Cymbidium ensifolium is native to Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam. The flowers are fragrant, variable in color, usually pale yellowish green, spotted with purple, mid-lobe with a few red spots. We are offered a blooming size of this valued fragrant, variegated Cymbidium! Some are blooming for April. Please don't miss a chance to enjoy a nice foliage all year plus sweet fragrant!
If longevity is a criterion for value, surely Cymbidium ensifolium must be the most valued of all orchids. This oriental cymbidium has attracted attention as much for its elegant aspect as for its delicately perfumed blossoms. Indeed, lan -- which is the Chinese word for "orchid" and synonymous with Cym. ensifolium -- was used to denote "good, elegant, fine, refined" as an adjective to connote "orchid-like" in some particular feature of the described object. Today, oriental orchid growers, both Chinese and Japanese, focus on highly treasured Cym. ensifolium varieties in their collections, while Western growers are finding an increasing number of reasons to include this species and its hybrids in their collections as well.
Rest period:
The four-season orchid should be limited in the amount of water during 2-3 winter months. They should dry up a bit between waterings, but they must not be left without water for too long. Fertilization should be reduced or eliminated until new growths appear in spring, at which point regular watering resumes.
Culture
Pot size: 4.5 deep Japanese pot
Plant size: Blooming size, 3-5 bulbs plus multiple growths
Color(s): Yellow, green, with red stripes and red spots on white lip
Bloom season: Spring – Fall
Temperature: Warm – Cool
Light Level: Medium – High (30%_50% shade)
Water: Keep moist. Reduce water when it's cold.
Fertilizer: half teaspoon of 20-20-20 every week from Spring to Fall. Feeding blooming fertilizer from July to November. Or a teaspoon of 13-13-13 slow release fertilizer every 4 months.
Air circulation: Strong
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