Cymbidium dayanum in bloom
 

Five spikes this year; nearly 50 buds/blooms - a few of the first blooms that opened are finished already, but there's still a few unopened buds. Blooms are approx. 1.75" across.


Thanks for looking :)

Beautiful! And it looks like you have a seed pod developing? How fun :)

Thanks, Brian :)
Yes, that seed pod is from last season's blooming; looks ready to pop, doesn't it?

I looked up some information on this because Carter & Holmes is selling seedlings of an alba self. I decided not to try it because of the humidity requirement, but here is a site with detailed information about where it comes from and how to grow it:

LAS ORQUÍDEAS DE IVÁN ARROYO. MY ORCHIDS IN BASQUE COUNTRY

If you can't read Spanish, there is a translate feature near the top of the page.

Good growing! I should check my plants if they are going to bloom.

Beautiful!

Hello,
I was hoping maybe you could give me some info regarding this cymbidium dayanum i just received. It looks like the flower spike grew from dead psuedbulbs. Maybe they just look dead because of cutting off terrible looking leaves. Does it flower from previous years growth or new growth? I have never had any cymbidiums before hybrid or species. The name of this plant Cymbidium dayanum album 'Lady Elizabeth' CHM/AOS x self. I have attached a picture.

Hi Shawna, it looks healthy. They flower from the most recent mature growths, not older growths.

I decided to try a small seedling of this from Carter & Holmes. I'm glad I did; it grows easily in warm conditions. Just don't let it get dry. Keep it in fast-draining, well aerated medium, and water often. I have it in semi-hydroponics.

Mine does fine in direct sun through a window in my humid sunroom. It makes constant new growth. Mine isn't large enough to flower yet. I don't cut off leaves. They fall off when they're ready.

This one convinced me to try some other warm-growing Cyms, species and hybrids. I'm glad I did. They're all growing easily for me. I got some from Carter & Holmes, some from Seattle Orchids and some from other Orchid Board members. A lot of the Asian warm-growing Cym hybrids are much smaller plants than standard hybrids.

Added later:

This is somebody else's thread, so I'm going to respond to you in a new thread.

I got this one from Carter and Holmes also. I liked it because it is small. Thought about doing semi-hydroponics but maybe down the road. They have this planted in their cypress blend. It does seem to drain good. I was just confused about that flower spike because it started down so low in the pot amongst what looked to be dead. I guess the old bulbs just looked dead but really arent