Hi, Dave,

Here in the inland area of Southern California, I, too, have planted a
few standard cymbidiums right in the planter box next to the house.
They do grow and bloom but not as successfully as those that are grown
in pots. For one thing, many areas of California are subject to frost
at which time cymbidiums need to be placed under the eaves of a home and
covered with cloth; i. e. bed sheets so that the tissue is not damaged.
And, when they are in bud, near freezing temperatures will turn the
blossoms to the consistency of garbage. But, yes, they are "resilient"
and those living in southern California on the waterfront (I believe
Scotts Valley is somewhere inland and towards Sacramento????) could
probably treat their standard cymbidiums "as normal garden plants". In
as far as the Chinese cymbidiums and warm-loving species, I have found
more success growing them in my greenhouse.

.. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html -- now better than ever!

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Dave Short wrote:

Here in Scotts Valley, CA lots of people grow cymbidium using benign
neglect. Most are in pots, but I have seen verry healthy plants growing in
the ground. Nobody ever told them they couldn't do that.

"gal" wrote in message
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Hello,

I came back from Portugal where I saw many Cymbidium being grown
outside. They where every where most of them exposed to direct sun. We
also had a few mornings of frost. Can these orchids be treated as
normal garden plants, and how come they are so resilient - ie what is
there origin.

They are also very cheep over there costing about 10$ for a huge plant

Regards

Gal