Kate;776194 Wrote:
> I have a cymbidium which I bought from a garden centre last year, so
> variety
> unknown. When bought, it had a flower spike and after it had finished
> flowering, I fed and watered it, a new pseudobulb developed and then
> produced two new flower spikes. As this was the first time I had ever
> been
> able to get a cymbidium to flower again, I watched them grow with keen
> anticipation, but, to my disappointment, one of them turned yellow and
> the
> buds dropped off, although they were well-developed by then. Now, it
> had
> been rather cold so I reduced the watering/feeding to every 3 weeks,
> rather
> than weekly, so I wondered if the plant couldn`t sup****t two spikes
> and
> "switched off" one? Or could there be another, more sinister, cause,
> please? Incidentally, as soon as I cut the dying spike off, the
> healthy one
> fairly galloped ahead and is now looking lovely.
>
> Thanks
> Kate
Congratulations on getting it to re-flower. It is an achievement! The
usual reason for bud-drop is keeping it too warm.
Weng
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Weng
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