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Cymbidium cyperifolium is a species of Cymbidium found in Asia
Description[]
Plants blooms from fall to winter with one to five 5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plants are found in Nepal, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan China at elevations of 600 to 1600 meters
Culture[]
Grow cool to warm temperatures in diffused light to shade. Use a well drained mix and long pots because of large root system. Plants are grown in various medium such as 100% clay soil, full charcoal; 30% a mix of pumice, 40% clay pellets, and 30% gravel; full lava rock; full medium bark; or 40% perlite, 25% gravel, and 35% bark. Keep area well ventilated. Water once a week and reduce watering during winter.
Varieties[]
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Cymbidium cyperifolium | green petals and sepals, lip is green and has red spots. |
Naming[]
Common Name: The Cyperus-Like Leafed Cymbidium
Synonyms[]
- Cymbidium carnosum Griff. 1851
- Cymbidium cyperifolium subsp. indochinense Du Puy & P.J.Cribb 1988
- Cymbidium cyperifolium var. szechuanicum (Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen) S.C.Chen & Z.J.Liu 2003
- Cymbidium faberi var. szechuanicum (Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen) Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen 1980
- Cymbidium szechuanicum Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen 1966
- Cymbidium viridiflorum Griff. 1848
- Cyperorchis wallichii Blume 1859
- Geodorum longifolium (Roxb.) Voigt 1845
- Limodorum cyperifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Lindl. 1833
- Limodorum longifolium Roxb. 1832
