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Originally named Mei-type White Lianban, also known as Jianhu Xuemei. The snow is used as a metaphor for the flower, meaning the flower is white. The main petal is round-headed and forms a hood; the side petals have tightly rolled edges and form hoods; the lip petals are fleshy and form hoods. The vein lines disappear, resembling moth eyebrows; silkworm-moth hoods; the lip petal hangs flat and does not curl, with a red spot on it that is somewhat round yet not round, brilliant like the morning glow over a sea of snow. It has seven leaves, about 0.6CM wide, about 40CM long, with crystal white visible at the tips. Jianhu Mei, originally named Mei-type White Lianban, also known as Jianhu Xuemei. The snow is used as a metaphor for the flower, meaning the flower is white. The main petal is round-headed and forms a hood; the side petals have tightly rolled edges and form hoods; the lip petals are fleshy and form hoods. A hood means the petal tip has a concave hollow like a spoon or ladle. Fleshy means the petal head thickens and curves inward to form a hood, the vein lines disappear, and it resembles moth eyebrows, called silkworm-moth hoods. The lip petal hangs flat and does not curl, with a red spot on it that is somewhat round yet not round, brilliant like the morning glow over a sea of snow. It has 7 leaves, about 0.6cm wide, about 40cm long, with crystal white visible at the tips. The shoots emerge thick, blunt, bright red. The petal tips are round, the hoods form hearts, and the lip is spreading; these are the ornamental points of the Mei type.
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