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Our garden has been bursting with spring orchid color. With mild weather and regular rains, these cool growers are loving life on the Northern California coast. When I remember to fertilize, I use 20-20-20 orchid fertilizer, but also alternate with light sprinklings of worm castings or compost. The natural fertilizer often kicks them into flower within a few weeks.

Cymbidiums are reliable bloomers here, so it’s no surprise that this post includes lots of them. Many started blossoming over the winter, even before the worm castings. The nutritional boost extends their blooming period, and prompts additional flower spikes.

Orchids add a lot of life to our back garden. I’m spoiled that beautiful cool growing orchids love this climate.

Check out these links about the orchids pictured above:

• Zygo
• Coelogyne
• Epidendrum
• Masdevallia
• Cymbidium
• Dockrillia
• Sarcochilus
• Holcoglossum
• Giant Hyacinth Orchid

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 at 8:25 pm and is filed under Cool Growers, Fertilizing, Photos.

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