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Introduction to the Cymbidium lianpan cultivar Xiue (also known as Xiaobaihe)
Cymbidium lianpan: Xiue (Xiaobaihe). Originating from Yunnan, a Weixi variety, fine-leaved Cymbidium lianpan, leaves slanting upright, 15-25 cm tall, about 0.5 wide, good at producing new shoots, free-flowering. Flowers white, held above the leaves, outer three petals peach-shaped, dragon-swallowing tongue. The flower form is quite stable, the fine leaves setting off the large flowers, with a good balance of flower and foliage, hence the name Xiue.
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Dianzhong Xuguang Douban, also known as Red-beaked Parrot, Shenzhou Rainbow
The finest of the Douban orchids (Cymbidium goeringii var. serratum) --- Dianzhong Xuguang! Also known as ---- Red-beaked Parrot! Among the Douban orchids, this variety counts as a top-grade red multi-layered-petal flower (its floral quality is extremely stable). Crafted by nature's uncanny workmanship, it is such a wondrous treasure of the highest grade! It truly leaves one amazed! The Douban masterpiece Dianzhong Xuguang (short and sturdy), the most...
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Cymbidium faberi cultivar Zijing Xiangyun, also known as Caiyun Mei
Bicolor floating-door [Caiyun Mei], some orchid growers in Hubei also call it [Zijing Xiangyun]. Special Gold Award at the 18th Wenzhou Orchid Expo. The wick-like stem is beautiful, the tongue is also beautiful, the color change is good, and it is a variety with high cost performance among floating-door orchids.
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Chunlan cultivar Chuncheng Mei, also known as Lvgeng Shiyuan or Cuiyuan Chunshen Mei
What Wang Shuping called "Cuiyuan" with "green-stalked ten-round petals," we commonly call "Chuncheng Mei" or "Chunshen Mei." A Chunlan plum-petal cultivar, selected in Ningbo, Zhejiang in the early years of the Republic of China. The sepals are round with tightly rolled edges, green in color with flying shoulders. But it often blooms prematurely by drawing on spring. Petal type: plum petal. History: In the early years of the Republic of China, a Shaoxing orchid farmer selected it in Ningbo, and after it spread to Shanghai it was called "Chunshen...
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Cymbidium ensifolium cultivar Yihong Shuangjiao, also known as Yuhong Shuangjiao
Cymbidium ensifolium bicolor flower: Yihong Shuangjiao, also known as 'Yuhong Shuangjiao'. Large red-spotted lip, medium-sized foliage. Leaves are upright, easy to sprout, easy to rebloom. A bicolor flower among the colored-flower types, its floral beauty changes with the weather and the environment. It produces many flowers and often blooms several times a year. Summer blooms are generally colorful bicolors, with red...
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Introduction to the Mile Red Douban (also known as Sunset Red) variety
This plant was naturally collected in the wild in Mile County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The flowers are not fragrant, but the color change is very good! The leaves have very good upright growth, and it differs greatly from Honghe Red. The flowers are not as large as those of Honghe Red, and the petals are not as wide as those of Honghe Red, while the water-red area on the lip is large. A new variety collected in the wild in Mile in recent years, a color-changing red flower, belonging to the small-plant, large-flower type. The shoot production rate is aver...
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How to Grow Agave americana 'Marginata' (also known as golden-edge agave and golden-edge false pineapple)
Agave is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant. The stem is short and slightly woody. The leaves mostly grow in clusters, are long-elliptical and vary in size; smaller ones are 145-25 cm long and 5-7 cm wide, while larger ones can reach 1 m long, and are thick, smooth and green, with a yellow-white band along the margin and purplish-brown spiny teeth. The flower stem has many transverse stripes, and the flowers are yellow-green and fleshy; the stamens...
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Cultivation methods for the nine-segment orchid (also known as nine-head orchid, nine-flower orchid)
The scientific name of the nine-segment orchid is Cymbidium faberi (C. Faberi Rolfe), commonly known as nine-segment orchid, nine-head orchid, nine-flower orchid. Roots are thick and long, pseudobulbs are inconspicuous, leaves number 5-7, 25-80 cm long, 1.0 cm wide, strongly upright, with coarse serrations along the edges, flowers solitary, midrib prominent, with a translucent quality, flower scape upright, 30-80 cm tall, bearing 5-12 flowers, bracts small,...
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Detailed Guide to Cultivating Four-Season Orchid (also known as Jian Orchid, Stone Orchid)
The four-season orchid is relatively easy to cultivate and manage, but it is not yet widely grown, so it should be vigorously developed. Jian orchid (four-season orchid) is a good variety for home cultivation. Jian orchid is best repotted in spring, though it can also be done in autumn. Jian orchid originates from the warm regions of southern China, so it requires slightly stronger light than summer cymbidium and has slightly weaker cold resistance,...
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Shenhe Chunlan (also known as Shengshi He) Variety Introduction
Shenhe is Shengshi He, discovered in Zhoushan by Wang Guifu and bloomed in 2007. It was originally named Shengshi He locally, and later acquired by the prominent grower Xiang Zhigang of Linhai, who named it Shenhe. It won the Special Gold Award at the National Orchid Exhibition. Shenhe flowers have shorter and rounder petal proportions than Meifen He flowers; Shenhe plants are small with flower spikes rising above the leaves, while Meifen plants have slightly larger, thinner leaves, but their flowers have full centers and emerald color. This...
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