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Introduction to the characteristics of the Xiaolin Xingdie Douban Orchid variety

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Xiaolin Xingdie, a leaf butterfly three-star Douban Orchid (Cymbidium goeringii var. longibracteatum), plant height about 25-30CM, leaf width about 0.5-1CM, 5-6 leaves per plant, fairly strong upright growth habit, leaf color relatively pale, leaf texture fine and soft, leaf margin serrations medium-coarse; young seedlings have intense red coloration, before the semi-mature stage the leaf tips and leaf margins are covered with purplish-red crystal, after maturity the red coloration gradually fades and the crystal at the leaf tips becomes "blurred"; some...
Xiaolin Xingdie, a leaf butterfly three-star Douban Orchid (Cymbidium goeringii var. longibracteatum), plant height about 25-30CM, leaf width about 0.5-1CM, 5-6 leaves per plant, fairly strong upright growth habit, leaf color relatively pale, leaf texture fine and soft, leaf margin serrations medium-coarse; young seedlings have intense red coloration, before the semi-mature stage the leaf tips and leaf margins are covered with purplish-red crystal, after maturity the red coloration gradually fades and the crystal at the leaf tips becomes "blurred"; some plants produce new center leaves with leaf butterfly, occasionally all are butterfly-transformed; the leaf sheaths carry a red sandy blush, the V-shaped groove at the leaf base is relatively deep, the groove becomes gradually shallower above the base, the middle and upper leaves are relatively flat, the leaf tips are relatively blunt; strong plants have twisted, dragon-like leaf shapes.
It blooms from December to February of the following year, the flower scape is about 20CM tall and stands above the leaves; each scape bears 1 flower, strong plants occasionally bear 2, the flower diameter is relatively large; the three outer sepals are yellow-green, the two petals are butterfly-transformed; the petals and lip have a white background covered with bright red blotches, the blotches are very large.
This variety is robust and easy to grow, with relatively strong stress resistance, the growing medium tolerates "rough feeding", and it likes sun; under normal cultivation and management the leaf tips do not burn, the leaves do not become blurred, and spots do not appear; the seedling production rate is relatively high; it flowers easily.
This variety has obvious plant characteristics; as long as you have grown it, handled it, or looked at it a bit more, you generally will not confuse it with other varieties.
This variety was purchased in the winter of 2001 by the Yuxi City, Yunnan orchid grower Yang Xiaolin at Mingjiu Town, at the junction of Mile County of Honghe Prefecture and Wenshan Prefecture; in January 2002 it was entered in the "2002 Yuxi City Spring Orchid Exhibition" and won a gold award. At the time the author was also one of the judges; that orchid exhibition set 10 gold awards, and each judge was given 10 toothpicks to insert into the orchid pots they thought should win a gold award; that pot of blooming Xiaolin Xingdie was one of the orchid pots with the most toothpicks inserted.

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