Cymbidium galore

[flexdc]

Originally Posted by Cym Ladye

Andrew, if you may be looking for complete instructions on repotting and dividing your Cyms., email goldcoastcymgrowers@gmail.com and ask for their free instructions. They are a branch of the CSA (Cymbidium Society of America). Many of the members of this forum have sent for it and have found it very helpful.

Thank you for the link.
To confess, I sort of abuse my Cymbidiums, only because they require so little effort around here. May be I am neglecting them a bit too much!!
Andrew

[NYCorchidman]

Love the second green one with white picotee and the last golden yellow one!

Only if I had a large cool room, I would totally try my hands on cymbidiums.

[Cym Ladye]

Originally Posted by flexdc

Thank you for the link.
To confess, I sort of abuse my Cymbidiums, only because they require so little effort around here. May be I am neglecting them a bit too much!!
Andrew

A long time ago, an old timer told me to approach my Cyms with "studied neglect". Cyms. may be tough plants, but for the most pleasure to the owner, never push them beyond the point of heading downhill. When the new bulbs are smaller than the ones preceding them, you have passed the mark and the plant is going downhill. If you have more leafless pseudobulbs than green bulbs, the plant is definitely in trouble and is probably not blooming with much more than a token spike as a way of attracting pollination.

I repot every 3-4 years, usually because the plant has outgrown the pot.

[wintergirl]

I am going to buy a cymbidium soon, I don't have any and they are beautiful plants. I have stayed away due to space, but I will find the room somehow.

[thurrmax]

how i wish i could grow these cymbs in warm lowlands.

[Cym Ladye]

Originally Posted by wintergirl

I am going to buy a cymbidium soon, I don't have any and they are beautiful plants. I have stayed away due to space, but I will find the room somehow.

Always keep in mind that Cymbidiums are not house plants. Before investing in them, be sure you have the conditions they need to do well for you. Read, read, read!

[wintergirl]

Originally Posted by Cym Ladye

Always keep in mind that Cymbidiums are not house plants. Before investing in them, be sure you have the conditions they need to do well for you. Read, read, read!

Thanks for the heads up.

[Ferns Daddy]

I have lots of time and patience for my cymbs to bloom, my noid yellow has stated to send out new growth, with any luck it will bloom and look as good as yours do.

[Cym Ladye]

Originally Posted by wintergirl

Thanks for the heads up.

This is really true for all orchid genera. Find the conditions under which a genus grows and then see if you can duplicate that. If not, try another one. Growing orchids should be fun and relaxing, not fretting over lost plants because of poor conditions for them. Never try to fit a "square peg in a round hole", so to speak. They will never thrive and give you the pleasure you are looking for.

[wintergirl]

Originally Posted by Cym Ladye

This is really true for all orchid genera. Find the conditions under which a genus grows and then see if you can duplicate that. If not, try another one. Growing orchids should be fun and relaxing, not fretting over lost plants because of poor conditions for them. Never try to fit a "square peg in a round hole", so to speak. They will never thrive and give you the pleasure you are looking for.

I always do research on any orchid I am going to buy. I just stayed away from cyms due to size. And so far I have never lost an orchid (knock wood) lol.