An orchid naturally growing on trees or rocks, with tall, narrow, upright, bright green leaves, occasionally with dark spots. In autumn and winter, long arching stems carry about a dozen scented flowers, 8cm wide, with five narrow outer petals, green with dark red spots, and a tubular green centre with a white lip marked with dark red
0.5-1 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | ||||
| Summer | ||||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
Requires day temperatures around 16°C and 10°C at night. Provide good light levels, but avoid direct sunlight. Pot firmly into epiphytic or terrestrial orchid compost, water thoroughly when compost is almost dry, allow to drain and use orchid fertiliser at every third watering. Water sparingly in winter. Place outside in dappled shade during the summer months to aid flower initiation. See cymbidium cultivation
Propagate by division of pseudobulbs
Cut flowered stems down to base
May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly and mealybugs
Generally disease-free
