Cymbidium iansonii

A large Cymbidium from Myanmar and south China, close to C. lowianum and often treated as a variety of it. Grow it as a cool-intermediate montane Cymbidium: bright light, wet warm summers and a cool, drier winter to set flower spikes.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic or lithophytic in montane evergreen forest, on trunks and mossy rocks with good light. Inferred from the C. lowianum group.

No wild records; the C. lowianum group typically grows at about 1,000–2,500 m, higher than the low centroid site in Myanmar.

MyanmarYunnanGuizhou

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.