Cymbidium Golden Elf

Cymbidium Golden Elf
Hybrid Classification Seed Parent: Cymbidium ensifolium Pollen Parent: Cymbidium Enid Haupt Genus: Cymbidium Hybrid Epithet: Golden Elf Binomial name Cymbidium Golden Elf Gripp Rod McLellan Co. Jan. 1, 1978

Cymbidium Golden Elf miniature warm to cool growing cymbidium that blooms from early summer through early winter. The flowers are fully yellow.

Culture

Although the plant is warm tolerant keep cool. Pot in medium fir bark or soil. Water approximately once a week in summer and about once every ten days in the winter. To avoid sun burns, keep in partial sun and medium shade.

Variants

Image	Name	Description
	Cymbidium Golden Elf "Sundust"	A miniature Mericlone that is fragrant.

Parentage

Generation 1

1. Cymbidium ensifolium × Cymbidium Enid Haupt

Generation 2

1. Cymbidium Enid Haupt = Cymbidium Diana × Cymbidium Francis Barbour

Generation 3

1. Cymbidium Diana = Cymbidium Veitchii × Cymbidium Pauwelsii
2. Cymbidium Francis Barbour = Cymbidium Dryad × Cymbidium Maronii

Generation 4

1. Cymbidium Veitchii = Cymbidium eburneum × Cymbidium lowianum
2. Cymbidium Pauwelsii = Cymbidium insigne × Cymbidium lowianum
3. Cymbidium Dryad = Cymbidium insigne × Cymbidium parishii
4. Cymbidium Maronii = Cymbidium hookerianum × Cymbidium mastersii

Awards

• Cymbidium Golden Elf "Sundust" HCC/AOS