Monday, November 9, 2015

Cymbidium bicolor




Cymbidium bicolor
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
SubTribe: Cyrtopodiinae
Genus: Cymbidium
Species: Cym. bicolor
Alliance:
Binomial name
Cymbidium bicolor
Lindl. 1833

Cymbidium bicolor is a species of Cymbidium from Asia.


DescriptionEdit

Plant blooms from spring to summer with up to twenty six 4.5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.

DistributionEdit

Plants are found growing on trees in the semi deciduous forest of Southern China, Vietnam, Pennisular Malaysia, Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines at elevations of 800 to 1100 meters

CultureEdit

Plant should be grown in cool to warm areas with medium to bright light. Pot with bark and perlite. Plant prefers dry periods between watering. Reduce watering during the winter. Water about once a week.

NamingEdit

Common Name: The Two-Colored Cymbidium

CITIES category : Appendix II

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