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Old 03-29-2020, 03:20 PM
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Why don't you look for the warmth tolerant types? For us it's the temperature differential between day and night. Our fall temperatures have been a pretty uniform.
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Thanks, I feel more encouraged. I think I'll give Cymbidiums one more try. I have hat Milton Carpenter 'Everglades Gold', which is supposed to be a warm growing one, although the plant was about two inches tall when I bought it about a year ago. It's much lager now, but I'm sure it's still a couple years away from blooming. A lot of the warm growing ones are nice enough, but they pale in comparison to the standard size cool growing Cymbidiums.
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Old 03-29-2020, 03:23 PM
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I don't have room for full sized anymore. Rbarara's plants just make me drool. Someday...
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Old 04-10-2020, 11:35 AM
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You are the Cym Master! Stunning.
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You are the Cym Master!
I don't think so. Just got lucky with my conditions.
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Old 04-10-2020, 03:38 PM
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May I hijack your thread a moment? Do you have dayanum? Is it hard or easy?
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Do you have dayanum?
No, just NoIDs!
But I can try to find some info about it in a moment.

---------- Post added at 08:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:42 PM ----------

Taken from OW:

Cym dayanum

LIGHT: 3000-4000 fc. Light should be as bright as possible, short of direct midday sun which may sunburn the leaves, especially if light is increased suddenly. Strong air movement should be provided at all times.

TEMPERATURES: Summer days average 74-77F (23-25C), and nights average 61-62F (16-17C), with a diurnal range of 12-16F (6-9C). The warmest days of the year occur in spring at the end of the dry season. Spring days average 81-83F (27-28C), nights warm from 49 to 61F (10 to 16C), and the diurnal range drops from 33 to 20F (18 to 11C).

HUMIDITY: 80-85% in summer and early autumn, dropping slowly to 60-65% in late winter and early spring. WATER: Rainfall is moderate to heavy from late spring into autumn. Amounts then fall rapidly into a 4-5 month dry season that extends into the following spring. Cultivated plants should be watered heavily while actively growing, but drainage must be excellent, and conditions around the roots should never be allowed to become stale or soggy. Water should be reduced in autumn.

FERTILIZER: 1/2-3/4 recommended strength, applied weekly when plants are actively growing. Many growers prefer to use a balanced fertilizer throughout the year; but others use a high-nitrogen fertilizer from spring to midsummer, then switch to one high in phosphates in late summer and autumn.

REST PERIOD: Winter days average 71-77F (22-25C), and nights average 43-44F (6-7C), with a diurnal range of 27-33F (15-18C). Rainfall in the habitat is very low for much of the winter, but during much of this time additional moisture frequently is available from heavy dew and night-time mist. For cultivated plants, water should be reduced for 2-3 months. Plants should be allowed to dry out somewhat between waterings, but they should not remain without water for extended periods. Fertilizer should be reduced or eliminated until new growth starts in spring and heavier watering is resumed. In the habitat, light is highest in winter.

GROWING MEDIA: Because of the flower spike may be erect or arching to pendulous these plants are probably more easily managed if mounted on rough-barked slabs or in hanging pots or baskets. Because growers often have trouble keeping mounted plants moist enough in hot, dry weather, plants are often grown in containers filled with an open, fast-draining potting mix. Fine to medium fir bark with moisture retaining additives such as perlite or chopped sphagnum moss is preferred by most growers. Some growers recommend adding old manure or other forms of solid fertilizer to the medium in addition to the regular fertilizing program. Repotting should be done when new root growth starts in late winter if plants are not carrying an inflorescence. Otherwise, it should be done as soon after flowering as possible.
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I think Cym. dayanum is an excellent choice for just about everyone. I don't think it needs a winter cool-down, it often blooms in September or October. Pendulous, small flowers, quite robust. I grow it in the usual Cym mix (small bark and perlite), hanging (since spikes are either pendulous or horizontal mostly)
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I saw the same information that rbarata just sent me. But I also saw extremely easy, and extremely hard. That's just confusing advice. But if you two are encouraging, my two gurus, I think I might give it a try.
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