"Wow, those plants can go outside?"

Unlike phalaenopsis , for example , LZ Orchid ’s cascading cymbid can withstand the coldness extremely well . But no matter how often Leo Zwinkels narrate them that , it just does n’t stick . " I have a steady buyer who has been to my garden as many as 20 times , and every time he stands in front of the shed and sees a few plants , he says , ' Wow , those flora can go outside ? ' "

Unknown makes unloved , Leo Zwinkels knows , " because an alien orchidaceous plant that can handle low-down temperatures very well and with hanging branch , what to do with it ? " In his own words , not only the consumer is the unknowing political party , but even the trade , garden centers , and flower store are not familiar with it . To change this , he is therefore organize an undecided day , on 21 January , at his garden on Kerklaan 116 in De Lier .

Unlike most houseplants , the cascade down cymbid is actually better suit to cooler spaces . If you put it in the support way , it will bloom for about three calendar week , but if it is placed colder , it will be three months . " Sometimes I get birdcall from hoi polloi who are really surprised . They have overleap the plant , so to speak , and exit it outside on the bench , and the following year it develop many branches and many flower . It wo n’t survive a real winter , but even a few degree of frost once is not an unsurmountable problem . "

LZ has organise an open day once before , in January , just before Covid . " That was dandy merriment , and a lot of citizenry make out . Of course , that was also because we had just motivate . Then Covid murder . We start up with a turn of home sales , which is nice because it does give you a good story . But of course , awareness has to be broad . So we have been carry the sticker ' cool loving orchids ' for a twosome of geezerhood now , and we hope that an initiative like this will make a difference of opinion . "

Unlike most mown cymbid growers , LZ only rise varieties that hang around . After all , with high vim prices in mind , cold-blooded refinement is overnice . There is also no need for light ; only in the propagation period , when he receives his plant textile a flake late , Leo sometimes wants to switch on a few lights to get a second of speed into it . finish itself is not easy , by the way ; when precisely a plant will bloom remains difficult to predict . " This year , I was luckily pretty on time , but there are also years when I ’m six weeks lately . That shortens the season , which for me , should get down at about the beginning of October because flower stops around mid - March . In that deference , every year is a surprise . "

So , in little : Come along , on Saturday , 21 January , to Kerklaan 116 in De Lier .

For more information : LZ OrchideeKerklaan 1162678 SZ De LierT : +31 ( 0)6 22233102[email protected]www.lzorchidee.nl