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Picked up East Asian Cymbidiums Racks from post office in preparation for a fall shipment of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Cymbidium goeringii from my Japanese vendor. Now I have enough racks for the upcoming shipment.

He is right about the shape of the flower buds. Daffodil form: longer and narrower (like a bamboo), Lotus form: full and rounded. That's about it. The leaf length he described was probably for a particular variety. Cymbidium goeringii grows in China, Korea, and Japan and all the flower forms...

Are you referring to the flower petal form/shape? The Orchid Digest I think may not have a complete information. There are 3 groups for flower petal forms/shapes. The flower petal forms/shapes refer to the dorsal sepal and lateral sepals of the flower. 1. Plum Petal Form/Shape (also called...

It is an old and a well known Japanese variety. Can get it easily from Japan.

Who says you need cooler temperature in the fall to bud your Cymbidium goeringii?? The internet? Cymbidium goeringii "Kourin" (Japanese variety wth orange flower) 日本春蘭「光琳」朱金花 1. The status of the plant: medium dark green leaves, the perfect colour for a Cymbidium goeringii. 2: The plant is...

Definition for the 4 seasons: Spring: Mid March to Mid June Summer: Mid June to Mid Sept (basically between Dragon Boat Festival and Moon festival =Summer, using the Chinese Lunar Calendar) Fall: Mid Sept to Mid Dec Winter: Mid Dec to Mid March Spring: 70% shade, temp average around 15C-20C...

Cymbidium goeringii "Fuji no Yuubae" (Japanese vareity with orange flower) 日本春蘭「富士の夕映」: A part of growing East Asian Cymbidium is to learn/know how to trouble shoot when sh*t happened. Last year, I went away on a vacation for a week in early/mid June and I forgot to move the plant from its...

Cymbidium goeringii "Song Mei" (Chinese variety) 中國春蘭 「宋梅」Now I understand what my Japanese vendor and various books mean when they say that Chinese Cym. goeringii are robust (compared to Japanese Cym. goeringii). This traditional variety produced 7 new growths this year on a 10+ growth plants...

Cymbidium goeringii "Wang Zi" (Chinese variety) 中國春蘭: Now I understand what my Japanese vendor and various books mean when they say that Chinese Cym. goeringii are robust (compared to Japanese Cym. goeringii). This traditional variety produced 5 new growths this year on a 6 growth plant, so I...

Cymbidium goeringii "Kōrin" (Japanese variety) 日本春蘭「光琳」A miniature Cymbidium goeringii species with an orange flower. To look at the progress of this year's growth, I removed the top pumice mix layer (small grade pumice blend). There are 2 new growths. The green growth is above the pumice so it...

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Cymbidium goeringii "Wang Zi (Chinese variety-green flower) 中國春蘭「汪字」: July 3rd, 2023, after watering. The flower buds are starting to set for the season in July. The new growth is pushed out from the bottom of last year's growth in June, while the flower bud is starting to set in July...

Only allowed 10 pix per post. Here is Cymbidium goeringii "Xi Shen Mei" Spring 2023 (June 2023)-Cymbdium goeringii woke up and new growths start to form (below the Japanese Potting Mix). Let’s see how many flowers are going to form in the in fall this year. Cymbidium goeringii “Lost tag”...

Spring 2023 (June 2023)-Cymbdium goeringii woke up and new growths start to form (below the Japanese Potting Mix). Let’s see how many flowers are going to form in the in fall this year. Cymbidium goeringii “Lost tag” Chinese varieties: Cymbidium goeringii “He Shen Mei” (large) Cymbidium...

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A trio of rare Paphiopedilum species in bloom: Now all three Paph species are blooming: Paphiopedilum parishii #1, Paphiopedilum parishii #2, and Paphiopedilum hookerae ( (Mallingham HCC x Joanid). It is putting on a great show right now.

This is the 2nd time it flowered. A very slow grower. Not only it is a very slow grower, from budding to blooming takes about 3 months (which is slow for a Paph species).

Flower on another Paphiopedilum parishii .

Does it have a new growth? The 2 blooming plants each has a baby. One baby, the longest leaf is 6 inches, the other baby, the longest leaf is 8 inches.

For paph parishii (difficult to grow). I learned to buy large seedlings. I bought 2 large seedlings and 1 medium seedling from Paph Paradise 2 years ago. It took 2 seasons for the 2 large plants to bloom. Even for large plant with very good roots, it is slow. The medium seedling one, very slow...