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Cymbidium tracyanum

Cymbidium tracyanum
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0

Cymbidium tracyanum is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from subtropical SE Asia that produces large, fragrant flowers in autumn and winter. It is a cool-growing plant that tolerates near-freezing temperatures, so it suits cool, bright conditions.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the potting mix is nearly dry, and reduce watering in winter while avoiding waterlogging.
Soil
Fast-draining epiphytic orchid mix, such as bark-based media.
Temperature
10-24 °C; tolerates near-freezing temperatures for short periods but protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Tibet to China (S. Yunnan, SW. Guizhou) and N. Indo-China
Climate
subtropical

About

Cymbidium tracyanum is a species of orchid. It flowers in the fall and winter with large, fragrant 4" flowers. This is a large sized, cold to cool growing plant that can withstand near-freezing temperatures.

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 faberi

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cymbidium tracyanum 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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