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plantxart 04-18-2022 12:21 AM

dwarf cymbidium
 
I got a really tiny cymbidium called palmbellina. I'm not really sure of the species name. It is only under 5 inches in height. I hope I could get it to bloom next season. Does anyone grow this kind of cymbidium? I'd really love some tips.

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Ray 04-18-2022 08:51 AM

It would be neat if there were such miniatures readily available like mini-phals.

It looks to me like it is planted too deeply - the pseudobulbs should be above the medium.

stonedragonfarms 04-18-2022 10:09 AM

I believe it's a Cym. ensifolium hybrid [if it is, it's not registered that I can find]; culture on ensifolium is pretty easy, as they grow within a wide temperature range over their natural habitat and pass this tolerance of temps onto their offspring. The only things I can think of offhand to watch for are too high of light exposure--unlike standard Cymbidiums, these prefer bright indirect light [ie provide them with shade when the sun is directly overhead if growing in the greenhouse/outdoor range or aim to max out at about 1500fc of light intensity] & to watch for water accumulating in new growths--on both Cym. ensifolium & Cym. sinense, the protective sheathing on new growths has a bad 'habit' of collecting and holding [unwanted] water if/when plants are watered overhead, which can lead to rotting of developing leaves in the forming vegetative growth. The new lead will usually continue growing if this happens, eventually rooting out, but the pseudobulb will not fully develop, nor will replacement leaves occur; often it will push a subsequent lead at the base of the damaged growth.
I run contrary to the comment that your plant is positioned too low; the majority of section Jensoa cymbidiums [which includes both Cyms. ensifolium & sinense] grow in their natural state with pseudobulbs either fully buried or somewhere in-between, seldom with their pseudobulbs sitting at media level, as is the case for most other sections of Cymbidium [and their hybrids] A good rule of thumb is to look at the persistent sheathing on pseudobulbs [if present], there's usually a fairly distinct area at the base of sheathing, progressing upward that is both darker in color and stringy in appearance/texture, whereas higher up, the sheathing will be more even brown/straw colored and more intact; the bottom portion gets positioned below the media, the intact upper should be left exposed.
Hopefully the others will chime in; please post some pictures when it blooms :)

plantxart 04-21-2022 02:43 PM

Thank you for the replies. It’s planted just to cover the roots and it has long deep roots so I have a big pot to accommodate that. Will update when it blooms

Roberta 04-21-2022 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by plantxart (Post 984580)
Thank you for the replies. It’s planted just to cover the roots and it has long deep roots so I have a big pot to accommodate that. Will update when it blooms

If the pot is too big (a photo would help) it will stay too wet. Especially for the small Cyms, look for tall-form Cymbidium pots - Amazon has these Amazon.com
Kelly's Corner - Cymbidium Pots - Plastic (with Side Holes) # has them in their catalog but they are out of stock... but this is what you want to look for . They have the length to accommodate the long Cym roots, but are narrow so that you don't end up with a wet, airless environment that will kill roots. You need "long and narrow" ... if you can't find the actual pots, you can use other things, like plastic bottles or drink cups, just punch holes.


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