Cymbidium Red Beauty 'Carmen'

[Greenpaph]

Currently in bloom

 

[SlipperFan]

Wow, how did you get it to bloom now???

 

[Greenpaph]

Wow, how did you get it to bloom now???

I know what you mean! This is generally a christmas bloomer. The weather has been weird to say the least. I left it outside in the trees all summer and it started to spike in late July!

 

[SlipperFan]

That's amazing, Peter. I've always had trouble getting Cyms to bloom. Red Beauty was one of the ones that did, but as you said, in Winter. Did you have some really cold nights that would have caused the spiking?

 

[Greenpaph]

That's amazing, Peter. I've always had trouble getting Cyms to bloom. Red Beauty was one of the ones that did, but as you said, in Winter. Did you have some really cold nights that would have caused the spiking?

We had a few 50 degree nights in June. July was pretty warm. It spiked at the end of July!

 

[SlipperFan]

Interesting. 50º isn't that cold, at least not in Michigan.