Cym Seaside - Orchid Board

cb977 · #1 03-29-2010, 03:40 PM

Another from June's...Laura and I both had to have one!

quiltergal · #2 03-29-2010, 05:22 PM

That's a really pretty one Sue! Sure wish I could grow Cyms here.

cb977 · #3 03-29-2010, 05:29 PM

Why cantchya?

quiltergal · #4 03-29-2010, 05:31 PM

It gets too bloody hot here in the summer and they have never done well for me in the house.

cb977 · #5 03-29-2010, 05:45 PM

WhiteRabbit · #6 03-29-2010, 05:56 PM

lovely Sue! gorgeous color!

Terri - I don't know what your temps are ? but they do well in California, daytime summer temps here are frequently in the 90s, with occasional spells over 100.
I'm in the bay area, so temps always drop a good deal at night tho. I don't know if you are near enough to the coast to get that, or if it is needed.
Mine get full sun til early afternoon. If it's really hot I mist them and wet the ground around them in the afternoon (no longer in direct sun).

LauraN · #7 03-29-2010, 07:12 PM

Looking good!

Leisurely · #8 03-29-2010, 08:35 PM

Terri, what you need to do is to look for varieties that are warmth tolerant. I too live in Central Florida where summer night lows are in the mid seventies and highs in the mid nineties every day from about June to October but I still bloom several Cymbidiums.

quiltergal · #9 03-30-2010, 02:11 AM

Unfortunately the flip side to my too hot in summer is too cold in winter. We often get snow for a few weeks. This last winter we were down in the teens for a good 2 weeks.

cb977 · #10 03-30-2010, 09:35 AM

Well thank goodness that there are SO many other 'chids to love