What are the tricks for smelling orchids? Teach you how to correctly appreciate orchid fragrance
yuesha Confucius once said: "Angelica and orchids grow in secluded valleys, and do not cease to be fragrant because no one is there; a gentleman cultivates the Way and establishes virtue, and does not change his integrity because of poverty and hardship." Confucius also said: "To dwell with a good person is like entering a room of angelica and orchids; after a long time one no longer smells their fragrance, for one has become one with them." In Qin Cao: Yi Lan Cao it is recorded: "Confucius returned to Lu from Wei, and in a hidden valley saw fragrant orchids growing luxuriantly alone, and sighed deeply, saying: The iris and orchid should be the fragrance of kings, yet now they alone keep company with ordinary grasses," calling it "the fragrance of kings." This saying has been passed down to this day, enough to prove the place Chinese orchids hold in history and culture.
Confucius once said: "Angelica and orchids grow in secluded valleys, and do not cease to be fragrant because no one is there; a gentleman cultivates the Way and establishes virtue, and does not change his integrity because of poverty and hardship." Confucius also said: "To dwell with a good person is like entering a room of angelica and orchids; after a long time one no longer smells their fragrance, for one has become one with them." In Qin Cao: Yi Lan Cao it is recorded: "Confucius returned to Lu from Wei, and in a hidden valley saw fragrant orchids growing luxuriantly alone, and sighed deeply, saying: The iris and orchid should be the fragrance of kings, yet now they alone keep company with ordinary grasses," calling it "the fragrance of kings." This saying has been passed down to this day, enough to prove the place Chinese orchids hold in history and culture.
Orchid fragrance is considered best when it is delicate and subtle; generally, the fragrance of plain-colored flowers is pure and subtle! So when the ancients said plain flowers have no inferior grades, this is what they meant! There are also tricks to smelling orchid fragrance. Take Cymbidium ensifolium for example: because it blooms in summer, its fragrance is poorer when the temperature is relatively high, so Cymbidium ensifolium is most fragrant in the morning when a breeze blows past, and the best period for fragrance is 2 to 4 days after the flowers open. So-called subtle fragrance means it comes and goes; when you smell it up close, sometimes you cannot detect it. At this point, here is a little trick: quickly fan around the flower with your hand to create a local airflow, and following the airflow it is easy to smell it! Do not water during the flowering period; after watering, the flower's fragrance is greatly reduced! Cymbidium goeringii and Cymbidium faberi both bloom in spring, when the temperature is relatively lower, so their fragrance lasts longer!
