The leaves are 35 to 60 cm long and 1.4 to 2.3 cm wide. They are banded. The apex of the leaves is sharp and the joints are 6 to 10 cm from the base.
The leaves are nearly leathery, dark green, about 45 to 80 cm long and 2 to 3 cm wide. The surface of the leaves is glossy and the joints are 3.5 to 7 cm from the base.
There are 7 to 14 flowers in the raceme of Cymbidium grandiflorum. The bracts of the flowers are ovate triangle and grow up to about 3 to 4 mm. The flowers are very large and the diameter is 11 to 12 cm. The petals are narrow and round to lanceolate. The colors are yellow, green, white, red, pink and multicolor.
Mulan flowers are racemes, usually with 10 to 20 flowers, flowers are usually dark purple or purple brown and have light color lips, petals are nearly narrow ovate, grow about 2 to 2.7 cm.