Boat Orchid
Cymbidium spp.
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Cymbidium is a genus of 52 evergreen species, often grown as houseplants or in a cool or temperate greenhouse. The genus name comes from the latin "cymba", meaning boat. Distributed throughout tropical and subtropical Asia and northern Australia, they can produce racemes up to 90cm high in a fantastic range of colours that can last 10 weeks.
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Planning
Difficulty
Moderate
Flowering time
Winter, Spring
Harvesting
Generally not harvested.
Propagation
Division
Divide plants at re-potting if they have become over-large, or if some of the pseudobulbs (swellings at the base) have died and turned brown. Select divisions with three healthy pseudobulbs, discarding older or shrivelled material. Divisions will take about two to three years to flower again
Special features
Attractive flowers
Special features
Origin
Tropical and subtropical Asia and northern Australia
Environment
Light
Partial Shade, Partial Sun
Soil moisture
Moist
Soil type
Loam
Soil PH preference
Neutral
Frost hardiness
Tender
Personality
Family
Orchidaceae
Flower colour
Multicoloured
Scent
None
Problems
Can suffer from Tobacco mosaic virus & cymbidium mosaic potexvirus. They can also be attacked by mealy bugs, red spider mite, aphids, slugs & snails.
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