Chunlan cultivar Chuncheng Mei, also known as Lvgeng Shiyuan or Cuiyuan Chunshen Mei
What Wang Shuping called "Cuiyuan" with "green-stalked ten-round petals," we commonly call "Chuncheng Mei" or "Chunshen Mei." A Chunlan plum-petal cultivar, selected in Ningbo, Zhejiang in the early years of the Republic of China. The sepals are round with tightly rolled edges, green in color with flying shoulders. But it often blooms prematurely by drawing on spring. Petal type: plum petal. History: In the early years of the Republic of China, a Shaoxing orchid farmer selected it in Ningbo, and after it spread to Shanghai it was called "Chunshen...
What Wang Shuping called "Cuiyuan" with "green-stalked ten-round petals," we commonly call "Chuncheng Mei" or "Chunshen Mei." A Chunlan plum-petal cultivar, selected in Ningbo, Zhejiang in the early years of the Republic of China. The sepals are round with tightly rolled edges, green in color with flying shoulders. But it often blooms prematurely by drawing on spring.
Petal type: plum petal
History: In the early years of the Republic of China, a Shaoxing orchid farmer selected it in Ningbo, and after it spread to Shanghai it was called "Chunshen Mei."
Characteristics: The three outer petals are round-headed with tightly rolled edges, silkworm-moth-shaped pollinia, ruyi tongue, and single-character shoulder. The flower color is emerald green, the scape is tall, the flower form is well-proportioned, the flowering period is early, and the leaves are semi-drooping.
