Cymbidium plugs, 1st bloom in less than 1 year

[Subrosa]

I picked up a Cymbidium Sweetheart 'Spring Pearl' last year at this time because it was in bud and I had almost nothing going on orchid wise for Christmas. Unfortunately the seller wasn't the most communicative, and my email asking that he either delay shipping or add a heat pack and charge me went unreplied to, resulting in total bud loss. The seller assured me it was a warm tolerant plant, but from my research I wasn't thoroughly convinced. But it's currently in bud again, and should be open for Christmas. It's a very compact plant, unlike my Little Black Sambo, which is about 4' high with the pot and about as big across. And I divided it pretty much in half not too long ago!