Cymbidium aloifolium

[pheli]

Originally Posted by debrasoon

Widespread in south East Asia??? Really??? I haven't seen it anywhere. I am hopeless with Cymbidiums cause I think they need a temperate climate. I have one plant which after the flowers died, doesn't seem to be doing so well. Am now reading up on all the helpful posts here... I'd like to try a few more. If anyone has info on which types do well in my climate in South East Asia (hot tropical Singapore), I'd be grateful


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This species is an easy one to grow and it is a warm to hot growing cymbidiums. Some cymbidiums from highlands are not easy to handle. Take Cymbidium floribundum for example, it is a native species here, but the plant can not survive in our lowlands.

[debrasoon]

Ah ok. I need to look out for it
Meanwhile my NOID cymbidium is struggling.


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[Cym Ladye]

If you are looking for Cym species, it would be any of the coriaceous (fleshy) leaved species as bicolor, atropurpureum, aloifolium and finlaysonianum. All are rank growers with pendent racemes, especially finlaysonianum with 5'+ flower spikes, and smallish flowers similar in open form. Colors range from yellowish, to red.

There may also be varieties of some of the small Asian species and their related hybrids which will grow for you too.

Have you tried to Google "Orchid Species of South East Asia"? That should give you other genera which are native to your area.

[debrasoon]

Thanks much. I have one now which doesn't look like it has coriaceous leaves. Looks very grassy. Will google as u suggest.


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[Cym Ladye]

Cym dayanum has thin, grassy, gracefully arching foliage and semi pendent racemes of small, white flowers with red midlnes and red lips. It may do well for you as it is very easy to grow and bloom. Another Asian species is Cym. ensifolium which has some warmer growing cultivars. Cym. pumilum (floribundum) has both cool and warm growing cultivars so be sure which type you get.

[debrasoon]

Cym layde thanks much. I looked them up. Problem is they are not so commercially available here. Will try my supplier next week and hope for the best.


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[pheli]

Originally Posted by Cym Ladye

Cym dayanum has thin, grassy, gracefully arching foliage and semi pendent racemes of small, white flowers with red midlnes and red lips. It may do well for you as it is very easy to grow and bloom. Another Asian species is Cym. ensifolium which has some warmer growing cultivars. Cym. pumilum (foribundum) has both cool and warm growing cultivars so be sure which type you get.

Cym. pumilum is a native species. But it does not grow well in our lowland. But if it is grown at the elevation above 500 meters, it is very easy to thrive.

[braveall]

debrasoon

you can try cym. dayanum, finlaysonianum, bicolor and the aloifolium as mentioned in the original posts. I have been growing all of them except for aloifolium. When they have adapted to your house's microclimate, they are frequent bloomers

Eugene