First cymbidium

[thegamejr]

Picked up my first cym. Tonight. Went to the local Fred Meyer for some sauce and left with this beauty. Its a noid but still love it. Its about 3ft so still trying to figure where to put it ha. Any advice on care would be great

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[Ordphien]

My Cymbidium care...
Large chunky bark mix.
Very high light. Mine get an enormous amount of Sun.
I water once in a week in winter, twice in summer.
I fertilize with a handful of osmocote thrown in the pot twice a year.
Other than that....
I treat them like a garden plant.
They can tolerate quite cold temperatures, including some frost.
I'm not sure how they do with more than that though.

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[flexdc]

As long as day time heat not too high and have a winter chill down to 50s Cymbidums are quite easy to grow.
The hard part is their size. For growers in cold climate, they need to find a cool sunny room to put them in the winter, and that will be the hard part.
Southern Carlifornia is considered as nirvana for Cymbidiums, because our day and night time temps outdoors are just what they like. For us it is almost just add water and they will grow fine especially outdoors.
Andrew

[Cym Ladye]

A word of advice: be sure you look to see what part of the world/country the person who is giving you advice is from. What you will need to do for your Cym in Western Washington will not be the same as what you would do if you lived in a temperate area. Find out the highs and lows in your yard year round and go from there.

That said, enjoy your plant in the house while it is in bloom. When it is through and if the weather allows, temporarily place it outside in a sheltered location out of danger from frost. As the weather warms in the spring, place it in a semi shaded location or morning sun and afternoon shade.

Do not worry about re-potting it now. Just do not over water it. If you cannot place it outside after it is finished blooming, leave iit n a window with bright light in a cool room in the house.

Cym Ladye

[No-Pro-mwa]

Beautiful, I am hoping to try one of these some day.

[thegamejr]

Its way to cold here right now for anything outside. We started getting our frost. Is indoors hard on them? And when it does come time to repot do clay pots work? Would a lava rock bark mixture be fine for it? I have my phals and catts in lava rock cause the bark alone stays wet too long for me. Any other suggestions?

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[flexdc]

Indoor conditions are fine, just don't turn the thermostat up too high. May be 70.
In my experience and also I grow mine out doors in LA, Cymbidiums like a little more moisture retention in the mix. I grow mine in clay pots with medium bark and I throw in a small shovel of peat moss into it to add moister retention. Bare in mind our summers are very dry. You might want to adjust according to your growing condition.
Andrew

[WhiteRabbit]

Here are some pages with good care info

http://www.cymbidium.org/cymbidium.html

http://www.orquideas.com/growing/cymbcult.html

I wouldn't use lava rock - Cyms don't want dry media. I pot mine in plastic pots for better moisture retention and also for lighter weight as the plants get big. Pot and media should drain well while retaing moisture. I use fine and medium fir bark mix.