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A Guide to Appreciating Orchid Leaf Variegation and Leaf Shapes
The white or yellow patches and patterns that appear on the leaves of Chinese orchids (Cymbidium) are called "yi" (variegation), and orchids cultivated for the changing patterns on their leaves are called "yi orchids" (variegated orchids). According to the standards of Japan and Taiwan, China, there are as many as 35 types of variegation patterns. Each type of pattern is called 1 yi; those with multiple patterns and spots are called "comprehensive yi," but on the same leaf...
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What kind of leaf shape is considered beautiful in Cymbidium ensifolium?
Lan Shangling, fragrance comes first in orchids! One, the pseudobulb base (the petiole part is the leaf foot) should be slender and upright, not sprouting randomly or scattering, that is what makes it neat and elegant. Like a tall beauty with long legs. Two, the middle of the leaf should be firm and straight (the middle part of the leaf blade is the leaf waist) and the leaf tip should droop. Being a person is the same, the waist must be firm and straight, that is how one stays neither haughty nor humble....
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Methods and Techniques for Manually Adjusting Orchid Leaf Shape
Collected in 2007 in the Yaoguan mountain area of Shidian County, Baoshan, it is a typical broad-leaf Cymbidium lianpan. It first bloomed on New Year's Day 2012, with two scapes bearing five flowers, each identical to the others. Because the flowering period was too early, it missed that year's orchid show, but at the "2012 Spring Festival Tea Gathering" this new variety stunned the orchid enthusiasts present and became that year's best new Cymbidium lianpan; 20...
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A detailed explanation of the care principles behind orchid leaf shape, to help you grow good leaf shape
This flower was collected in Bijie, Guizhou in earlier years. Because plain-heart orchids were cheap at the time, this flower was divided among several orchid friends to grow for fun, and later all of them died. Fortunately, fate favored this flower: the two small seedlings that President Yang Gang received at the time managed to keep this variety alive, and after several years of careful care, it finally recovered its vigor and bloomed many times. This year at the Bijie Cymbidium exhibition, President Yang...
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