About
'Cymbidium Dorothy Stockstill' is a prolific bloomer that produces cascading racemes featuring 25 or more diminutive flowers in a warm pinkish-brown hue, each accented by a maroon lip. This variety typically flowers from winter through spring.
About the genus
Cymbidium species are orchids that can grow as epiphytes, lithophytes, or terrestrial plants. They feature noticeable spherical to ovoid pseudobulbs, elongated linear leaves, and thick white roots. These orchids produce multiple long-lasting flowers, characterized by a unique three-lobed lip, which emerge from erect or arching spikes at the base of the pseudobulbs.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1C
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, Houseplants
- Toxicity
- Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Requires day temperatures around 16°C and 10°C at night. Provide good light levels, but avoid direct sunlight. Pot firmly into epiphytic or terrestrial orchid compost, water thoroughly when compost is almost dry, allow to drain and use orchid fertiliser at every third watering. Water sparingly in winter. Place outside in dappled shade during the summer months to aid flower initiation. This cymbidium hybrid is often grown in a basket because of the pendulous nature of the flower spikes. See cymbidium cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required, cut down flowered stems to base
- Propagation
- Propagate by division of pseudobulbs after flowering, in early or mid spring when pot-bound
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects and mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free. Sterilising cutting tools may prevent virus diseases, such as Cymbidium Mosaic Virus (CMV).