Category: Cymbidiums

CYMBIDIUMS, MINIATURE: Ten Great Ones

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Chosen by J.Burkey: Amesbury 'St.Treva', Bulbarrow 'Friar Tuck', Changing Times 'Santa Barbara', Cracker-Jack 'Midnight Magic', Dolores Hoyt 'Limelight', Excalibur 'Galahad', Ivy Fung 'Cossack', Mi... Read More

CYMBIDIUMS, NOVELTY: Definition

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Those with a dwarf flowered species in their background. OA79-174 Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: In Ground Beds

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago For advantages and disadvantages, refer to OA77-122+In mild climate zones they can be grown in a variety of mixes piled on top of well-drained garden soil, preferably very coarse bark, volcanic roc... Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: Fertilizer for Blooms

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Mix your own 2-10-10: 3.6 lbs. of Ammonium phosphate (16-20-0); 1 lb. Urea (45-0-0); 5.6 lbs. Phosphoric acid (0-75-0); 10 lbs. Potassium sulphate (0-0-50); 30 lbs. water; makes 4.5 gals, concentra... Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: Bud Drop

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago During hot weather buds drop if the plant has an ancestor C. lowianum 'concolor' which has as its progeny C. Alexanderi 'Westonbirt'. OA86-82 Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: Soft Pseudobulbs Ooze a Bad-smelling Liquid

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Possibly Erwinia carotovora, bacterial bulb rot; remove all infected bulbs; spray or drench with Agrimycin. A70-1018 Read More

CYMBIDIUM MOSAIC VIRUS: Characteristics

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Very common in cymbidiums, less so in cattleyas and hybrids, and in phalaenopsis, epidendrum and oncidium; certain lines are infected world-wide; symptoms are highly variable; it usually begins in ... Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: Early; Promoting Flowering

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago When flowering is completed, feed well and increase the temperatures to stimulate growth as in summer; with correct cooling reduce temperatures particularly at night when growths are maturing; advi... Read More

CYMBIDIUM MOSAIC VIRUS: Description

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Lesions are always elongated, sometimes streak-like, are often whitish for a month or two before turning brown-grey or black and are usually slightly sunken. A82-37; place cutting tools, etc., in t... Read More

CYMBIDIUM MOSAIC VIRUS: In Cattleyas

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Produces more necrotic symptoms than in cymbidiums; dark brown or black sunken rings or streaks which tend to coalesce darkening the whole leaf; the symptoms generally are more pronounced on the up... Read More