This week’s Orchid of the Week is… Cym. Amigos Vision ’20/20′ Parentage: This weeks Orchid of the Week is a cross between Cym. Khanebono × Cym. Sims Vision Registered: 2023 The reason why it’s our Orchid of the Week: This week’s Orchid of the Week is new breeding from 3 Amigos Orchids in South Australia. We […]
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This week’s Orchid of the Week is… Cym. Helen Tangcay ‘Charming’ Parentage: This is a cross between Cym. Dorothy Rowe × Cym. Hazel Tyers Registered: 2003 The reason why it’s our Orchid of the Week: It’s been a while since we’ve had a pink Orchid of the Week, so here is a lovely older one with a big
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This week’s Orchid of the Week is… Cym. John Fogerty Parentage: This is a cross between Cym. Bunyip × Cym. parishii Registered: 2020 The reason why it’s our Orchid of the Week: This is an interesting and cute tetraploid hybrid, bred by Andy Easton using Cym. Bunyip. Andy Easton is a very well known and experienced
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This week’s Orchid of the Week is… Cym. Tavatchai Thongprasert Parentage: This is a cross between Cym. insigne × Cym. bicolor Registered: 2017 The reason why it’s our Orchid of the Week: Something a little different this time for our Orchid of the Week, and a bit of a mouthful! And I get to talk about one
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This week’s Orchid of the Week is… Cym. Kimberley Splash ‘Tee Pee’ Parentage: This is a cross between Cym. Khan Flame × Cym. Valley Splash Registered: 2002 The reason why it’s our Orchid of the Week: This very eye catching Orchid of the Week is the product of two very successful parents. Cym. Kimberley Splash ‘Tee Pee’ has
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This week’s Orchid of the Week is… Cym. Carol Rogers Parentage: This is a cross between Cym. Fifi × Cym. Howard Cobb Registered: 2014 The reason why it’s our Orchid of the Week: This week we head back to the 2014 Santa Barbara International Orchid Show and the best blooming pink shade of that year – Cymbidium Carol
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This week’s Orchid of the week is… Cym. Templestowe’s Charm Parentage: This is a cross between Cym. Akebono × Cym. Valley Olympic Registered: 2007 The reason why it’s our Orchid of the Week: This week we look at an awarded Cymbidium cross, Cym. Templestowe’s Charm, from David Wain, of Wain’s Orchids. David won an Award of Merit from
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This week’s Orchid of the week is… Cym. Satin Dragon ‘Cinnabar’ Parentage: This is a cross between Cym. Khan Flame × Cym. Francis Aebi Registered: 2010 The reason why it’s our Orchid of the Week: This week we head to the 2010 Santa Barbara International Orchid Show and the Grand Champion of that year – Cymbidium Satin Dragon
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This week’s Orchid of the week is… Cym. Lancashire Khan Parentage: This is a cross between Cym. Cronulla × Cym. Lancashire Rose Registered: 1995 The reason why it’s our Orchid of the Week: Quite by accident, this week’s Orchid of the Week is a descendant of last week’s Orchid of the Week – Cym. Sensation. Bred by Greg
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Article and images courtesy of Randall Robinson Originally published in 2009 here in Randall’s blog and adapted for this site. The breeding of true red in Cymbidiums has been a goal of many growers since the inception of hybridisation in the genus. One of the first ‘Red’ Cymbidiums was C. Ceres ‘F. C. Hanbury’. There is considerable
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