Introduction to the characteristics of the Cymbidium goeringii cultivar Duanchunmei

Petal type: Plum petal

History: Selected by Yao Ximin of Shanghai in 1946.

Characteristics: The three outer petals are short and round with tight edges, ear-spoon-shaped holding petals, and a ruyi tongue. The flower color is emerald green with level shoulders, and the scape is not tall. The flowering form is not very stable!

When the new shoots first emerge, they are green, with purple-black tips. The leaves are 20---25 cm long and 0.8 cm wide; the leaf texture is thick and hard; the leaf surface has a groove from beginning to end; the leaf color is dark green without gloss; the new leaves are slanted and upright, while the old leaves are semi-pendant. The front end of the right side petal of its flower has a notched shape (this is a characteristic of this flower).