Cymbidium mastersii

Cymbidium mastersii is an epiphytic or lithophytic Cymbidium of the eastern Himalaya, Assam and northern Indochina, with long pendent-to-arching leaves and fragrant white, almond-scented flowers in late autumn and winter. It is a cool-to-intermediate grower that needs a bright, cool, drier winter to flower well; treat it like other montane Himalayan Cymbidium rather than a warm lowland orchid.

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

Grows on trees and mossy rocks in montane broadleaf forest; recorded sites in the data run from about 550 to 3,000 m, with most around 1,000–1,800 m. Habitat details here are built from the measured sites and the genus, not species-specific field studies.

Recorded sites about 550–3,000 m; most collections in the 1,000–1,800 m band of the Khasi Hills and Sikkim.

AssamBangladeshSikkimArunachal PradeshMyanmarYunnanThailandVietnam

🔒 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.