Introduction to and Appreciation of the Cymbidium ensifolium Variety 'Hetang Wangyue'

A four-season orchid with lotus-type petals and unusual floral form; its plant is short, sturdy and upright, with hard, stiff leaves and bluntly rounded leaf tips; the sepals are broad, thick and rounded in the lotus style, with triangular drooping shoulders leaning forward, the ru yi lip is especially round and broad, and the column is plump, rounded and blunt, tapering at the base, so that the whole flower resembles a lotus bud about to open. This variety combines multiple ornamental traits in one plant: dwarf type, unusual floral form, and linear variegation.