What makes the Datang Qiguan Lianpan Orchid so special
This orchid is a thin-leaf Lianpan orchid (Cymbidium lianpan), with leaves o.5 to o.8 cm wide and 30 to 40 cm long, deep grooves on the lower part of the leaves, leaf buds emerging purplish-red, with obvious red crystal at the bud tips. It blooms every year from February to March, with a strong fragrance, one scape bearing 4 flowers, 2 of which are of the normal willow-leaf petal type (upper and lower ends) orchid, the second flower and the ...th flower are butterfly flowers, ...
This orchid is a thin-leaf Lianpan orchid (Cymbidium lianpan), with leaves o.5 to o.8 cm wide and 30 to 40 cm long, deep grooves on the lower part of the leaves, leaf buds emerging purplish-red, with obvious red crystal at the bud tips. It blooms every year from February to March, with a strong fragrance, one scape bearing 4 flowers, 2 of which are of the normal willow-leaf petal type (upper and lower ends) orchid, the second flower and the ...th flower are butterfly flowers, peony-type, the five petals are lotus-petal type with a hood, the color is a drifting red, with 8 to 10 inner layers.
The petals are fully butterfly-transformed with brilliant colors, red on a white background, surrounding the tiny king (the nose) in a tight circle, like palace maids and painted beauties dancing around the king; overall, the petal veins and colors vary, and the two peony-petal strange flowers appear dignified and beautiful, elegant and noble, blending as one with the standard flower, like fairies singing and dancing, playing the pipa backwards, vying in beauty, leaving one dazzled, displaying the richness and beauty of the human world.
Number: Orchid No. 0213
Name: Datang Qiguan (Lianpan orchid)
Latin name: CymbidiumLianpanCV."DatangQiguan"
Namer: Huang Demin (Dexin Orchid Garden, Weishan County, Yunnan)
Date: March 6, 2006
Expert comment: This variety was selected from wild Lianpan orchids in the Nujiang River basin within Yunnan. The multi-petal variation presents more than six multiple lips, the lips are white with bright red blotches, the colors are brilliant and bright, and its ornamental value is very high.
