Cym. ensifolium var. alba

[pheli]

Originally Posted by smartie2000

Your plant is shorter than my Cym. ensifolium v. Tie Gu Su Xin (铁骨素心) definitely a good thing for you. My plant is bigger than I expected.

I think mine will give similarly coloured blooms, but it hasn't bloomed for me yet. I am getting brown leaf tip on its beautiful grassy marginally variegated foliage. I'm assuming it is from low humidity since the nursery it came from was most likely more humid, or maybe I need to water more.

It may due to low environmental humidity. In nature, they grow in dry mountains but it is always misty at night and early morning. Even in the daytime, other plants around them would help to maintain good humidity. The soils they grow are usually dry quickly. Therefore, when growing artificially, quick drain medium is suggested and too much water in the pot may do harm to their root systems.

[justatypn]

Very nice pheli, love the softness of the bloom

[cupcake]

Very serene, I like it alot, Judi

[pheli]

Also Cym. ensifolium var. alba.
They are blooming in my garden.

[Lagoon]

Wish is was in my garden
Absolutely beautiful!

[pheli]

Originally Posted by Lagoon

Wish is was in my garden
Absolutely beautiful!

Thanks, Gloria.
It is quite easy to grow this species outdoors here. But for us, there are still a lot of good chinese cymbidiums should be grown in the greenhouses to ensure that they grow and bloom well.