Introduction and Appreciation Points of the Green Peony Cymbidium (Cymbidium faberi) Variety
The Green Peony cymbidium orchid (Cymbidium faberi), collected in Suizhou at the end of the last century, has soft, arching leaves with a flat leaf surface. It is the foremost peony-type irregular butterfly cymbidium orchid, with three regular outer petals, and its column mutates to produce many small lip-like petals.
This cymbidium orchid is native to Suizhou, Hubei, and was purchased and cultivated in 1999 by Zhu Jianqing of Lizhu Town, Shaoxing County. In 2009 it became the darling of the Linhai Orchid Exhibition; it also appeared at the 2011 Huangyan Orchid Exhibition. The leaves of this plant are soft and arching, with a flat leaf surface; the flower blooms as a peony-type irregular butterfly, with three regular outer petals, and the column mutates to produce many small lip-like petals, making a magnificent sight.
