Cymbidium Heaven, nice cool summer night temps. Lovely bright colour.

I really got to get my hands on better varieties. I like those blooms Nil on semi dwarf plants. Full size plants take up lots of room the rest of the year.

The one I have that is blooming is a standard that I got for $5 on sale at Vons after Mother's Day a few years ago. They sure can take up some space. Since then, I've been picking up cascading varieties but most of those aren't blooming size yet.

Some with intermediate and miniature blooms come on big plants. To get smaller sized plants you might be do better buying from a specialist Cymbidium nursery.

Sorry, I have nil Cymbidiums, some nice ones in this link to pics from a local society here.

WSOS Cymbidium Pics.

Lovely photos of your many blooms.

Just came back to report...its STILL in bloom and not looking tired. NEVER had a Cymbidium last this long.

Love the colour combo in the first pic.

These pictures are beautiful. How do you get them to bloom reliably?

I have a cymbidium placed outdoors, east facing deck under the eve (so well protected from frost etc.) -- and it's grown well and thrown new babies each year but bloomed only sporadically.

I heard that if you over water them, then they do not bloom -- I might have kept the soil moist for a while, by watering a bit too frequently.

Even now, there's new growth but I suspect from the shape that it's new leafy growth, not spikes.

I want to transport it to a bigger planter, and hope to have multiple simultaneous spikes like the ones shown here. How do I achieve this? What am I doing wrong?

TIA!!

It needs more light. That's the problem. Move it to get as much morning light and dappled after that.

The diagnosis needs more light is probably correct, but culture depends a bit on where you are in the world. Ca is easier than Florida for many types.

Mine are outside here in s,cali year round.When they finish blooming we just move them to an area in the lower yard where they get to rest until they start budding again,then we bring them back up to the upper part of the yard.I also have phalemopsis ,dendrobiums,and anther kind whos name escapes me at the moment,in the house.

Thank you all. I had thought that it was getting sufficient light due to it being outdoors, but oh well. I will move it to a location with brighter light in the morning.

One aspect I realized after reading this response is that, I have two patio umbrellas in front of this cymbidium -- and sure enough they block the light. Never realized it until now!

Anyway -- one last question: I have it in half bark, half perlite-based soil (which is in turn half soil and half perlite). Is this too moist for a cymbidium? As I mentioned earlier, I am in the process of moving it to a large planter and will fix the soil issue at that time if needed.

Once again, TIA!

Be wary of "large planter", here is Cymbidium heaven and I have nil Cymbidiums. The guys that grow them fit the plant to the pot size. Too big a pot and problems with root rot.

Potting material should never be allowed to dry out.

Have a look at the pics here with the pot included....Orchid Society Cymbidium pics