cultivar other than 'Sundust', too!

[WhiteRabbit]

lovely! good growing!