Asian Cymbidium

Asian Cymbidiums or Chinese Cymbidiums refer to mainly five species of cymbidiums orchids that are found throughout East Asia in areas of China, Korea, Japan, India, and in parts of Thailand and Vietnam.

These species are usually grown for their variegated leaves. But plants are also grown for their fragrant flowers and peloric flower structure. Plants are usually grown in long and thin vase like pots. The five species are:

• Cymbidium sinense



• Cymbidium ensifolium



• Cymbidium kanran



• Cymbidium goeringii (all the varieties like v. longibracteatum , v. lianpan , subsp. gracillimum are treated as different groups in the culture traditionally)



• Cymbidium faberi