Growing conditions
Cool Temperature class
1,665–2,050m Elevation
10°C Day/night drop
1,156mm Annual rainfall
Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec Dry rest
Temperature
26°N Northern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
1,156mm/year Dry rest period: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec - reduce watering during these months
Jan 14° 9–20 4° -2–6 12mm
Feb 16° 11–22 5° -1–7 20mm
Mar 20° 14–25 9° 3–10 31mm
Apr 23° 16–28 12° 6–14 62mm
May 25° 20–28 15° 9–17 109mm
Jun 25° 22–28 18° 11–19 190mm
Jul 26° 21–27 18° 13–19 248mm
Aug 25° 21–28 17° 13–19 217mm
Sep 25° 20–26 16° 11–18 147mm
Oct 22° 17–24 13° 7–15 84mm
Nov 19° 14–22 9° 2–10 26mm
Dec 16° 11–19 5° -1–7 10mm
Bloom Season
Based on 87 Cymbidium awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Hybrids from Cymbidium iridioides
As seed parent
Cymbidium × bennett-poei × Cymbidium tracyanum
Cymbidium Bennett-Poei × Cymbidium tracyanum
Cymbidium Darch Primary × Cymbidium munronianum
Cymbidium Edith Sasso × Cymbidium Gottianum
Cymbidium Iridescence × Cymbidium wenshanense
Cymbidium Iris × Cymbidium lowianum
Cymbidium Muriel Fuller × Cymbidium Liliana
Cymbidium Richard Dart × Cymbidium Arabella II
Cymbidium Ruby
Cymbidium Winnianum × Cymbidium mastersii
Cymbidium Zaleskianum × Cymbidium hookerianum
Cymbidium schroederi pro sp × Cymbidium lowianum
Cymbidium wilsonii pro sp × Cymbidium hookerianum
As pollen parent
Cymbidium × fowlerae Cymbidium elegans ×
Cymbidium Colorado Cymbidium Albanense ×
Cymbidium Eburneo-Giganteum Cymbidium eburneum ×
Cymbidium Enchanting Cymbidium floribundum ×
Cymbidium Florinda Cymbidium erythrostylum ×
Cymbidium Iona Cymbidium insigne ×
Cymbidium Joan Cymbidium Doris ×
Cymbidium Maggie Fowler Cymbidium elegans ×
Cymbidium Muriel Cymbidium Alexanderi ×
Cymbidium Toni Benton Cymbidium erythraeum [longifolium hort.] ×
Cymbidium Vallantison Cymbidium Vingtaine de Faldouet ×
Cymbidium Vollangere Cymbidium Vingtaine de Samares ×
Cymbidium Zuifei Cymbidium � tortisepalum var. longibracteatum ×
Dendrobium Vallantison Cymbidium Vingtaine de Faldouet ×
Dendrobium Vollangere Cymbidium Vingtaine de Samares ×