Cymbidium in rain...???

[greengarden]

I leave my cyms outdoors all year around, we get frosts in winter but they are under a patio so while they are out they are not in the open if that makes sense. We get as high as mid 40s celcius sometimes in summer and down to 1-2 celcius in winter overnight.

[PlantTeeth]

Originally Posted by Paul Mc

Interesting. Sorry to steal the thread. Just thinking that perhaps I should abuse mine a bit more than what I currently thought I should?! So what about the rain question? How do yours fair outside in the rain? Shorter bloom cycles?

All information is useful!

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[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by PlantTeeth

All the buds are open already. Will it still be okay?



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The blooms will stay nicer looking longer if they are kept out of the rain. If inside, keep away from heat vents. And if your home is much warmer than what the plant has been getting outside, put it in the coolest spot you can.

This time of year they don't require the high light they want while growing, so don't worry if you have it indoors for a while

[greengarden]

My large one that sits on the edge of the patio in winter and under the patio against the house on hot days blooms profusely (7 spikes last season). I swear I thought those flowers would never die, they seemed to last for ever so being outside doesn't seem to affect the life of the bloom although it's location under the patio edge does mean it is protected from all but the worst rain.

[PlantTeeth]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

The blooms will stay nicer looking longer if they are kept out of the rain. If inside, keep away from heat vents. And if your home is much warmer than what the plant has been getting outside, put it in the coolest spot you can.

This time of year they don't require the high light they want while growing, so don't worry if you have it indoors for a while

My large one that sits on the edge of the patio in winter and under the patio against the house on hot days blooms profusely (7 spikes last season). I swear I thought those flowers would never die, they seemed to last for ever so being outside doesn't seem to affect the life of the bloom although it's location under the patio edge does mean it is protected from all but the worst rain

Thank you for all the great info. I will bring it inside. My balcony doesn't have an overhang big enough to cover it.



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[ronaldhanko]

Pretty hard to give a Cymbidium too much water, especially when in growth. You just have to make sure you give it plenty of fertilizer, too.

[PlantTeeth]

It has 2 spikes. Both have 16 blooms on each. There is a small, new growth in the very middle of the other large growths.
I purchased it like this last week. Do you think it will be growing more?

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[WhiteRabbit]

Yes, hard to overwater them, so long as pot drains and isn't standing in water, but to keep the blooms looking nice, I'd keep them out of the rain.

[RosieC]

I leave mine out all summer, until there is a danger of frosts. It's been through the odd frost but I usually put it in my greenhouse for the winter which stays above 35, usually above 40.

It rains and rains and rains here (especially the summer just gone) and it's been fine out there. I did put slow release fertilizer in when I repotted towards the end of summer 2011 (didn't get around to repotting last year). It seems to have grown and flowered better since then, flowering again last spring within 6 months of a late flowering in 2011 and it's currently got 6 spikes, 1 of those is open with big fat flowers, 3 have big fat buds, and 2 are smaller with smaller buds. This is it's best flowering yet and there is tones of new growths as well. I think it loved the water from our wet summer with plenty of fertiliser as well (I couldn't forget to fertilise)