A New Cymbidium Hybrid, “Bright Lemon” with Yellow Petals and Fragrance

A new Cymbidium hybrid “Bright Lemon” was released by National Horticultural Research Institute (NHRI) in 2003. A cross was made in 1995 between Cymbidium “Miake Pieta”, a purple-pink colored petal and medium plant sized variety, and “Unknown”, a yellow petal with red lip and medium sized variety. Ninety progenies were obtained after planting and acclimatization in green house. In 1999, a line was selected and multiplicated for its flower color, leaf shape, flower stalk, and vigorous growing habit. After evaluation trial for two growing seasons, the selected line was named as “Bright Lemon”. “Bright Lemon” has yellow petals and is a medium sized Cymbidium variety with rigid leaf and strong flower stalks. The flower bloomes in November to February. In particular, the number of blinds or blasting flowers in summer season was very few compared with other similar varieties. In addition, flower stalks develop easily even from underdeveloped pseudobulbs fully.