What are the characteristics of the growth habits of Cymbidium faberi?

Alternative names for Cymbidium faberi

Chinese orchid, Jiuzi orchid, summer orchid, Jiuhua orchid, Jiujie orchid, one stem with nine flowers, first rank with nine lives

Morphological characteristics of Cymbidium faberi

Cymbidium faberi is a terrestrial herb; it has inconspicuous pseudobulbs. The leaves number5-8, are strap-shaped, rather strongly upright, about25-80cm long, with a width of7-12mm, and are not often folded in half into aVshape; the leaf veins are fairly translucent, and the margins often have coarse serrations.

The flower scape of Cymbidium faberi emerges from the axils of the outermost leaves at the base of the leaves, is nearly upright or slightly curved outward, and is about35-50cm long, covered by several long sheaths; the raceme bears5-11flowers or more.

The floral bracts are linear-lanceolate; the lowest one is longer than the ovary, and the middle and upper ones are about1-2cm long; the pedicel and ovary are about2-3cm long; the flowers are usually pale yellow-green. The lip has purplish-red blotches and a certain fragrance;

The capsule of Cymbidium faberi is nearly narrowly elliptical, about5-5.5cm long and about2cm wide, with a flowering period in3-5.

The flower language of Cymbidium faberi

Abundance and peace, noble and elegant

Pink Cymbidium faberi: passionate and uninhibited

White Cymbidium faberi: infatuated attachment

Pale green Cymbidium faberi: lofty aspiration

Yellow Cymbidium faberi: may everything go as you wish