Trick with Chinese cyms? Hmmmmm. I use pumice as a medium as Jason Fischer advised me. Sometimes I have bigger lava rocks or aliflor in the bottom and pumice on top. The rest is the same as the other cymbidiums. I put them gradually in full sun for the summer. I make sure they are not rained on more than once a day. I keep them out till freezing. Then I keep them almost freezing all fall on a barn porch where I can close the doors to keep it above freezing. They go into a 50-55 degree F at night room for the winter with fans. I spray them almost daily or every other day lightly. Deeper once a week and fertilize every 3 weeks. This year has been different than last. I have a flush of blooms now but some cyms are starting to spike now! So I'll have a second round hopefully in spring. What's weird is that Golden Elf didn't bloom at all this year. Maybe it's a voodoo thing from Laurel.
She really wanted me to divide it and I resisted cause it's a monster now, I probably will have to break the huge terracotta pot it's in, and it just seemed very daunting. Especially after that chain saw dividing video I posted!!
BTW, I have 19 Chinese Cyms and only about 5 have bloomed so far. I'm waiting for Miss Taipei to do something and I have 2 orange goeringiis (one that I paid a bundle for) that I am dying to bloom!!!!!
Bill, I grew up outside New Brunswick and went to Rutgers (Douglass C). My partner is from Westfield.
