How to tend a Cymbidium aloifolium
Also known as: Aerides borassi Buch.-Ham. ex Sm., Cymbidium erectum Wight, Cymbidium intermedium H.G.Jones, Cymbidium pendulum (Roxb.) Sw., Cymbidium simulans Rolfe, Epidendrum aloides Curtis, Epidendrum aloifolium L., Epidendrum pendulum Roxb., Limodorum aloifolium (L.) Roxb., Cymbidium aloifolium f. album N.H.Tuan & V.T.Binh, Cymbidium aloifolium f. flavescens N.H.Tuan & V.T.Binh
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Water thoroughly when soil is dry, may spray to the ambient environment in summer, reduce watering in winter
Sunlight
Like half shade, in autumn and winter may take 2-3h sunlight, receive more light when leaves are dark green
Soil
Breathable and loose planting materials with coconut shell, bark or sphagnum moss
Fertilizer
Apply fertilizers every 10-15 days in the growing seasons of spring and autumn, foliar fertilizer spray also do good for its growth , fertilize under 10 (50 is forbidden
Pruning
Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely, remove peduncle after flowering
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Orchidaceae, Cymbidium
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-May, viewing period 3-4 weeks
- Flower colors
- light yellow to milky white, with chestnut color stripes
- World Flora Online
- View on WFO