lost name tag

[Sawdust]

Hi I need some help to identify this orchid. Sorry the photo is not better. Also do you know how long the blooms will last. I got the orchid when were in Hawaii a few years ago. It has bloomed previously, but I have lost the tag. thanks

hope this picture is better

[estación seca]

Can you photograph the whole plant? I think it's genus Cymbidium, but there are so many similar hybrids I don't think you could narrow it further.

[Roberta]

Flowers are a bit out of focus, but the leaves, as much as I can see of them, look like a Cymbidium. If it is a Cym, flowers can last 6 weeks or more.

[Sawdust]

added a new picture

---------- Post added at 01:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:54 PM ----------

added a better photo

[Roberta]

Definitely a Cymbidium. Impossible to know it's ID, there are many hybrids that look alike. But care is the same for all of them.

Pot is a bit large for the plant. It should be repotted in the spring - water-retentitve but well-drained medium. (I use small bark with perlite) If you can find a pot that is a bit smaller, that would be beneficial - they like "tight shoes"

[Sawdust]

thanks Roberta, I will repot in the spring to a small pot.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Sawdust

thanks Roberta, I will repot in the spring to a small pot.

If you see new growth, that pot might be OK... you want to allow room for about 2 years' growth. When you repot you can re-center the plant. (Put oldest growth - even if leafless, it still is energy for the plant) toward one side, so that the new growth has maximum room to "advance".