Introduction to the characteristics of the Cymbidium faberi cultivar Xianfangmei
Xianfangmei, a new downhill variety, was dug up by Ye Wenxian in March 2006 within the territory of Jiande City, Zhejiang. It bloomed again in March 2007, producing a true-standard plum-petal flower. There are currently about 7 plants of grass, of which only 2 are complete plants, and the rest are remnant grass with only half a leaf (bitten off by wild animals on the mountain). In March of that year, 6 plants were transferred to two orchid friends, Lu Meifu and Qian Yi....
This flower is a red-to-green Cymbidium faberi. The leaves are 40-45 cm long, the outer leaves are semi-pendant, the central leaves are obliquely upright, and the leaf width is about 1.2 cm. The flower stalk is green with a slight tinge of pale purple, the small flower stalks are purplish red, the petaloids are silkworm-moth petaloids, round, neat and smooth, the lip is a ruyi lip, and the lip markings are brilliantly colored and V-shaped. The five petals of the flower are separated at the base, the flower is large, the outer sepals reach about 7 cm in diameter, with a straight shoulder, the outer three petals have round tips and tightly rolled edges, the flower stalk is slender, a lampwick stalk, up to 45 cm tall, bearing 7 flowers, and the flowers are well spaced. What is even more striking is that on each side of this flower at least 3 flowers face the viewers head-on, as if waiting for the arrival of every flower admirer, giving it extremely high ornamental value. This flower holds extremely well; more than 20 days after opening, the two petaloids tightly embrace the column, revealing only the tip of the nose and the relaxed lip. It is very magnanimous and imposing, and is another fine flower newly descended from the mountains in Jiande.
