Cymbidiums like plastic pots. The clay ones will break when they get root
bound. They like to be root bound when you want flowers. Putting in a
larger contrainer may slow down the flowering. I would bring them in the
house if frost is possible, but leave them outside when warmer.

Is not a house plant. Likes temperature swings but not freezing. Here in
so cal if freezes maybe 5 nites a year if not luckly. I bring the
cymbidiums into the garage those nites and back out during the days.

Vito


"David E. Ross" wrote in message
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A year ago, I received a cymbidium as a gift. It was in full bloom.
After it stopped blooming, it began to send out new shoots.

I kept it in its original pot, a 1 gallon nursery can. But it seemed to
get pot-bound. Yesterday, I repotted it into a red-clay pot slightly
larger than the can. It was indeed pot-bound; I saw only roots and no
potting mix.

I tried to separate the pseudobulbs when repotting, but that was
impossible. Should I leave the mass as is, or should I try to cut the
pseudobulbs apart?

Another question:

For most of the year, I keep the plant outside on my patio. It gets a
little sun but mostly shade. About 3 weeks ago, I brought it indoors
because we do get night-time frost in the winter, including the last two
nights (although the nearest weather station -- about one mile east --
recorded lows not below 40F). I keep it in the dining room with light
from a north window until early March.

Is this indoor-outdoor idea valid, or should I leave it outside all
winter?

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
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