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Thank you. I will post more when more varieites bloom.

Cymbidium goeringii ‘Kourin’ (Japanese variety) 日本春蘭「光琳」February 9 2024. This is a Japanese Cymbidium goeringii that produces orange flowers. A wildtype Cymbidium goeringii produces green flowers. This is an early blooming variety. The flower buds are produced every year at the end of July/early...

Cymbidium goeringii: Buds all look fresh and juicy, here are 4 out of 20 varieties that have buds. The room goes down as low as 6C nightly before vernalization. Just started vernalization a couple of days ago, the temperature needs to go down a little bit more. Still has a long way to go but I...

Cattleya percivaliana. An easy to grow Cattleya species, a reliable bloomer, blooms every year before Christmas. The only thing about this Cattleya is its smell, it is not very pleasant.

Paphiopedilum victoria-reginae

it is a cold room in the basement of a house. The 0C-10C temp range for 45-60 days in the winter (vernalization) is a requirment to bloom all of them successfully.

Cymbidium goeringii are moved into the "goeringii room" in Flora Peculia's growing space until next April. Right now, they are growing in a intermediate/cool condition @ around 15C, will adjust the temp down to between 0C-10C after Winter Solstice until they bloom. There are more than 15 Cym...

One more week before I bring Cymbidium goeringii indoor. Very excited to see that most of the flower buds have reached its size, looking like little bamboo shoots. The flower sheaths look fresh and the buds look full (inside the sheath). The buds remain this size and will only start getting...

I am preparing for an East Asian Cymbidium talk. Here is one of the slides about the mix. This is a diagram/chart from one of the books. I translated it. This chart shows you the list of components that can be used with their respective pH value. It also explains what happens when the soil...

Hi did you find this mix in a bonsai store? Kiryuzuna is one of pumices that is more wet (retains moisture). Akadama (tripe red brand): it's too soft for the goeringii. Also, there is way too much akadama in this blend, the ratio is not right. The main component in the Cym. goeringii mix is...

No, it is not scented.

Thanks, I love it.Now I have 3....lol/// It is hard to find in Canada, I hope it is easier to find it in the US or Europe. Another Cattleya I am looking for is Cattleya bicolor, which is very hard to find an established plant and ms or bigger in Canada too.

Cattleya dormaniana: blooming second year in a row. Easy to grow but a rare Cattleya species in cultivation. Maximum 2 flowers per spike. Love the star-shaped flowers with unusual colours. I just inherited a 3rd Cattleya dormaniana (a semialba) added to my collection.

Cymbidium goeringii Haruka (Japanese) 日本春蘭「春華」Took a better picture this morning. The buds started to develop in July/August (below the soil) and after 2-3 months, they have emerged above the soil. To produce vibrant orange flowers, the buds must be properly shaded so that it remains white. This...

Took a better picture this morning. The bud started to develop in July/August (below the soil) and after 2-3 months, it has emerged above the soil. To produce a vibrant orange flower, the bud must be properly shaded so that it remains white. This is an early bloomer, normally blooms in early to...

The roots were not very good when I purchased it last year. It produced 6 new growths (the 7th growth stopped growing) and tons of roots this growing season but no bud this year. I know this is one of the most common/popular Chinese goeringii varieties, but this variety is known to produce lots...

Cymbidium goeringii buds: Watering in the evening since there is a heat wave event in Toronto this week. Took pictures of the buds in the dark. He Shen Mei (Chinese) (specimen)/賀神梅（中國春蘭）=5 buds He Shen Mei (Chinese) (3 growths division)/賀神梅（中國春蘭）= 2 buds Da Tuan Yuan (Chinese Hybrid)/大團圓...

If you want, we can talk over facebook messenger to figure out the reasons why they are dying. Let me know. I am trying to help and I don't want to see growers get discouraged. You can find me on facebook and I will add you.

Cymbidium goeringii is a temperate hardy Cymbidium. It is the only known Cymbidium species that occurs this far north (in Japan, and Korea and around Shanghai region in China). In these regions/countries, they have Asian summer (30C+ for months) and they have just above freezing temp in the...

Cymbidium goeringii "Kourin" (Japanese variety-orange flower) 日本春蘭「光琳」 As summer comes to an end, Cym. goeringii flower buds start to come up from the soil from my Cym. goeringii collection. This is one of the them. The bigger flower bud is white, (this is what you want for a non-green flower...