No name cymbidium

[mkallen81]

Hi Everyone,
I have been trying to identify this cymbidium. It came from a company called orchidiva and has no name. I am on image 361 of 2,490 in orchidwiz, but getting discouraged. does anyone else have this plant and if so do you know the name?

also do i need to have a name to now how to care for it properly? the care instructions say water by immersion 1x minutes once every 5 to 7 days. Is this what you all do?

How long should the flowers last? I bought mine 3 weeks ago and it is losing blooms already

totally new to orchids so no idea what i'm doing.

Thanks bunches!
Melannie

[Paphluvr]

Beautiful flower, but if it didn't come with a plant tag it will always be a NOID. The best you can hope for is a "looks like".

Here is a link to Cymbidium care: Cymbidium Culture Sheet

[Dollythehun]

Welcome Melanie. Could you please post more pictures? It may remain a noid plant forever but, care should be the same as a standard cymbidium. Mine are planted in bark mix, watered 2x a week, high light, and I fertilize w time release. However, your local will make a difference in care. When your plant is done blooming you should check to see if it needs repotted. More pictures will help us assess all this. Then we can give you better details.

[mkallen81]

Is this what you need? or more closeups?

[mkallen81]

ps thanks!!!!

[DirtyCoconuts]

beautiful plant.

[Dollythehun]

That helps. DC is right, it is beautiful. Could we have a close up of the bark in the pot? A ground level photo, if you will.

[Roberta]

It is a NOID but a very beautiful one. Color is very clear, and lovely.

I live in an area which is mostly frost-free, so I grow mine outside all year. They can tolerate low temperatures to 0 deg. C (or even -1 or -2 for a few hours). If colder than that, the plant does need to be protected through the coldest months. But to bloom, most Cymbidiums need a time in the autumn when days are still a bit warm and nights are cool, and they do want lots of light all the time so outdoors is best as long as temperature is OK (High temperature is not a problem, just a bit of shade during the middle of the day so that leaves don't burn) I use small bark - these do like to stay moist, but still need good drainage - When I water, I do it so that water runs out of the pot, flushing out hard-water and fertilizer salts, and other junk and pulling air into the root zone. I have also found that time-release fertilizer, sprinkled on the top of the medium, helps them grow well even if neglected.

[neophyte]

mkallen81 - this is a lovely, lovely plant. the problem is that there are much too many similar-looking hybrids, so it will be extremely difficult to give it an exact id. if you really wish to know the name, try contacting orchidiva, but it seems that they are mostly focused on mass production/wholesale and therefore a) may not know the name or parentage and b) may not even have a real name for this plant simply because they are focused on churning out more hybrids. the best thing to do right now is to figure out your orchid's needs so you can provide proper care – the community here is more than willing to help. besides, you don't need something to have a name to love it.

[mkallen81]

Hi to everyone that commented. Thanks for all your encouraging complements! You are right, she is really beautiful. I just fell in love with her when i saw her. She had thee spikes but one got so heavy and the nursery hadn't staked it so it fell over and broke. I had to cut it off and put it in water.

i have indeed contacted the company for the name about 3 weeks ago, when i bought it, but I have not had a response. I think that you all are right that they don't care to respond or just don't know.

I will give you all a bark level picture tomorrow, but it sounds like it will be pretty impossible to get it a name.

Also, how long should the blooms last, because mine are starting to die off already, after only 3 weeks?

thanks a lot! I suppose i will have to give her a name now, cause she is too pretty not to have one.

Melannie