I bought a fairly grotty Cymbidium for about £5 on the basis that the
current crop of flowers were well worth that, and anything else would be
a bonus.

This year I parked it in the shade of a N wall in the front garden.

It now has 4 flower spikes.

Obviously, I'd like to bring it indoors where I can see it. But I'm
wondering how to do this without upsetting it and perhaps causing the
flowers to abort. Atm we're not using any heating, so it's about the
same temperature indoors as where it is outside, but it will be drier
indoors and with lower light level.

I need also to bring it in before it looks too obviously in flower else
it'll 'walk'.

Any ideas?
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Kay

"K" wrote ...
I bought a fairly grotty Cymbidium for about £5 on the basis that the
current crop of flowers were well worth that, and anything else would be a
bonus.

This year I parked it in the shade of a N wall in the front garden.

It now has 4 flower spikes.

Obviously, I'd like to bring it indoors where I can see it. But I'm
wondering how to do this without upsetting it and perhaps causing the
flowers to abort. Atm we're not using any heating, so it's about the same
temperature indoors as where it is outside, but it will be drier indoors
and with lower light level.

I need also to bring it in before it looks too obviously in flower else
it'll 'walk'.

Any ideas?

It's the cool nights that initiates flowering so if it's possible put it
somewhere slightly shady in the back garden until the flowers are out and
then bring it in for the show, it will need to come in before the first
frost anyway. Where did you keep it last winter, it obviously liked it.

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Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK

Bob Hobden writes

"K" wrote ...
I bought a fairly grotty Cymbidium for about £5 on the basis that the
current crop of flowers were well worth that, and anything else would be a
bonus.

This year I parked it in the shade of a N wall in the front garden.

It now has 4 flower spikes.

Obviously, I'd like to bring it indoors where I can see it. But I'm
wondering how to do this without upsetting it and perhaps causing the
flowers to abort. Atm we're not using any heating, so it's about the same
temperature indoors as where it is outside, but it will be drier indoors
and with lower light level.

I need also to bring it in before it looks too obviously in flower else
it'll 'walk'.

Any ideas?

It's the cool nights that initiates flowering

Yes, I'd read that, which is why I've had it outside

so if it's possible put it
somewhere slightly shady in the back garden until the flowers are out and
then bring it in for the show, it will need to come in before the first
frost anyway. Where did you keep it last winter, it obviously liked it.

That's a good question - I haven't a clue! It's too big for the toilet
window, which is where I keep the other orchids. I think it must have
been in the greenhouse.


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Kay

K wrote:
I bought a fairly grotty Cymbidium for about £5 on the basis that the
current crop of flowers were well worth that, and anything else would be
a bonus.

This year I parked it in the shade of a N wall in the front garden.

It now has 4 flower spikes.

Obviously, I'd like to bring it indoors where I can see it. But I'm
wondering how to do this without upsetting it and perhaps causing the
flowers to abort. Atm we're not using any heating, so it's about the
same temperature indoors as where it is outside, but it will be drier
indoors and with lower light level.

I need also to bring it in before it looks too obviously in flower else
it'll 'walk'.

Any ideas?
--
Kay

"K" wrote in message
...
I bought a fairly grotty Cymbidium for about £5 on the basis that the
current crop of flowers were well worth that, and anything else would be a
bonus.

This year I parked it in the shade of a N wall in the front garden.

It now has 4 flower spikes.

Obviously, I'd like to bring it indoors where I can see it. But I'm
wondering how to do this without upsetting it and perhaps causing the
flowers to abort. Atm we're not using any heating, so it's about the same
temperature indoors as where it is outside, but it will be drier indoors
and with lower light level.

I need also to bring it in before it looks too obviously in flower else
it'll 'walk'.

Any ideas?
Kay

My SIL has some that live indoors all the year round and seem to flower
every year.........

http://www.cymbidium.org/culture.html might be of use
Jenny