Cymbidium

Cymbidium
Beauty Fred '60'
Family	Orchidaceae
Name	Cymbidium
Pictures: Standard Cymbidium Intermediate Cymbidium Floral Art   See also:  Orchids

Cymbidium is a very well bred genus of orchids, and an important cut flower, it is the largest cut flower exporter of new Zealand. They mostly flower in late winter and spring. The flowers are borned on either tall or arching spikes, usually over 10 flowers per spike. Flowers are available in a variety of colours; white, yellow, red, burgundy, pink, brown, orange, green, lime, cream, often with a contrasting lip.

Culture:

 Standard Cymbidium

Standard Cymbidiums have flowers larger than 85mm. Some orchid societies have different standards and this measurement can be as large as 100mm.

Beauty Fred '60'	Beauty Fred '60' - lip	Jung Frau 'Dos Pueblos' One week after opening.	Jung Frau 'Dos Pueblos' Three weeks after opening. Notice how the lip darkens.
Chiffon 'Pink Chiffon'	Kiri Te Kanawa 'Pauline Rei'	Kiri Te Kanawa 'Pauline Rei'	Kiri Te Kanawa 'Pauline Rei'

 Intermediate Cymbidium

Intermediate Cymbidiums have flowers between 65 and 85mm.

Evening Star 'Pastel Princess'	Evening Star 'Pastel Princess'	Evening Star 'Pastel Princess'

 Floral Art

Evening in Paris First prize at the Auckland Orchid Club Spring Show 2005.

Floral art based mainly on Cymbidium flowers.

C'est la Vie Second prize at the Auckland Orchid Club Spring Show 2005.