This week’s Orchid of the Week is… Cym. Volcanic Flash ‘Tim Tam’
Parentage: This weeks Orchid of the Week is a cross between Cym. Mimi × Cym. Volcano
Registered: 1985
The reason why it’s our Orchid of the Week:
This week’s Orchid of the Week is from Valley Orchids in Australia. It is an oldie, but was very popular for a long, long time. A mid-Winter intermediate brown with a solid bold lip was a great addition to the line-up back then, and it still survives today in many backyard collections.
Cym. Volcanic Flash has some great parents and grandparents like Cym. Volcano and Cym. Spartan Queen, so there is plenty to like.
It has fallen out of favour on the show bench these days with the changes in judging standards, but as far as browns go, this one was, for a long time, a favourite.
Unfortunately I have no acknowledgement for the photo, but it was taken from the internet many years ago.
Looking back at the original species ancestors of this plant, using Orchid Roots, Cym. lowianum, Cym. floribundum and Cym. insigne are the major contributors present in the distant background.