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Chunlan Jialong, also known as Jiaolong, was selected by orchid enthusiasts in Kunshan, Jiangsu before 1920. Its posture is tall and half-arching, the plant is extremely small with a leaf width of only about 5 cm, leaf length 20 cm, the petiole is slender and tapered, the leaf surface is flat, the leaf tip is long and pointed, the leaf color is light green and glossy, and the leaf texture is thin and soft with a silky feel. Only this variety has thin and soft leaves with narcissus-type petals. The flower bud is water-red, the tip has green markings, and the ovary bract is entirely emerald green. The three outer petals are short and round with a narrow base, tightly edged, and the petal texture is thin yet glutinous and moist; the Guanyin Dou cupped center, with red spots at the tip of the large round lip, the red spots are ingot-shaped, much like lipstick applied on a woman's lips. The flower color is emerald green and pretty, the flower stalk is slender and round, tall enough to reach the leaf frame, small plant with large flowers, only after blooming for a long time does it drop one or two points at the shoulders, yet it still does not diminish its beauty.
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