Questions Reg. Cymbidium Tracyanum

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Glenn--

Cym. tracyanum will bloom when the current growths are mature; it will usually throw both spikes and new vegetative growth at the same time--the vegetative growths will enter a semi-dormant state when the spikes begin to elongate. In my experience, spikes on tracyanum will usually appear between the bulb and the lowest set of leaves; vegetative growth will commence directly from the side of the bulb at the juncture of roots and bulb. All that being said, fall is the usual time for tracyanum to bloom; keep in mind though that plants which are grown under "perfect" conditions (70F days, 54F nights year round) will not follow the schedule and may bloom at any time...
Hope this is of some help; you might also want to see if there are still culture sheets available on the CSA site for further reading.
Adam