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Characteristics and Appreciation of the Qinghesu Cymbidium goeringii Variety
Qinghesu is an elegant, newly collected lotus-type plain-color variety, collected in Tiantai, Zhejiang. The flowers are large and the scapes tall; a large, vigorous clump with ample fertilizer produces double flowers. The flower form holds extremely well: even as the flower fades, the petals do not open, and the sepals do not curl back.
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A Complete and Detailed Introduction to Chinese Cymbidium goeringii Varieties
Cymbidium goeringii 'Crystal Lily', which once won an award at the Jiangsu (Suzhou) Cymbidium goeringii Exhibition.
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Oncidium Growing Methods and Practical Care Experience Sharing
Gardeners all say that Oncidium is not easy to grow and hard to rebloom, but actually as long as you understand its habits and care for it properly, reblooming is not difficult. Some gardeners also say that Oncidium is only suitable for growing in the south, and that the dry climate of the north makes it hard to grow. Actually this is not the case - as long as you understand its habits and let it adapt to your climate environment, growing Oncidium well...
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A brief introduction to the characteristics of the Cymbidium goeringii cultivar Shunjiang Chunsè
Shunjiang Chunsè, a new species discovered in Yuyao, named by Lanshizhai, won the 9th Silver Award of Ningbo City. On February 17, 2007, Wang Likui of Yongshun Orchid Garden and I selected it in the greenhouse of unclassified Siming Mountain wild-collected orchids at Yongshun Orchid Garden; Lanshizhai purchased it and named it. Leaves slanting upright, leaf color emerald green and glossy, soft petals, liu hai tongue, outer three sepals pure emerald in color, one-character shoulder, ...
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A inventory of famous Cymbidium goeringii varieties: 169 cultivars are already extinct
The cultivation of Cymbidium goeringii varieties can be traced back to the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, more than 360 years ago. According to ancient orchid manuals, the total number of historical Cymbidium goeringii petal-type flowers is about 418 varieties. This article includes 162 extinct varieties. The varieties recorded refer to "Lan Hui Tong Xin Lu," "Lan Hui Zhen Zhuan," "Lan Yan Shu Lue," "Lan Hui Xiao Shi," "Wu Xing Lan Hui Pu," "Yi Lan Si Shuo...
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How to water orchids in summer? Master the correct watering method
When growing orchids on an urban balcony, because the climate is dry, you need to water more in summer to increase environmental humidity and replenish the water the orchids lose; only then can the orchids grow normally and produce more shoots. But the prerequisite for watering more is having healthy roots. If the roots have rotted, they cannot absorb water...
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Rose Single-Bud Cutting Method and Experience Sharing
I tried ordering two rose toothpick seedlings from Taobao. They were quick to bloom with their first flowers, and they looked pretty good. I regretted buying so few, so I decided to try single-bud rose cuttings myself. But since they were only two-month-old seedlings, there were no branches for me to take cuttings from. I gritted my teeth and cut off a flowering branch. It was so short, wasn't it...
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Orchid Watering Experience and Practical Methods Shared
Wan Yunkun Since ancient times, there have been sayings about cultivating orchids: "Three years of practice to master watering" and "Only when art reaches its most difficult point does one truly understand orchids." Indeed, in orchid cultivation, as the time spent growing orchids grows longer, I have found that watering is truly quite difficult. In fact, poor root development is mostly caused by unsuitable watering causing excessive transpiration differences in the potting medium, because understanding of the medium's characteristics is not...
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Introduction to the variety characteristics of the Cymbidium goeringii 'Xingmeng Die'
This plant was collected in the spring of 2004 in Sanjie, Shengzhou, Zhejiang, and was selected with its flower by a Lan friend surnamed Zhu from Shaoxing. After three years of cultivation, it still had only three shoots with two buds, but on February 11, 2007, it unexpectedly bloomed again with a single flower. On February 14, 2007, thanks to the generosity of the Lan friend surnamed Zhu from Shaoxing, it was transferred as a whole with its flower to Pan Shiding (Maigu), owner of "Xingmeng Lan Yuan" in Ruian, Wenzhou...
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A Detailed Guide to the Key Period for Fertilizing and Watering Orchids
The key period for fertilizing and watering orchids refers to the stretch of time from the arrival of the plum rain and the summer solstice through the end of August, so growing orchids takes only three months of effort (June, July, and August). If your orchids can make it through this key period safely and healthily, it will bring you a whole year of good spirits, and getting through these three months also means this year's orchid growing has been a success...
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