Cymbidium Orchid Flower Orchids
Cymbidiums

- Cymbidium orchids are long-lasting flowers

(eight weeks or more is a typical bloom time) with graceful leaves. They're blissfully easy to care for too. They do well indoors in warm, sunny spots like south- or west-facing windows.

But they need some chill during the fall to set flower buds. They're happier outdoors than indoors--as long as temperatures don't drop much below 32[degrees] or rise above 100[degrees] for more than a few hours.

In frost-free areas, all cymbidiums can grow outdoors through winter. Protect them from cold by placing containers in a greenhouse or under deep overhangs. In summer, they thrive on lath-covered patios.

Standard cymbidiums are sold in 8-to 10-inch pots, miniatures in 6-inch pots. BLOOM TIME: September-January (miniatures), February--early May (standards). LIGHT: As much as possible, without burning leaves. Plants with yellow-green leaves usually flower best. TEMPERATURE: Minis: 70[degrees] or higher (day), 600 (night). Standards: 60[degrees]--75[degrees] (day), 50[degrees]--55[degrees](night) is ideal, but higher summertime temperatures (to 90[degrees] or so) and near-freezing winter temperatures are tolerated if plants are sheltered.

POTTING MIX: Packaged mix. Or fine-grade fir bark mixed with peat moss or perlite or both. WATERING: Keep soil moist during growing season, March-September. In winter, water just enough to keep bulbs from shriveling. FEEDING: January-July, feed with complete liquid fertilizer high in nitrogen every 10 days to 2 weeks; August-December, feed as frequently with low-nitrogen fertilizer.

This are are some of the most popular orchid species and hybrids. The flowers come in different colors such as white, brown, green, red, pink, purple and more. As cut orchid flower they last longer than most other types, means the are used to create corsage 

- Growing cymbidiums

One look at the exquisite flowers of cymbidiums explains why they are favorites of gardeners who grow them outdoors in mild-winter areas of the West. These cool-season orchids are easy to grow, particularly in coastal gardens, and they bloom with very little care. The flowers of miniature cymbidiums are smaller - 1 to 3 inches across - and appear in greater numbers than the flowers on standards, with some miniature varieties producing as many as 42 flowers per spike. Some miniatures may also produce two spikes per bulb. The flowers come in nearly every color (except blue and true black), including new shades of apricot and orange. The blooms of most miniature cymbidiums have dark, contrasting lips, but you'll also find a few albino flowers - with no contrasting lip color - such as Golden Elf 'Sundust', a clear yellow variety, and Lovely Bunny 'Othello'. Orchid grower have been improving miniature cymbidiums by creating hybrid plants with enhanced

fragrance, repeat bloom habit, and greater heat tolerance - characteristics that are found in Golden Elf 'Sundust', Peter Pan 'Green-sleeves' (green with a maroon lip), and 'Nut' (light tan to chocolate brown). All the hybrids in this new group grow about 14 inches tall, and bloom when nighttime temperatures are in the upper 50s.

They come in strong colors and have a real gorgeous appearance. They are exotic and beautiful and they grow not only in the jungle, but naturally they like this habitat, with a little orchid care they grow nicely even in your home under normal indoor conditions.

In general it come down to a few simple parameter, humidity, watering, feeding, temperature and light.

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