Move Cymbidiums to Shade

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Cymbidium orchids last longer given a little extra shade while in bloom. Just remember: Move them back into good light when they finish, fertilize every month between now and September and water often. To flower well they must have enough sun to turn leaves slightly yellow. Collectors grow them under lath or 55% shade cloth.

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Garden Calendar

Lecture on rearing butterflies in Southern California, 7-9 tonight, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. $7. (909) 625-8767, Ext. 224.

Lili Singer, editor of Gardener’s Companion, speaks on the flower garden, 10 a.m. Saturday, Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. $18. To register, call (818) 949-7980.

Talk on “Water Management for Your Garden” by Jerry Turney, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. $15 for members; $18 for nonmembers. (626) 821-4623 or www.arboretum.org.

Workshop on “Better Roses: The Culture of Rose Gardening” by Steve Jones, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Soka University of America, 26800 W. Mulholland Highway, Calabasas. Free, but reservations required. (818) 878-3763.

Cymbidium orchids workshop by JoAnn Farrar, 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. $25. Preregistration required. (949) 673-2261.

Mark Acuna presents an ethnobotanical lecture on the world of the indigenous people of L.A. County, the Gabrieleno-Tongva, 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. $12 members; $15 nonmembers. For information, call (626) 821-4623.

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