Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Southeastern Asia, China, Japan
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Cymbidium madidum, Cymbidium suave
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Number of Varieties
5210
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40000
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Habitat
Open Forest, Rainforest, Woodlands
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USDA Hardiness Zone
8-158-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
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Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Sword-like
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
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Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Bulbs, Divison
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Needs watering once a week
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cut Flowers, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Eye Problems
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Air freshner, Employed in herbal medicine, Making Perfumes, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Foundation
Botanical Name
CYMBIDIUM
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Cymbidium Orchid, Sword-leaf Cymbidium, boat orchid
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
आर्किड
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Cymbidium Orchid
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Cymbidium Orchid
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Cymbidium Orchid
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
kymbes
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Cymbidium Orchid
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Cymbidium Orchid
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Cymbidium Orchid
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Orchidales
Brassicales
Family
Orchidaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Cymbidium
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
Cymbidieae
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Subfamily
Epidendroideae
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Number of Species
52100
1
27800
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