Grcym Mem Nathan Newman

[moniluhum]

One of my last purchase in bloom . Absolutely no credit here. Havnt even looked up how to grow. Assuming by name is part Cymbidium. Anyone kind enough give me tips would be great.

[Sheryl]

Lovely!

[ksriramkumar]

Very good buy. Certainly a Cymbidium. Pot it in a bark medium and Can grow in bright light. I grow most of mine in full sun (4-5 hours). They are heavy feeders

[raybark]

That is a grammatocymbidium, and in this case a moderately-complex, cold-growing cymbidium crossed with the hot-growing Grammatophyllum scriptum.

[ksriramkumar]

Concur with Ray. It is Grammattocymbidium. I missed the subject and also the shape of the lip. Cymbidium lip usually boat shaped hence the name Cymbidium.

[PaphMadMan]

To expand a bit on what others have said...

This cross is 3/4 Grammatophyllum scriptum (hot, bright, no cool season) and 1/8 the relatively warm bright growing Cymbidium ensifolium. Only 1/8 of the ancestry is from cool growing typical complex Cymbidium hybrid. This should grow essentially like Grammatophyllum scriptum, warmer and brighter than typical Cymbidium hybrids, with those same growing conditions year-round with a dryer season in late summer. The Cymbidium ancestry probably makes it somewhat more tolerant of cool conditions and lower light, but it is going to be happiest with 70F nights and very bright light year round.

[raybark]

Monica is in the New Orleans area - heat and humidity are likely not too much of a problem for her!

[moniluhum]

Thanks for all the advice and information. Hope I can get to rebloom.

[catttan]

A very lovely Grammatocymbidium. These hybrids are heat tolerant.