The Cymbidium Sarah Jean orchid, a cascade of flowers

The plant should be watered when the surface of the root ball is dry (about one centimeter deep).

Cymbidium Sarah Jean tolerant of slightly hard water. You can water them with tap water. If the water is chlorinated, let it stand for 24 hours before use.

Water abundantly with water at room temperature. The amount of liquid should correspond to the size of the root ball.

Drain off any stagnant water in the saucer or planter. It could rot the roots.

Cymbidium Sarah Jean like high humidity. Mist their foliage with non-calcareous water, such as rainwater, at room temperature.

In spring, transfer your Cymbidium Sarah Jean to a larger pot, so that it can continue to grow.

Cymbidium Sarah Jean hate change and like to be cramped. Re-pot only when roots and pseudobulbs have colonized the pot.

Choose a deep pierced plastic pot. Its diameter and height should be greater than those of the old container. Prepare a mixture of potting soil for flowering plants (two-thirds) and bark (one-third). You can also use a commercially available orchid mix. Fill the bottom of the pot with a layer of substrate and tamp down.

Remove your Cymbidium Sarah Jean from its container. If the plant is difficult to dislodge, don't force it. Instead, cut the plastic with scissors. Remove the substrate, loosen the roots and remove any dead bulbs.

Try to identify the front of the plant (where new shoots form) from the back. Plant your specimen with the back of the plant against the pot. This will give the new bulbs more room to grow. Fill in with substrate up to the bulb's limit.

Don't water for a month after repotting. Just mist the substrate to keep it moist. When new roots appear, you can resume watering from above.

Fertilize your plant all year round, except in midsummer.

Add orchid fertilizer to watering water. You can alternate between a growth fertilizer and a bloom fertilizer.

After flowering, cut off wilted flowering stems at the base. You can do this by hand or with a clean, sharp tool such as secateurs or scissors.

Cutting is carried out during the strong growth phase, generally in spring and early summer.

When dividing your plant, always keep at least three healthy pseudobulbs per plant.

After cleaning the roots, separate the pseudobulbs. You can use clean secateurs or your hands.

Prepare a deep pierced pot. Fill the bottom with a mixture of potting soil and bark. You can also use a commercially available orchid mix. Place your cutting against one side of the pot, to leave room in front for future pseudobulbs. Fill with substrate and tamp down.

Stop watering and fertilizing for a month. Mist the soil with water to keep it moist.