General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Bulb
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Seeds require a specialised medium, as they do not contain their own food source.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Bulbs
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Bulbed Snake Orchid
  • Buttercup Orchid
  • Northern Cymbidium
  • Moist Forest Cymbidium
  • Orchid

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Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2021-01-13
Spikes on the alba form of the species
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2021-01-13
Alba form of the species
Location: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Date: April 6 2022
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2017-03-16
At Selby Gardens
Uploaded by tropicbreeze
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2017-03-16
At Selby Gardens
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2017-03-16
At Selby Gardens

This is Cym. madidum growing in a Paperbark (Melaleuca sp.) tree.

Cym. madidum growing in a mangrove.

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