What is
Life Span
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
Southeastern Asia, China, Japan
Types
Cymbidium madidum, Cymbidium suave
Number of Varieties
52
Rank: 72 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Open Forest, Rainforest, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
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Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Sword-like
Thorns
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11% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Season
Plant Season
Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
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16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Bulbs, Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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3% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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68% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
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35% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
-
Foliage Sheen
-
Evergreen
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16% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Invasive
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No - Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
-
Attracts
Bees
Allergy
-
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cut Flowers, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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20% - Epiphyte Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Eye Problems
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
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
Used As Indoor Plant
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77% - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
CYMBIDIUM
Common Name
Cymbidium Orchid, Sword-leaf Cymbidium, boat orchid
In Hindi
आर्किड
In German
Cymbidium Orchid
In French
Cymbidium Orchid
In Spanish
Cymbidium Orchid
In Greek
kymbes
In Portuguese
Cymbidium Orchid
In Polish
Cymbidium Orchid
In Latin
Cymbidium Orchid
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Orchidales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Cymbidium
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Cymbidieae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
52
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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