{"id":1566,"date":"2009-12-15T21:04:04","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T05:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2010-07-29T07:46:27","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T15:46:27","slug":"cymbidium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/15\/cymbidium\/","title":{"rendered":"Cymbidium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a San Francisco rainy winter kicked into gear, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/cymbidium.html\">Cymbidiums<\/a> in the back garden have bloomed right on schedule. About 50 Cymbidium species are native to an area from India to Japan, and south to Australia. They have been symbols of virtue and friendship in China since <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Confucius\">Confucius<\/a> praised them 2500 years ago, and the Chinese have cultivated them for centuries. Many varieties suited to our moderate California climate come from the rainy slopes of the Himalayas, and grow in cool <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/temperature.html\">temperatures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_1_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1570\" title=\"Cymbidium flower after rain\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_1_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium flower after rain\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_1_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_1_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_1_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_2_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1571\" title=\"Cymbidium flowers after rain\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_2_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium flowers after rain\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_2_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_2_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_2_640px.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_3_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1572\" title=\"Cymbidium flower close up\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_3_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium flower close up\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_3_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_3_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_3_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Orchid growers have created thousands of Cymbidium hybrids in various hues of pink, red, brown, yellow, green, and white. Hybridization allows orchid breeders to combine the best traits of different varieties, making these hardy plants even tougher. Some kinds can survive a light freeze, although they may lose their flowers to the cold. The two hybrids shown in these photos can hold their large sprays of blooms for months during our mild winter. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/problems\/index.html\">Pests<\/a> and winter rains may damage some flowers, but they still light up the garden on cool, gray days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_6_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1575\" title=\"Cymbidium flowers after rain\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_6_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium flowers after rain\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_6_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_6_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_6_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_9_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1569\" title=\"Cymbidium flowers after rain\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_9_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium flowers after rain\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_9_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_9_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_9_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_4_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1573\" title=\"Cymbidium flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_4_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium flower\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_4_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_4_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_4_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Besides regular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/water.html\">water<\/a>, Cymbidiums like heavy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/fertilizer.html\">fertilizer<\/a>, and these hybrids love <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/25\/compost-happens\/\">our homemade compost<\/a>. In order to bloom, they require <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/light.html\">bright light<\/a>, and need cool nighttime <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/temperature.html\">temperatures<\/a> in autumn. Here on the California coast, the evening fog cools them off to guarantee winter flowers. Don&#8217;t worry if you want to grow them but don&#8217;t match our climate &#8212; there are other warm growing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/cymbidium.html\">Cymbidium<\/a> species and hybrids that don&#8217;t need a cooling period.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_5_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1574\" title=\"Cymbidium flower close up\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_5_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium flower close up\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_5_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_5_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_5_640px.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_7_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1576\" title=\"Cymbidium flower and unopened bud\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_7_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium flower and unopened bud\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_7_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_7_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_7_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_8_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1577\" title=\"Cymbidium flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_8_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium flowers\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_8_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_8_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Cymbidium_8_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a San Francisco rainy winter kicked into gear, the Cymbidiums in the back garden have bloomed right on schedule. About 50 Cymbidium species are native to an area from India to Japan, and south to Australia. They have been symbols of virtue and friendship in China since Confucius praised them 2500 years ago, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,5,6,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool-growers","category-fertilizing","category-photos","category-watering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1566"}],"version-history":[{"count":56,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1629,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566\/revisions\/1629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}