"David Hill" wrote ...

Called into Wyvale garden centre yesterday, they are selling off a lot of
stuff at 50% off including all their orchids.
A nice selection but still a bit pricey but well worth looking at.
I got a couple of good cymbidiums, both ready for re-potting and 1 of which
could be split and still give 2 good pots.
Just might go back for another look, though I did also pick up 2
Phalaenopsis at Morrisons, they have finished flowering and were down to
£2.45 from £10 so worth a try, both ex double stemmed plants.

Cymbids should be coming into flower about now, unless they have been
forced. If they aren't yet then don't keep them too warm as it's a bit of
summer sun and the cool nights of autumn that initiate flowering. That is
why I leave mine outside until the first frost is forecast and even then
they are kept at about 50°F. Too cold for Phals but they too respond to
changes in temperature by flowering.
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Regards. Bob Hobden.
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