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QuestionHow do I grow my cymbidium orchids when it has a dead center?Lauren Kurtz is a Naturalist and Horticultural Specialist. Lauren has worked for Aurora, Colorado managing the Water-Wise Garden at Aurora Municipal Center for the Water Conservation Department. She earned a BA in Environmental and Sustainability Studies from Western Michigan University in 2014.Repot your cymbidium orchid and remove the dead center. Replant only the healthy pseudobulbs.
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QuestionHow do I get my cymbidium orchid to flower when it hasn't flowered in years?Lauren Kurtz is a Naturalist and Horticultural Specialist. Lauren has worked for Aurora, Colorado managing the Water-Wise Garden at Aurora Municipal Center for the Water Conservation Department. She earned a BA in Environmental and Sustainability Studies from Western Michigan University in 2014.Consider repotting your orchid into a larger pot with a new planting medium. Regularly fertilize it with an appropriate food.
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QuestionWhen do I remove all the leaf growth?Community AnswerDo not remove young leaves unless heavily damaged by bugs or molds.
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QuestionCan I plant cymbidium orchids in the ground?Community AnswerYes, I have planted many in the ground. I had a huge bed of orchids that bloomed in abundance.
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QuestionWill pseudo bulbs without leaves grow, or do they need leaves to photosynthesize?Community AnswerYou may place the pseudo bulb in the soil and it will grow a new plant. It will take some time to do so, but you can get a new plant out of all those pseudo bulbs. Just check their firmness; this means it is still good. If it's soft, you should discard it.
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QuestionCan I put five different coloured cymbidiums in one large pot?Community AnswerYes, you can, as long as the pot has good width and depth. Dig one large hole and plant them all in that hole,then cover that hole with some dirt. Water them immediately and care for them as per the above instructions.
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