Cym. sinense Yang Min Jin

[Asian Cymbidium Empress]

I just checked one of my Taiwanese books on Cymbidium sinense Yang Ming Jin (陽明錦). The leaves are actually green for this variety. it is a flower variety. The flower shape is regular but the colour is reddish/pink/coral. Widtype flower have dark brown colour. However, this variety may bloom regular flower colour sometimes (so unstable).

When I purchase Asian Cymbidiums, I always ask for stable varieties (some are more stable than the others). The stable ones will cost you more.

In terms of potting, as Cym ladye said, wet the roots to make sure that they are pliable, don't cut off any roots. For potting mix, I only use traditional Japanese Cymbidium mix only for all my Asian Cymbidiums, no substitution.

I hope this helps