Growing conditions
Cool Temperature class
1,220–2,600m Elevation
10°C Day/night drop
1,354mm Annual rainfall
Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec Dry rest
Temperature
27°N Northern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
1,354mm/year Dry rest period: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec - reduce watering during these months
Jan 14° 11–17 3° -1–4 17mm
Feb 16° 12–18 4° 1–6 27mm
Mar 20° 15–22 7° 4–9 51mm
Apr 22° 18–24 11° 7–13 76mm
May 24° 21–25 14° 10–16 113mm
Jun 24° 21–27 16° 13–18 208mm
Jul 24° 21–27 17° 14–19 291mm
Aug 24° 21–27 17° 14–18 266mm
Sep 23° 20–25 15° 13–17 176mm
Oct 21° 19–23 13° 9–14 91mm
Nov 18° 15–20 8° 5–10 25mm
Dec 15° 12–18 4° 1–6 13mm
Bloom Season
Based on 87 Cymbidium awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Hybrids from Cymbidium elegans
As seed parent
Catyclia Magic Elegans × Cymbidium madidum
Cymbidium × fowlerae × Cymbidium iridioides
Cymbidium Alex Elegans × Cymbidium Alexanderi
Cymbidium Cariad × Cymbidium devonianum
Cymbidium Early Style × Cymbidium erythrostylum
Cymbidium Elegant Freckles × Cymbidium Tepko
Cymbidium Elegant Pauwelsii × Cymbidium Pauwelsii
Cymbidium Elsimon × Cymbidium dayanum
Cymbidium Elwood × Cymbidium Redwood
Cymbidium Gladio × Cymbidium Esmeralda
Cymbidium Ireland × Cymbidium Monsoon
Cymbidium Maggie Fowler × Cymbidium iridioides
Cymbidium Magic Elegans × Cymbidium madidum
Cymbidium Mount Sinolchu × Cymbidium Earlyana
Cymbidium gammieanum × Cymbidium erythraeum
As pollen parent
Cymbidium Alida Lieuwen Cymbidium hookerianum ×
Cymbidium April Showers Cymbidium Rincon ×
Cymbidium Ardenense Cymbidium Rosefieldense ×
Cymbidium Ballig Cymbidium Larne ×
Cymbidium Eledor Cymbidium Doris ×
Cymbidium Elegant Ice Cymbidium Sarah Jean ×
Cymbidium Floreat Eagland Cymbidium mastersii ×
Cymbidium Fluffy Ruffles Cymbidium Romeo ×
Cymbidium Forster Alcock Cymbidium tracyanum ×
Cymbidium Golden Summer Cymbidium Golden Elf ×
Cymbidium Holpely Cymbidium Early Style ×
Cymbidium Ides of March Cymbidium floribundum ×
Cymbidium Jegenette Cymbidium Vingtaine de Faldouet ×
Cymbidium Lutin Jaune de L'Amazone Cymbidium Green Elf ×
Cymbidium Summer Orion Cymbidium Melinga ×
Cymbidium Vingtaine de Rozel Cymbidium insigne ×