Cymbidium?

[HollyMStewart]

Okay.. ive been an orchid keeper for awhile... but only phals, catts, and an oncidium and a paph.

So i may have jumped the gun in picking up this cymbidium from kroger, knowing nothing about them. Help! Basic care needs?

Also what type is this?

[WhiteRabbit]

Nice!

Here are some sites with good culture info

Cymbidium Culture for Beginners

AOS Cymbidium Culture Sheet

Cymbidium Society of America: Cymbidium Culture

Basic Cymbidium Culture

[Bobfharris]

looks like an Enzan Forest. These are easy to grow and bloom. Good luck

[cbuchman]

Just remember that if it isn't a miniature, it can get large. Also, to re-bloom next year make sure it gets lower temps (below 50F) for several nights in a row. I keep mine out until November so long as there isn't a hard frost.

Enjoy!

[HollyMStewart]

Looking up Enzan Forest, that indeed does look like what it is.

Right now it has the 2 spikes full of flowers. In addition to those, there are 5 more flower spikes, 1 that has broken sheath and heading up towards blooming.

Should I expose it to colder temps when it has flowers or wait until it is done blooming? Right now I am chilling some of my orchids by an open window at night since we are in the mid 50s here in TN right now. I moved this over by that window because it's the only window in my house that gets decent sun (South East window) This window gets about 8 hours of sun a day, will that be enough?

[HollyMStewart]

Also, how do I know if this is a miniature or a standard?

[Bobfharris]

This actually is quite compact

[Vanda lover]

If it is in bloom it has already had the chill it needs to bloom. It should do fine where it is. I put mine outside in the spring and leave them out until about the third to last week in October, protecting them if there is a frost. Then when you bring them in, it isn't long until spike. I have found that if you put them out fairly early in the spring, sometimes you have more spike appear after a few weeks, then bloom into summer.

[cbuchman]

I'm going to try putting mine out early int he spring too. I've never had them bloom twice/year.

[Vanda lover]

It works for me. I noticed my neighbour's blooming in the summer, then I saw the suggestion on the internet of putting them out as soon as it warms up enough. Those flowers are now finished and the new grows will produce flowers over the winter.