Growing Paphiopedilums or Paphs is my main hobby. I also grow many other orchids such as phalaenopsis, dendrobium, coelogyne etc.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Cymbidium ensifolium
At last year's Garden Festival, i bought 4 plants of cymbidium ensifolium. Then i bought a cymbidium pot from WL nursery and put every plant in it because i was running out of space. There is an expensive variegated leaf type var. "Jin Qi 锦旗", one alba var. "Rui Yu" and two normal types var. "Rainbow 彩虹" and "馬尾爪". Three flower spikes appeared recently and they are so beautiful.
This is the flower spike of Jin Qi.
Even the petals and sepals have a white border. The leaves are very ornamental, with their white veins running the whole length of the leaf. This seems to be a unique form of 锦旗.
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Hey there Joe,
ReplyDeleteNice looking plants! Does this species require a cold dip in order to bloom properly?
Thanks