What is this growing at the base of my Cymbidium?

[JScott]

Originally Posted by emmajs243

JScott! Thank you!! I guess my follow up is, is this a sign of anything or just something that happens??

No, like they said above, this is normal and nothing to worry about. If it were one of the newer growths that was just a year or two old and it lost its leaves, that may be cause for concern, but old growths toward the back of the plant will naturally lose their leaves after a few years.