Cymbidium tigrinum

Also known as: Tiger Striped Cymbidium or Cyperorchis tigrina in the subfamily: Epidendroideae

Native to: Nagaland - India

General Information

Tiger Striped Cymbidium is a miniature sympodial cool to warm growing epiphytic or lithophytic orchid belonging to the sub family Epidendroideae native to India.

Plant Description

Sympodial. Grows to 15cm. Each new growth has numerous leathery erect, oblong shaped leaves that grow to 3.3-17cm long. Pseudobulbs grow to 2.5-3.7cm

Flowers

Numerous long lasting, fragrant blossoms appear

Fragrance

The orchid is fragrant.

Substrate(s)

• Coarse
• Medium
• Bark
• Charcoal
• Spaghnum Moss
• Perlite
• Sand

Care Notes

These orchids like to be kept on the dry side, but may need to be watered daily during warm weather, and prefer a well draining mix or also do well mounted, provided they can be watered regularly.

These are quite a forgiving orchid, there are no special requirements to get this orchid to flower, just good care and consistent conditions. Larger plants may be more fussy and can react poorly to change; a poorly timed repotting, a pest infection or an unusually hot day can set them back for a couple of years. However, even plants that have been treated poorly can thrive, and if they are set back they often recover much stronger then they would otherwise be.

Fragrant:

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Climate

Grows at low to high elevations. Rainfall ranges from 3mm to 1176mm per day, heaviest in July and lightest in December. Humidity ranges from 64% to 93%, highest in August and lowest in December. Temperature ranges from 7C to 23C, highest in April (12C to 23C) and lowest in January (7C to 16C).

Fertiliser

Use balanced fertiliser year round. Be sure to flush out excess fertiliser by running water through the media regularly year round. Use a low Nitrogen fertiliser during Winter. Use a high Phosphorous fertiliser during Winter.

Potting

These plants are quite forgiving and will do well repotted ever 2-3 years. The mix should be coarse, well draining, and allow space for air to move and for roots to grow. 

Alternatively, these plants will also do well mounted to tree fern or cork slabs, or mounted to trees.

Best time for repotting or mounting the orchids is the end of winter when new growths start to appear. Avoid repotting during hot weather,