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How is Dafugui performing this year, really?
3 shoots and two flowers, still as stable as ever, the lip markings haven't changed, and both flowers are identical!
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How do the fragrances of Cymbidium goeringii (spring orchid) from different regions differ?
There are indeed some small differences among Cymbidium goeringii varieties from different regions. Jiangsu and Zhejiang spring orchids generally have paler petal colors, with more of them having purple veins on the bud sheaths; spring orchids from Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi and Anhui are the same, mainly with deeper petal colors and more white bud sheaths; spring orchids from Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan come in two types: one with thinner petals and even thinner bud sheaths, and the other with thick petals known as douban. Among these four types of spring orchids, the thin-petaled spring orchids from Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan are the most fragrant and the most mellow; next come the Jiangsu and Zhejiang spring orchids; among the spring orchids from Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi and Anhui, those with noticeably strong fragrance are the Anhui spring orchids and the more southerly Hubei spring orchids, whose fragrance differs little from that of Jiangsu and Zhejiang spring orchids, and some are also very fragrant, but on the whole their fragrance is a little lighter than that of Jiangsu and Zhejiang spring orchids. Whether Anhui and Hubei spring orchids are fragrant also depends on temperature and moisture during the flowering period; here the temperature during the flowering period of spring orchids is lower, which is not conducive to the volatilization of the aromatic oils, so it is not entirely a matter of the spring orchid itself. Douban spring orchids are generally not fragrant. The spring orchids of southwestern Hubei, namely the Enshi region, belong to the same strain as those of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, and are very fragrant and mellow. This also reflects the geographical complexity of Hubei and the diversity of orchids.
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How to choose Cymbidium ensifolium? Master these new selection criteria
A new plain-heart variety collected in the wild in Fujian - Jingkai Su, first flowered in 2013. Seller: Nanjing Xiangyun Orchid Co., Ltd. This flower has medium-length, arching and drooping leaves with blunt rounded leaf tips, acceptable leaf texture and dark green leaf color, an airy and well-spaced flower spike, flowers in a white glutinous crystal quality with a rimmed edge, an elegant and delicate fragrance, large flowers held above the leaves, and an overall rather distinctive appearance.
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Why Cymbidium faberi Has Too Many Roots and Doesn't Sprout, and How to Fix It
Yifeng: When we repot and divide plants, we can thin out excessive roots, otherwise they seriously affect sprouting. Take these two groups of plants as an example: one group has 19 roots, the other has 11 roots. If you don't trim some roots, the single-growth-point group very likely won't sprout and will slowly age and die, and the mother-and-child growth group will also have new shoots affected because of too many roots...
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Cymbidium goeringii 'Lüyun': True or False Identification, Latest Prices, and How Many Years Until It Blooms Explained
Jingbo himself has around 70 pots of Lüyun, with more than 150 heads. This year, 3 pots produced double dragon shoots, giving a probability of 4.3% for double dragon shoots. Two pots produced autumn shoots, giving a probability of 2.9% for autumn shoots. Both pots that produced autumn shoots were cases where the shoots emerged from the soil last autumn, and one of them was a Tongxin tissue-cultured Lüyun. 1. The history of starter seedlings reigning supreme may be coming to an end...
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How to Choose Orchid Varieties Through Pictures
When Jingbo describes the condition of orchid seedlings, adjectives like "good structure" are often seen. But what exactly "good structure" means seems to be a matter that can be sensed but not easily put into words. Today Jingbo will try to explain his own understanding of structure, and corrections are welcome for any shortcomings. Because of the directional characteristics of new growth emerging from the front pseudobulbs in orchids, most...
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How to handle bark and Xiantu? Sharing practical tips
Yipin Taohong, a Cymbidium lianpan cultivar, plant height 70-90CM, the longest leaves can reach 1 m, leaf width 1.2-1.5CM, leaves semi-upright, dark green in color, elegant and spreading, combining firmness with softness, no leaf stalk ring, pseudobulbs and roots thick and round. 2 to 5 flowers, large flowers 5.5CM in diameter, sepals 1.2CM wide, blooming every year in February, flower stalk height 40-60CM...
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Characteristics of the New Flower Narcissus and How to Plant and Care for It
A new flower that doesn't have a name yet, quite beautiful!
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How to perform secondary treatment of orchid potting medium
The potting media I use for growing orchids are very varied. I have used hard media, semi-hard media, and soft media, and the results differ little. The main thing is still the difference in management for different media. Different media require different growing methods. Personally, I still prefer soft media a bit more, so I will not go into detail here about specific cultivation methods! There is also no so-called miracle medium; as long as...
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