cymbidium orchid

[NicoleEverett]

ok well i have a cymbidium hybrid orchid and it is not doing so good i was wandering how to take care of it well i guess i mean what do i need to do to make it look better then it does

[fred]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Here is a link to the Culture sheet from the AOS I think that will help you
http://www.aos.org/aos/orchids/docum...ecymbidium.pdf
also for us to give you the right advice could you please update your Location in your Profile as we have members from all over the world with different growing conditions
Please give the culture sheet a read and please let us know if you have any more questions

[jerrymeola]

Fred's request is important, and especially with Cymbidiums.

Here in SW Florida we treat Cyms as cut flowers to be discarded after flowering. Growing them (except for some new heat tolerant types) is almost impossible.

Cyms like cool temps and very high light levels.

They take a lot of water with good drainage and a lot (relatively) of fertilizer.

You see why your location is necessary to decide which of the conditions is not being met.