Hi Kate & welcome, Not sure why one spike blasted either???
You have received good info from Kenni & Weng so here is a url that I
use.
http://www.orquideas.com/growing/cymbcult.html
Now I notice that you are in England so you might have to compensate. ie.
You get more rain so
your potting mix should be faster draining.(more larger bark in the mix)
Your best bet is to find someone that grows them in your area. (Contact
someone in a local orchid society)
There used to be a guy in our news group that grew them in
the north of Scotland???
Good luck & keep us posted,
Cheers Wendy
"Kate" <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>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
>
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