Cymbidium parishii 'Emma Meninger'
Kymbes orchid, Parish's boat-shaped orchid
- Height × spread
- 0.9m × 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Flowers
- Winter
Availability
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About this plant
This is a showy flower that can be staked or allowed to hang free. The blooms are coloured white with curving petals, showing pink suffusion on their underside. The centre of each petal has a soft pink suffusion as well. The showy lip of the bloom is boldly blotched with a blackish red shade. The colour sometimes appears entire, sometimes it is reduced to densely applied spotting. This is likely to be in flower in late winter and early spring.
- Flower colour
- Pink, Red, White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Oval
- Height
- 0.9m
- Spread
- 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Winter
- Flowers in
- Winter
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Indoors, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Indoor light
- bright spot, no direct sun
- Indoor temperature
- 10C minimum temperature
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Skin allergen
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Indoors
Keep dry during dormancy
This plant likes a period of dryness in winter. Otherwise increase watering as it comes into growth, water regularly, then decrease as the plant enters dormancy. Mist the foliage daily while in growth.
Other opinions state that plant should receive the occasional light watering while it is in its dormant or resting period.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Keep dry during dormancy
This plant likes a period of dryness in winter. Otherwise increase watering as it comes into growth, water regularly, then decrease as the plant enters dormancy. Mist the foliage daily while in growth.
Other opinions state that plant should receive the occasional light watering while it is in its dormant or resting period.
Spring - pf · Planting
Repot every other year after flowering
Repot every other year when the orchid has finished flowering. If necessary, move to a slightly larger pot with drainage holes in the bottom.
Summer
Summer-Autumn · Indoors
Feed with orchid feed
Use a standard orchid feed regularly at every third watering during summer, applying it as directed on the packet.
For specialist feeding, you can buy a group of orchid feeds. Apply a high nitrogen feed in spring as the plant is coming into growth, a balanced feed during growth, and a high potash feed in autumn.
Summer-Autumn · Outdoors
Feed with orchid feed
Use a standard orchid feed regularly at every third watering during summer, applying it as directed on the packet.
For specialist feeding, you can buy a group of orchid feeds. Apply a high nitrogen feed in spring as the plant is coming into growth, a balanced feed during growth, and a high potash feed in autumn.
Planting & general
Indoor temperature · Planting
10C minimum temperature
This plant requires a minimum temperature of 10 Centigrade.
Indoor plant · Planting
Position in a bright spot, no direct sun
Give this a bright position away from the direct sun, especially direct sun at the height of the day. (Direct sunshine is too hot and can burn the leaves.) Move the plant to a brighter position in the room during winter and early spring.
Compost · Planting
Orchid compost + bonemeal for repotting
Use a standard orchid compost, either for terrestrial or epiphytic orchids, adding some bonemeal as a fertiliser.
The standard compost can be supplemented with some bonemeal and peat. If the latter is used, add a little powdered lime at the same time to balance the acidity of the peat and stop the compost becoming acidic.