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Xiahuangmei orchids get a misting of water on their leaves once a day, and they bloom one flower after another, glowing green
Follow the gardening site to get more gardening tips! One of the four great famous varieties of Jianlan (Cymbidium ensifolium), it is a classic orchid variety loved by many orchid growers. Whether the plant is strong or weak, it holds up well, and it blooms freely! But not every grower can get it to bloom like this...
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Introduction to the Characteristics and Care Essentials of the Cymbidium ensifolium 'Xiahuangmei' Variety
Each plant has 3-5 leaves, leaf length 26-42cm, width 1.4-1.6cm; leaf color emerald green; plant form loose; leaf posture semi-pendulous; lateral veins prominent; leaf surface flat and glossy; fine serrations at the leaf tip obvious; leaf tip has a small short point. The flower scape is upright, height 15-24cm, yellow-green; one scape bears 3-6 flowers, loosely arranged; the sheath at the base of the inflorescence has a yellow-green background color, slightly covered with purplish-red vein lines; the flower bracts are long and broad, similar in color to the flower scape; the sepals (outer three petals) are oblong, narrow at the base, gradually broadening toward the front, widest at the 2/3 point, narrowed at the front end with tightly rolled edges, the tip folded in pairs, the midline portion protruding outward, sepal length 1.6-2.0cm, width 0.7-0.9cm, color yellow-green, leaning yellow; the petals (pollen cap, petal lips) are shorter and smaller than the sepals, standing separately with the lip (tongue) on the three sides of the column (nose tip), and close to the column, the petal base is narrow and long, tightly edged from the middle, the front end rounded and blunt, forming a deep pouch, the front ends of the two petals are widely separated, the top of the column is clearly exposed, the petals are pale yellow, with uniform purplish-red spots on the lower part and the abdomen of the column; the lip is short and round, the front end of the middle lobe slightly drooping, noticeably thickened, the edges slightly rolled inward forming a shallow pouch, the side lobes are not obvious, the lip background color is pale yellow, both sides densely covered with purplish-red lines, and showing through to the outside; flower diameter 1.8-2.2cm. It is a variety that blooms and multiplies readily.
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