Category: Cymbidiums

CYMBIDIUMS: Flushing with Tide Detergent

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago In a hot area of California, for seven years Tide was used to flush out pots every September 1, then watered for two weeks before applying high phosphate and potash fertilizer; heavy flowering; ref... Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: Growth When Pot-bound

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Not advised; culture is more important; pot-bounding has little effect; many do well enough when pot-bound but only a few exceptions seem to benefit. A73-81 Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: Hours of Sunlight Required to Flower

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago It is recommended that to get them to flower they should have 1770 hours of direct sunlight. NZ86-131 Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: Ice Water Used to Induce Flowering

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Tests: in 1957 four plants produced 17 spikes the next year without ice-water eight spikes; refer to A59-244; ice treatment worked in Florida; refer to A59-596; it did not work in Florida; refer to... Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: In Florida

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Breeding and growing standard types in central Florida shows that Cym. lowianum, Cym. eburneum, Cym. insigne and some of their crosses are more likely to bloom, A84-154; 172 Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: In Tennessee, Culture

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Outdoors in summer apply three-quarters of a lb. of 20-20-20 or 20-10-10 fertilizer per 100 gals, as a liberal dose instead of every 2nd or 3rd watering; indoors in winter they can be grown with ca... Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: Intergeneric Crosses

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Hybrids have been made and documented with such genera as Eulophiella, Bifrenaria, Maxillaria, Zygopetalum; for illus. refer to A87-130 Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: Keeping-quality Tests

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago For classifications of keeping-quality of four groups of cymbidiums totalling 102 standards and 50 miniatures, both for single flowers and spikes in water alone, or water with a preserver; re- fer ... Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: Mutations in Meristem Propagation

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Occasionally one occurs which produces a non-blooming strain, accompanied by an easily recognized grassy type of growth. OA83-114 Read More

CYMBIDIUMS: Deformed Buds and Flowers

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Occasionally this is caused by low night temperatures followed by exposure to strong early morning sunlight. AH43 Read More