Home › Orchids › Article

What are leaf sheaths and leaf feet? The leaf sheath is also called the leaf trouser or leaf armor; the leaf foot is the foot leaf.

Orchids 0 views
This flower originates from Danleng County, Meishan. Old Qiu from Pujiang was the first to buy all of them from an orchid farmer in Danleng a few years ago, about thirty heads at the time. Later, this flower won a gold award at the Pujiang Orchid Show. When this flower blooms at its best, only the center of the lip is a bit white, and the red color is velvety. Currently, most of those that have circulated outside were sold from Old Qiu in Pujiang...
Whether an orchid seed germinates a new shoot or an orchid pseudobulb tillers a new shoot, the leaf sheath always grows first. The leaf sheath is commonly known as the leaf trouser or leaf armor. The number and height of leaf sheaths are related to the orchid species. Most have 4~5 sheaths, and the maximum can reach 7. Dwarf orchids generally have 2~3 leaf sheaths. The leaf blade height is 5~7 times the leaf sheath height, so by observing the height of the leaf bud sheath, you can know the height of its leaf blades.

The number of leaves per orchid seedling is counted starting from the foot leaf, and the foot leaf is relatively shorter and smaller than normal leaves.

Related Articles