The 2025 South Coast Orchid Club of South Australia winter show on 25th-26th July 2026 was again a relatively small affair this year. It’s a sometimes difficult part of the year….. right in the middle of the early flowering winter Cymbidium Orchid plants and the spring flowering plants, so it’s always a little challenging to have […]
Finding Peace Among the Orchids Life seems to be getting busier, louder, and more demanding every year. With work, family, technology, and constant information overload, many of us are searching for natural ways to reduce stress, restore balance, and reconnect with ourselves. One of the most powerful — and overlooked — solutions is to use
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A Step-by-Step Guide. Have you ever created a Cymbidium orchid hybrid and wondered how to give it an official name? You will need to register a Cymbidium hybrid with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) — the International Cultivar Registration Authority (ICRA) for orchids. It is the way to make your creation part of orchid history.
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So, what’s go? Do you buy or build your Shade House? Well, I guess it all depends on how many plants you have, how many plants you want and how serious you are as to whether you need a Shade House. It depends on your goals! Most start out growing their Cym’s under a tree,
Every now and then, Orchid Wise has the opportunity to spend a day with a commercial Cymbidium orchid grower and experience life from their perspective. So, what does it really take to be a commercial grower? And what does a Day in the Life actually entail? Well, let’s find out! A Day in the Life
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South Coast Orchid Club of South Australia Winter Show – Adelaide, July 2025 The 2025 South Coast Orchid Club of South Australia winter show on 12th July 2025 was again a relatively small affair this year, given it has been a difficult early/mid season here in Adelaide. This show falls right in the middle of
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2025 has seen a good many new hybrid Cymbidium Orchids added to the RHS Register already, and we are only half way through the year! Here are some newly registered modern Cymbidium Orchids to diversify your collection…. For those that like to continually add brand new Cymbidium Orchids to their collection, here are a few
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March 2025 – Cymbidium Orchid Seed Pod harvesting day! So, today was a green orchid seed pod flasking day for some of last year’s early season Cymbidium orchid seed pods…..pollenated between April & June 2024. For those of you unfamiliar with the terminology, a green pod flasking is where we cut open a fresh, green,
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If scented or fragrant Cymbidium orchids are your thing then we have good news for you! There are quite a number of fragrant Cymbidiums available, however you will have to go looking for them. Fragrant Cymbidium orchids are a truly wonderful thing! A large portion of the species and primary hybrid Cymbidiums are scented and
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Every now and then, we take a walk through the Orchid Wise Shade House to check what’s flowering or to spot anything interesting. The shade house overflows with all sorts of orchids—species, primary hybrids, modern show bench hybrids, and everything in between. You never know what you’ll find! This time, we’re diving into our second
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Every now and then we take a walk through the Orchid Wise Shade House to see what has been flowering or what else of interest might be happening. The Orchid Wise shade house is overflowing with all sorts! From species and primary hybrids to modern show bench hybrids and everything in between. You just never
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Best Practice Testing…. I recently visited two local backyard growers to purchase Cymbidium orchid plants, and my experience turned into a valuable case study on virus testing. I’ll also share here what I consider best practices when using field test kits and explain why they are crucial. First, please check out our quick guide on
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Orchid Club of South Australia Winter Show – Adelaide, July 2024 The 2024 Orchid Club of South Australia winter show on 13th July 2024 was definitely worth a visit for the range of species on show. A great variety of plants ensured there was plenty to see. There were quite a number of different species
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South Coast Orchid Club of South Australia Winter Show – Adelaide, July 2024 The 2024 South Coast Orchid Club of South Australia winter show on 6th July 2024 was a relatively small affair this year, given it fell right in the middle of an early flowering season for the winter species plants and the spring
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In this series of articles we showcase the somewhat lesser known area of Cymbidium history. The Cymbidium Primary Hybrid. Cymbidium Primary Hybrid’s are the result of crossing two Cymbidium species plants, and these crosses have created some stunning plants. And it is where all of our modern hybrids have originally come from. Cymbidium Toni Benton
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