Australian cymbidium species
 

:hello :waving :help Will an Cymbidium that native to Australia thrive under my conditions? I'm looking into acquiring a Cymbidium Australian Midnight Black Beauty orchid. If anyone has a division of this plant I'll be happy to take it off your hands.:cheer:

I believe your desired Cymbidium is named Australian Midnight 'Black Beauty' - it is a primary hybrid of the species Cym. canaliculatum (which is native to Australia) x Cym. atropurpureum (native to areas such as Thailand and the Philippines). The culture for this hybrid is as follows, from OrchidWiz: "Grow this hybrid in cool to hot conditions, or 58°F (14°C) to 85°F (29°C) at night", in bright light, 50 - 60% humidity. You might be able to do this as both species tolerate warm conditions. Hope you can find this, it is an interesting cross!

Cymbidium Australian Midnight at Santa Barbara Orchid Estate

its amazing..though a touch pricey!

That's the one
 

Hip Hip Hooray :banana: :cheer: I saw this beauty on ebay auction but the seller doesn't export :_( By the way, what is OrchidWiz?:scratchhead:

:yikes: :whew that is pricey :pray: to the orchid God that it's availabe someplace else a bit cheaper. I'll add it to my wanted list.

Hi Chococotte,
Have lots of cymbidiums up in Jacksonville - a note of caution about growing anything with canaliculatum in Florida. I grow most of my cymbidiums outside and mist to keep them from freezing - but not canaliculatum hybrids. They like to be pretty dry in the wintertime so but them inside and only give them a light mist once in a while. Do not water until spring. I quit watering in Late Nov and dont water again until April. I almost killed my "Little Black Sambo" (half canaliculatum ) before I found that out. Its done fine every since.

Thanks for the advise,:bowing Little Black Sambo is on my Wanted List as well:cloud9:

That is a rediculous price for this plant. Anyway, if you are going to grow this plant, here is a pic of Cym canaliculatum growing in nature. Australian Midnight like it parent, canaliculatum will not flower off small plants and requires lots of light and a drying out through the cold months and LOTS of water will light food during the hot months.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...dex_001-14.jpg

OrchidWiz is an orchid database software:

OrchidWiz Orchid Database Software Home Page

A great place to find parentage and species composition of hybrids, thus assisting in culture requirements.

jeanne

Orchid wiz is the best program I have seen for determining what makes up a Hybrid - and there are pictures. It is loaded with useful information. It gets my vote as a top notch aid in studying Orchids. Worth the price.