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Cymbidium faberi

Cymbidium faberi
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0

Faber's cymbidium is a terrestrial orchid species native to the Himalayas, southern China and Taiwan, grown for its pale flowers and long grass-like leaves. It needs cool nights, bright light and a free-draining mix to bloom well.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while growing, let the top of the mix dry slightly between waterings, and reduce water in winter.
Soil
Free-draining orchid or bark-based mix, or a loose, gritty terrestrial mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates cool nights and light frost, protect below 0 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Nepal to C. & S. China and Myanmar, Taiwan
Climate
subtropical

About

Cymbidium faberi, commonly known as Faber's cymbidium is a species of boat orchid. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte found from Nepal to Taiwan and Myanmar.

Where it grows

Cymbidium faberi is native to China (North-Central, South-Central, Southeast), east Himalayas, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, and Taiwan.

Other Cymbidium plants

Aloe-leafed Cymbidium · Two-colored Cymbidium · Channelled boat-lip orchid · Green-flowered Cymbidium · Cymbidium cochleare · Day's Cymbidium · Ivory-colored Cymbidium · Cymbidium elegans · Fukien Orchid · Cymbidium erythraeum · Red Column Cymbidium · Cymbidium floribundum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cymbidium faberi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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