Cymbidium Mericlone

[tomikoh]

Dear All, as a self confessed killer of all plants (arent all 24 y olds?), I was both delighted and maliciously shocked to receive an orchid as gift.
I would very much appreciate a few tips on how to look after said plan as negatively nothing came with it
- rayanne166

[Keenan]

Are you in the UK?

[theflyingflounde]

"Culture sheets" are always a good way to start when looking for basic information like temperature, light, water, etc. Since you indicated that your orchid is a Cymbidium, below are some links to Cymbidium culture sheets.
Joanna

American Orchid Society (AOS) Cymbidium Culture Sheets
Basic Cymbidium Culture:
http://www.orchidweb.org/orchids/culture/beginner/cymbidium.pdf
Intermediate Cymbidium Culture: (for a little more info)
http://www.orchidweb.org/orchids/culture/cymbidium2.pdf

Culture Information from the Cymbidium Society of America:
http://www.cymbidium.org/cymbidium1.html

Since your email address indicates that you are from the UK, here are a couple UK sites as well:
http://www.mcbeansorchids.co.uk/growing_cymbidium.htm
http://www.orchid.org.uk/index.htm (This site won't let one link to the exact page, the site is called "All About Orchids")
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0101/orchids.asp Royal Horticultural
http://www.orchid-society-gb.com Orchid Society of Great Britain
http://www.orchid-society-gb.com/beginners_guide.htm Beginners Guide to
Orchids by the "Orchid Society of Great Britain"
http://www.orchid-society-gb.com/local_societies.htm Local Orchid Societies in Great Britain

Some other non-AOS non-UK Cymbidium Culture Sheets: (may or may not contain the same or different information as the above)
http://www.orchidweb.com/cymcare.htm
http://www.orquideas.com/growing/cymbcult.html
http://retirees.uwaterloo.ca/~jerry/orchids/cnotes/cym.html
http://members.iinet.net.au/~ezi-gro/cymculture.htm
http://www.darkfallsorchids.com/cymbidiumculture.html
http://members.aol.com/rockyzun2002/cymbidium_culture.htm

[jdlothrop]

There's another cymbidium culture sheet tailored to the Sacramento Valley, which has hot summers and cool winters. Their link is: http://www.sacramentocymbidiums.org/growingTips.aspx