The Orchid Garden

I hate being a dumb newbie….

Question:

I have a really nice Cym that is happy living with me.  It grew three spikes this year and had lots of lovely, fragrant, long-lasting flowers.  I was happy thinking that I maybe had a handle on Cyms until today when I walked by a florist’s shop and noticed a cut Cym stem in water.  The flowers were HUGE.  I guess what I have is a "mini" and I never knew that little detail until today.  I had no idea Cym flowers could be so enormous.  They are wonderful! Now I want a "full-sized" Cym. –  Sandy — Bacchae at telusplanet dot net "Beauty is terror.  Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.  We want to be devoured by it, to hide ourselves in that fire which refines us." –  Donna Tartt

Response:

Now I want a "full-sized" Cym. –  Sandy

You’re right, the full-sized ones are magnificent.  So is the amount of space they take.  Cyms are not the cutest plants.  My is kind of stuck behind the sofa until it’s once a year blooming.  It is comparable in looks and size to a day lily.  But when the cats come to visit, they sure like those long floppy leaves. — Barb Coon Rapids, MN http://chuck-barb.virtualave.net/african.htm

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Barb, The small compact Cymbidiums, known as Chinese Cymbidiums, have aesthetic qualities.  In the Orient, they are partly judged for their leaves, which are small, some varigated, and blade-like or grass-like. On the other hand, the standard cymbidiums usually have large flowers and long leaves that sometimes drag on the ground.  Right now I have two large spikes on the (humongous)standard Cymbidium California; however, the plant looks a little ragged with some leaves handing close to the ground. . . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Now I want a "full-sized" Cym. –  Sandy You’re right, the full-sized ones are magnificent.  So is the amount of space they take.  Cyms are not the cutest plants.  My is kind of stuck behind the sofa until it’s once a year blooming.  It is comparable in looks and size to a day lily.  But when the cats come to visit, they sure like those long floppy leaves. — Barb Coon Rapids, MN http://chuck-barb.virtualave.net/african.htm

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a really nice Cym that is happy living with me.  It grew three spikes this year and had lots of lovely, fragrant, long-lasting flowers.  I was happy thinking that I maybe had a handle on Cyms until today when I walked by a florist’s shop and noticed a cut Cym stem in water.  The flowers were HUGE.  I guess what I have is a "mini" and I never knew that little detail until today.  I had no idea Cym flowers could be so enormous.  They are wonderful! Now I want a "full-sized" Cym. –  Sandy — Bacchae at telusplanet dot net "Beauty is terror.  Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.  We want to be devoured by it, to hide ourselves in that fire which refines us." –  Donna Tartt

Run Fast…… Karen (50 orchids and the Northeastern Wisconsin orchid show is this weekend)

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