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The 5th Shandong Provincial Flower Expo hosts a special orchid exhibition
Golden Silk Horse Tail (Jinsi Mawei) is the foremost traditional fine variety of the plain-heart (Suxin) leaf-art form of the Jianlan orchid (Cymbidium ensifolium) variant. Its leaves are broad and thick, with slightly curled leaf tips and a pendulous leaf posture, displaying the yellow-centered striped (Sanguang striped) art pattern. The Linghai Lanyan says: on both sides of the leaf and beside the central vein and side veins, there are altogether five strands of golden silk running from tip to base. This is what Japan calls yellow-centered striped. "Golden" refers to the golden-yellow color of the leaf's linear art pattern; "silk...
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What flower is the Hosta-like Lotus-petal Orchid? Variety characteristics and care methods
Originally named Lotus-type White Lotus-petal. The flower color is white with faint filament patterns; the main and secondary petals are wide in the middle and narrow at both ends, with the angle placed centrally, and the petal tips are flat, spreading and bluntly pointed, with 7 veins; the column petals form a heart-shaped hollow, the clam seam is slightly open, and there are purplish-red sand-like spots on the inner side. The lip is round and curved, with red patches and light purple halo spots on it.
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