Planning is important when building your collection to avoid wasting money and creating disappointment. Be sure that you purchase and grow plants which you like, and suit your expectations. Make sure they suit your growing area too. Do not be too hasty in acquiring new varieties. Too many growers choose new varieties which will disappoint

What is success when it comes to growing a cymbidium? For an new or inexperienced grower, it could be just getting plants to flower. A more experienced grower might consider success to be getting better results than the previous season. And an orchid club member might wish to win prizes at shows and meetings. Whatever

This article originally appeared in Cymbidium Chatter – Issue 31 (Vol. 2 No. 3): June 2021 Supplied by Joshua White from the Cymbidium Orchid Society of Victoria The full copy of this Cymbidium Chatter issue can be found here The Parts of a Cymbidium Flower With the main flowering season for the southern hemisphere kicking into

Growing and improving your collection requires a little planning….. Plants which are better than plants currently being grown are continually being developed and released. If one wishes to grow the best available, constant culling of lesser performers and procurement of new varieties is necessary. Where to purchase new healthy, disease free varieties can be a

Like all living things, cymbidium orchid plants are made up of a huge number of cells, which develop and multiply continually. In these cells there are chromosomes, which are all of the individual DNA molecules that determine all of their properties and characteristics. Their genetic code. So here is an introduction to Cymbidium Ploidy, Cymbidium

De-flasking is one of those topics that if you ask five different growers on how to do it, you’ll end up with five different answers! But the truth is there is really no black magic behind it. This is the first of what I’m sure will be several articles about de-flasking, so have a read

All cymbidium orchids have a name.  And the naming of orchids is known as ‘Nomenclature’. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the United Kingdom is responsible for maintaining the register of all orchid species and hybrid registrations. Even a plant without a label, has a name, but it is not known by the plant owner. 

Starting your collection can be an exciting time. So how do you select your first Cymbidium? Do you choose miniature, intermediate or standard size flowers? Do you choose a modern hybrid or a more traditional species cultivar? Selecting the plants to start a collection can be difficult.  Too often a newcomer just purchases plants without