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Plant ID please? Some sort of Orchid?

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Happy New Year to you all!!
I have got this plant from a friend but we have no idea what's the name of this beauty. 
It looks like an orchid to me but the shape of leaf is not like Phalaenopsis. 
It is currently flowering indoor.
Can you please kindly take a look and share your knowledge? Many thanks!!

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,043
    Cymbidium
    Devon.
  • PageZPageZ Posts: 87
    Hostafan1 said:
    Cymbidium
    Thank you so much Hostafan!! 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,043
    My pleasure, Mr Google will give lots of advice on looking after it.
    Devon.
  • PageZPageZ Posts: 87
    Hostafan1 said:
    My pleasure, Mr Google will give lots of advice on looking after it.
    Haha I am calling Mr G. 
    Looks like I did a lot of things wrong to it according to Mr G.  Oops  :p

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,043
    PageZ said:
    Hostafan1 said:
    My pleasure, Mr Google will give lots of advice on looking after it.
    Haha I am calling Mr G. 
    Looks like I did a lot of things wrong to it according to Mr G.  Oops  :p

    Mr G isn't always right, Check lots of sources and get a bigger picture .
    Devon.
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,321
    I have a couple of Cymbindiums and they like taller pots to accommodate two years' worth of growth and possibly better to have them in a ceramic pot as they love to be fairly free draining. You can take them out in the garden in late Spring long after they flower and they love being in a semi shady spot. And alike any orchid they prefer rain water, so if you can collect some for indoor watering it would be preferable. Just give it a good drench and then let it dry out properly before the next watering. Above all enjoy the flowers they are stunning. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • PageZPageZ Posts: 87
    amancalledgeorge said:
    I have a couple of Cymbindiums and they like taller pots to accommodate two years' worth of growth and possibly better to have them in a ceramic pot as they love to be fairly free draining. You can take them out in the garden in late Spring long after they flower and they love being in a semi shady spot. And alike any orchid they prefer rain water, so if you can collect some for indoor watering it would be preferable. Just give it a good drench and then let it dry out properly before the next watering. Above all enjoy the flowers they are stunning. 
    Thanks for the advice George! They are so beautiful, aren't they? I will start to collect rain water!

  • PageZPageZ Posts: 87
    philippa smith2 said:
    I first started growing Cymbidiums in the mid '80s but have always kept them in plastic pots using broken polystyrene mixed with a very coarse orchid compost - they grow well for me in those conditions.
    I tend to keep all mine outside once danger of frost is past and bring them indoors when they start to produce their flower spikes in November/December.
    Nice to know others grow them as I'd begun to think that they had gone out of favour somewhat with SM's being full of Phalaenopsis, etc.
    Hi Philippa. No wonder I could not find it in GCs. I actually like it more than Phalas. 
    I will try to expand my collection of Cyms if I do not kill this one.  :p
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 3,843
    This year my potted cymbidium has produced 12 stems! Here are 2 of them, the other are still in buds.

    You are invited to a virtual visit of my garden (in English or in French).
  • PageZPageZ Posts: 87
    Hi Papi Jo. Your Cym is gorgeous!!
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