Appreciation of Xiangyun Qidie, a Rare-Flower Variety of Cymbidium goeringii
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Collected in Guizhou in 2004, it was jointly purchased and planted by three orchid enthusiasts including Mei Tao of Guiyang. In the winter of 2005 it was transferred to Fuchun Orchid Garden, where it has been cultivated. A small plant with strong leaf variegation that produces peony-type flowers, it is a very distinctive variety and once won an award at the Zhejiang Province Cymbidium goeringii Exhibition.
Collected in Guizhou in 2004, it was jointly purchased and planted by three orchid enthusiasts including Mei Tao of Guiyang. In the winter of 2005 it was transferred to Fuchun Orchid Garden, where it has been cultivated. A small plant with strong leaf variegation that produces peony-type flowers, it is a very distinctive variety and once won an award at the Zhejiang Province Cymbidium goeringii Exhibition. It belongs to the type with a necktie flower plus a mother-and-child flower arrangement. This group of plants is not vigorous, and the child flower on the shoulder has not emerged, but on the whole it is still acceptable. It should have been in bloom for about a week and is basically in full bloom.
