Red Cymbidium
 

This is the first Cymbidium to open for me this year and I've got several others that have very nice spikes... well, for me they look like they may be nice, since last year it was a disaster. I couldn't get these guys to do anything. So this summer I put them out on the driveway to bake.... and bake they did!

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OH WOW!

:drool:

fabulous color!
good growing!

G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S !!! :love:

Gimme, Gimme, Gimme! :drool::drool::drool:

That is so red, it looks like a candy apple. :love::love:

Do you have a name so I can add it to my "want" list?

Sorry Milissa, this is a NOID that I got at Sam's Club.

:_(:_(

I'll just have to search for one or snatch it from you. :evil:

Good growing...:bowing That is an awesome color.

:goodjob Red and green-the perfect Christmas Orchid.

Susan

Beautiful - I have never seen such an intense red before. I shall have to come and steal it........:lol:

Oh Doc I love it. Beautiful just beautiful :love:

Sheridan :decoratetree:

:wow Looks like you've 'baked' this one to perfection! Great red!

Looks like you discovered one of the secrets of good cym culture - they like sun! Great looking flower. I bet you can do it again.

Howard, you know what the secret is: cooler weather! Like we get up in cattle tracks. After all, Adam does so well with his. Why not send those to me and let me take care of them? :rofl: Nice color on that red one by the way. :biggrin:

Ross, I thought you only did those tinsy tiny orchids...you know the ones that if you blink you miss them.... and anyway these guys are sprawling... you and the wife would have to move into Adam's GH!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl: And, yes besides baking them this summer, if you could call it a summer, they stayed out there until the evening temps dropped to the mid 40's.

Very nice Howard...I can't wait to see what else blooms for you.
Adam

Adam, from what Ross says you should have some to show us....

At present count I have 40 pots that are in spike (about 2/3 of my adult cymbids); but I grow super cool at night--43F--so my blooms are always a little delayed; I anticipate that the rest will start to throw spikes over the next month or two, as most of my dark colored cymbidiums will not bloom until late April or early May. I won't hijack your thread, but I will post a "panoramic" of what's in spike above.
Adam

Not a jealous type and to see your collection would only add tremendously to this thread..... can't wait!!!!!!!!

Awesome color combination on this one. Great growing. :biggrin:

Wonderful, wonderfull.What colours.

What a wonderful red. I love it :cloud9:

Way to make things happen! I think some times they need a bit of a "shake up" to get them to do something. Guess you'll be lining your driveway with them againg next summer? Beautiful color.

You'd better believe I will have them all lined up getting their suntan! I have about 8 cymbidium and everyone has at least 2 spikes and some up to 4 or 5!

Cyms are one of my favorites but don't do well here in the deep south. I just love the color. Nice find, name or no name. I'm jealous! Keep growing.

Don

That's a beautiful rich looking red Cymbidium. I just loooove it. They are one of my favorite orchids... but only the warm loving ones bloom for us. Continue to bake them, it seems to work well. Happy growing.

Wow!
 

Beautiful!!
I had the same experience!!
Last year no spikes, then I baked em and many are spiking! I have mine on a large porch of our barn and I can shut the big doors when it's too cold so they have had cool temps (40-35F) all fall.