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Cymbidiums
Below are some of the cymbidiums grown outside here in Saratoga California. Most of the new ones are from Hatfield Orchids in Southern California. George Hatfield sells a wide variety of custom cymbidium seedling crosses as well as established plants. He is on the leading edge of cymbidium hybridizing and I have grown many of his seedlings to maturity, blooming some gorgeous plants. If you like to experiment and try growing the same seedlings as the pros, you just might come up with a winner, the best of the cross!
Here is a link to the International Cymbidium Alliance forum where the top cymbidium hybridizers in the world often post and talk cymbidiums in depth. Another online resource, the Orchid Source Forum, is also a great place to learn enjoy photos of other growers.
Here are links to the Santa Barbara Orchid Estates, their Grexulator for determining orchid parentage, and also the Royal Horticultural Society International Orchid Registry page.
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