Mushroom-Pink Cymbidium Orchid (Cymbidium sp.), Potted

Family: Orchidaceae (the orchid family)
Genus: Cymbidium (the boat orchids)

Botanical/Binomial Name: Cymbidium sp. Unknown species and unknown cultivar, may even be a hybrid.
Meaning of Name:
Cymbidium, from Latin cymba, from Ancient Greek κύμβη (‘boat’) + Ancient Greek -ίδιον (-ídion, ‘diminutive’): ‘little boat’, a reference to the boat-shaped labellum (lip) of the flower

Common Names: Cymbidium, boat orchid

Botanical Characteristics: Herbaceous | Perennial | Evergreen | Frost sensitive
Propagation: Division

Item Description:
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Photos are indicative of, but not necessarily, the exact plant you would receive.

Pots may vary in height, diameter and colour, but all contain several mature pseudobulbs. The orchids may or may not be in flower depending on season.

Plant Description:
This species thrives when pot-bound in a well-draining pot.

The very showy flower spikes appear in late autumn through to early spring.

Growing Information:
Cymbidiums are tough and hardy orchid outdoors in temperate climates with mild winters. They should be protected from frost in colder regions, but if kept indoors they do need to experience noticeably cooller night temperatures compared to the day in order to induce flowering.

This orchid prefers bright, filtered or dappled light, or morning sun with afternoon shade. Too much sun will darken the leaves.

Cymbidiums also like a consistently moist medium but do not like to be waterlogged, and a well-draining pot in which they can be pot-bound will help protect their roots from overwatering. Watering should be more frequent during spring and summer than in autumn and winter.

Regular fertilising during the growing months of spring and summer is also beneficial.