Hello!
This is something I'm hoping to discuss as I find that some aspects of culture for Cym. ensilfolium, sinense, goeringii, faberi, kanran, etc is a bit muddy.
So what I would like to do is let's start with the most basic example of someone obtaining one of these orchids:
It's likely come from Taiwan, if you're lucky the Japanese type was grown in Japan, the plant was shipped to some port area in your country (example, California for the United States), a vendor gets it shipped to them along with some other plants they likely got wholesale, you bought the plant from this vendor and now it's been shipped to you.
Where do you start once you unpack your new Asian Cymbidium?
We could go by each species or just a singular species, or be very generic and say for all of them or some of them that you have experience with.
I think the more useful and easiest way of describing this is in list or section format, like you see with some vendors do with plants. I know that some people may not like that, but it's a really digestible way of giving information. Also it keep it simple, here are these things that should probably be listed:
- What to do once first receiving the plant from shipping
- Soil/Substrate requirements
- Potting requirements
- Watering schedule/requirements
- Temperature lows and highs
- Humidity minimum and maximum percentages
- Light requirements, be it in lux, foot candles, or a general description of a percentage of shade.
- Fertilization schedule and requirements (if the plant wants more calcium than nitrogen, for example)
- Common pests and/or issues to watch out for
I know that for more finicky or specialized orchids this is are to do in a short list or small sections, but I think it's important to try to be clear and concise. I know that different growing environments can lead to differences in culture, but there should be at least a baseline for people to look at and determine what changes they might need to make for themselves.
Hopefully this leads to and interesting discussion.
This is something I'm hoping to discuss as I find that some aspects of culture for Cym. ensilfolium, sinense, goeringii, faberi, kanran, etc is a bit muddy.
So what I would like to do is let's start with the most basic example of someone obtaining one of these orchids:
It's likely come from Taiwan, if you're lucky the Japanese type was grown in Japan, the plant was shipped to some port area in your country (example, California for the United States), a vendor gets it shipped to them along with some other plants they likely got wholesale, you bought the plant from this vendor and now it's been shipped to you.
Where do you start once you unpack your new Asian Cymbidium?
We could go by each species or just a singular species, or be very generic and say for all of them or some of them that you have experience with.
I think the more useful and easiest way of describing this is in list or section format, like you see with some vendors do with plants. I know that some people may not like that, but it's a really digestible way of giving information. Also it keep it simple, here are these things that should probably be listed:
- What to do once first receiving the plant from shipping
- Soil/Substrate requirements
- Potting requirements
- Watering schedule/requirements
- Temperature lows and highs
- Humidity minimum and maximum percentages
- Light requirements, be it in lux, foot candles, or a general description of a percentage of shade.
- Fertilization schedule and requirements (if the plant wants more calcium than nitrogen, for example)
- Common pests and/or issues to watch out for
I know that for more finicky or specialized orchids this is are to do in a short list or small sections, but I think it's important to try to be clear and concise. I know that different growing environments can lead to differences in culture, but there should be at least a baseline for people to look at and determine what changes they might need to make for themselves.
Hopefully this leads to and interesting discussion.