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Excellent beginner's orchid! Hardy and easy to grow.
Vigorous non-fussy grower, warm and cool temperature tolerant, suitable for a wide range of conditions.
Produces a lovely large green flower with whitish lip.
We offer several sizes: 1-growth (~3 years from blooming), 2-growth (~2 years from blooming), Near Blooming Size (12 - 18 months until blooming). Please REVIEW ALL PHOTOS of all sizes before selecting, so you'll know what you're getting.
IMPORTANT NOTE: these plants are NOT IN BUD/BLOOM when shipped. PLEASE look at ALL the pictures in this listing so you know the condition/size of plant you'll be getting. Blooming size means it is mature enough to BLOOM, but we ship when the plant is NOT IN BUD/BLOOM to avoid damage to delicate buds/blooms during shipment.

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Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, what country's orchid breeding is fairest of them all? Is it the Japanese, they who strive for botanic perfection? Or the Dutch flower masters who will crown my collection? Actually, the answer is easy: the Japanese by a country mile. While no one beats the Dutch at industrial scale flower production, no country obsesses (and spends) more on orchids than the Japanese. Still, the Dutch are no slouches when it comes to producing horticulatural excellence, and this particular Cymbidium hybrid, 'Zabala', serves as a fine example. While this crop still has a couple of years to go before it starts blooming en masse, one (and the only) early bloomer opened two large green flowers, adding some needed balance to the Cymbidium color palette (which is dominated by yellows)! This is an easy to grow orchid that will add some beauty and balance to any collection of Cymbidium orchids!