Ahhh, yes I have seen your photo and it's absolutely stunning ... from my experience with cym's you can remove the flowering stem to help with promoting new growth. The trick is providing enough light to stimulate growth. The plant can be separated into smaller divisions but be forewarned though, its a accomplishment in itself. Cyms do not like to be distrubed or repotted to often, every 2 yrs or so. During division, the brown pseudobulbs often produce new growth, I think this depends on a consistant water pattern. They are dormat and with proper potting medium (densed and humus rich) the eyes will start new growths, I'm still waiting on mine to open their peepers. I would used the rule of thumb 3 pseudo's per division. Mine "butterball" bloomed late fall and well into spring. Stem clusters of 3 w/20 plus blooms, soon to share when I get the gallery up and running. Hopefully others have tried S/H and can share their experiences. I would like to know myself.
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