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Cena
My Garden
| | Posted on Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 01:54 am EST : |   
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Cymbidiums love my outdoor, year round climate. I've had good luck with them, so I keep picking up more. I WILL NOT spend $30 to $60 dollars on a plant, just for a name, when the $19, $22, and $24.95 plants bloom just as well, but with documented parentage papers. Pfooie.
This is the plant whose flowers last 10 days or less cut.
I've been waiting, waiting, waiting on this one to bloom for this year. That cold air comes in, and Screech, there goes the growth progression...
This is my most reliable bloomer, twice a year, multiple spikes. That single stripe down the lip is bright crimson red. The rest is (real) butter cream yellow.
And this is the cut flower that lasts 6 weeks or better.
More tomorrow.
Thanks for taking a look.
Cena
- S CA,
Zone "10a"
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Jak3
My Weather
| | Posted on Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 10:41 am EST : |
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Cena, recently I had the opportunity to visit the Governor General's Greenhouse in Ottawa. This is where all of the indoor and outdoor plants for government homes are grown. They had a large number of cymbs, and the staff told me they remove the leafless bulbs when they repot, and place them on their sides in fine crushed bark medium. The keep them moist and then new little cymbs appear. This was fascinating to me, so I tried it. I have four leafless back bulbs in different situations: One in a plastic pot in a terarrium, one in a peat pot and crushed bark in a baggie under lights, one in an open pot of bark in a window, and two in plastic pots of bark covered loosely under lights. So far (it's been about two weeks) I have seen signs of growth in the bagged peat pot one. This is very exciting for me as orchids are pricey and I did not know you could propagate them this way. Just for your interest....
Jak3
- Ontario,
Zone "4/5"
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Birdgarden
| | Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 11:04 am EST : |
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What is that variety on the 5th photo? - those are like the pink ones my daughter wants as cut flowers at the wedding.
Birdgarden
- MN,
Zone "4"
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Cena
My Garden
| | Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 03:52 pm EST : |
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Birdgarden. I will NOT spend the money on named varieties; I saw four this week end, the cheapest started at $89, then they went up from there, $129, $189 and $380.
The physical description of that orchid would be that it is a cymbidium with an unspotted, solid color lip with picotee edging.
That type of edging is very rare, at least in what I've seen. This is also a bad hybrid, you can't see it in the photo but three of the five blooms were malformed; the petals did not seperate completely back, and the flowers only partially opened.
You will have to define your own color, and you have my blessing to use that photograph for the purpose of showing a florist your and her desires.
The reason for the last price was the magnificense of the plant it self. The flowers were a clear bright yellow, no spots. The pot was an 18 inch pot, easily, and each bulb had one, some two, bloom spikes. I could easily see that plant being picked up for that price, and feeling it was a bargain, too!
This is a friend of mine I drug to the orchid show, and where I fell in love with Cymbs. That little plaque is Best In Show...
Jak, I did know that, but have never tried it. You're bringing it up at this time is quite serendipitous, as I have lost quite a few leaves this year, and seem to have a goodly amount of backbulbs. I will have to experiment some this year. I appreciate that info, thank you!
Cena
- S CA,
Zone "10a"
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Cena
My Garden
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 06:24 pm EST : |
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I finally unlocked the vault where last year's pix were stored!
Spotted:
Not Spotted:
Some of the buds are opening for This Year!
Cena
- S CA,
Zone "10a"
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