About
The cold-growing cymbidium is a rock-dwelling orchid of East Asia. Tomitaro Makino described it in 1902, but people had been growing it for more than 2,500 years.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Temperature
- Cool to cold conditions, reflecting its 700–1,800 m mountain habitat.
Field notes
Morphology
It grows actively from October to January, when a single stem can carry up to 12 flowers.
Distribution & habitat
South-central and southeastern China, Hainan, Tibet, Taiwan, Japan, the Nansei-shoto islands, Korea and Vietnam. A lithophyte, it roots in erosion grooves in rock at cool, remote sites 700–1,800 m above sea level.
History & etymology
First formally described by Tomitaro Makino in 1902, though it was domesticated more than 2,500 years ago.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
- Temperature
- Cool to cold conditions, reflecting its 700–1,800 m mountain habitat.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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