#Cymbidium in a corroded stainless-steel pot. Plant was not in pot at the time of the #wildFire but its plastic pot at the time had melted away completely when I found it. Plant not burned but dried to a crisp.

Stainless pot >700 C, PP pot >170C

Popped-up new growth soon after autumn rains began. Images 7-03-2026

No similar _named_ sp or var found online anywhere I'd visit. Anyone?

Cymbidium sauve (Grass-leaf Cymbidium / snake orchid) in the rain at Corunna, NSW. After what looked like a goodish start to the flowering season only one plant on the road in actually made it to full-flowering - the very dry spring affected most other plants around the property.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Cymbidium

Cymbidium sauve (Grass-leaf Cymbidium / snake orchid) at Corunna, NSW. Wasn't sure there would be a lot of flowers out this year with very little rain at home recently but two of the three plants on the road in are looking great (despite being munched a little by some of the smaller locals!)

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Cymbidium #CymbidiumOrchids

Cymbidium sauve (Grass-leaf Cymbidium / snake orchid) at Corunna, NSW. Flowering was a little reduced this year with very little spring rainfall at Corunna but the few plants still out enjoyed some rare moisture from an afternoon storm passing through today.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Cymbidium #CymbidiumOrchids

Since my traceyanum post is getting attention today, I'll mention there are actually two cymbidium traceyanum. The second one wasn't blooming in January, but is now, and both are still going strong. Getting these to rebloom on my patio that doesn't get much light and is blasted with 20-30 mph winds 200 days a year was... something. Eggshell in the pot mix, light meter to figure out they had to be at least 5 feet off the ground. #bloomscrolling #cymbidium #orchids
Plants use so many tricks to attract #pollinators this #cymbidium #orchid exudes sticky nectar from the joints in the flower head. Sadly it’s all in vain this early in the uk season #insects #houseplants #bees