[quote=cb977;45955]If you bought it at a local store, then it's a warm-growing Cym.
Oh, I would heartily disagree! The locals around here (south Louisiana) typically carry the larger, cool-growing Cymbidiums. They sell like mad because they are just sooo irresistible!
My advice would be to wait until next spring to repot. FL should treat them like we do in LA, it is an outdoor plant, all the time. They do not like to be kept warm in winter.
I grow mine in 100% fresh horse manure, in the smallest pot they can be crammed into. In the spring after blooming, I lift the whole plant, add a few more inches of horse dookie, and reset the plant. Do this again in the fall. A layer of styrofoam peanuts in the bottom will insure good drainage, then water daily for the first month after adding the 'horse.' I pot them very high, too.
I grow mine in full sun. They all bloom, every year.
I've heard of people keeping them in styro coolers full of ice through the fall and even the winter if it is too mild. Sounds like fun?
Regards - Nancy
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