Cymbidium tortisepalum variety Qiuyue Su, also known as Chunhua Qiuyue
Chunhua Qiuyue is a new wild-collected Cymbidium tortisepalum variety native to Lanping County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It was first discovered in early 2009, when there were only 3 seedlings of dragon-root grass. Later, after more than four years of careful cultivation by Gao Zhigang and Xiao Feng, the two orchid enthusiasts and owners of Zhihe Orchid Garden in Dali City, this rare variety was well protected. This orchid first...
The leaves of this orchid variety are 25-30 cm long and 0.6-0.8 cm wide. The leaf posture is pure and elegant, the leaf color is emerald green, full of vitality, the leaves are thick, and the leaf sheaths are cupped. It is of the obliquely pendulous type, with a graceful plant shape. Each scape bears 2--3 flowers, and the flowers rise above the leaves. Every flower is identical, belonging to the medium-flower true-form plain-color lotus-petal variety. The three outer petals have constricted bases, expanded angles, and cupped tips, with level shoulders, arranged in a "pin" character shape, and a thick, substantial texture; the petaloids are short, round, broad, and large, the two petaloids embrace with proper proportion, the petaloids are mussel-shell petaloids, the lip is a large round lip, and the center is full and complete. All petals of the whole flower are glutinous in texture, upright and elegant yet light, combined just right, with a dignified bearing, ice-clear and jade-pure, clear and elegant, delightful. It is a high-end variety among plain-color lotus-petal Cymbidium tortisepalum, with a clear, delicate, and drifting fragrance, relatively high ornamental value, and very rare.
