What kind of Cymbidium goeringii variety is 'Jingliang Tiantang'?
This variety was discovered in 1993 in Xiaotian Town, Shucheng County, the famous orchid-producing area of the Dabie Mountains in Anhui Province. Due to my improper cultivation in the early days, it nearly became a lasting regret. With heaven's diligent favor, it finally recovered its vigor and bloomed in 2000, and afterward put forth buds twice more, in 2001 and 2005, with its spirit unchanged and its fragrance pure and mellow. Characteristics of this variety: the leaves have a crystal "swept-tail" variegation, with a pattern that is bright first and then dark...
This variety was discovered in 1993 in Xiaotian Town, Shucheng County, the famous orchid-producing area of the Dabie Mountains in Anhui Province. Due to my improper cultivation in the early days, it nearly became a lasting regret. With heaven's diligent favor, it finally recovered its vigor and bloomed in 2000, and afterward put forth buds twice more, in 2001 and 2005, with its spirit unchanged and its fragrance pure and mellow.
Characteristics of this variety: the leaves have a crystal "swept-tail" variegation, with a pattern that is bright first and then dark; strong plants are about 20-30 cm long, with leaves arching and drooping, slightly fluttering and curling at the tips, presenting a graceful and charming appearance; the flowers bloom in a blended color, fresh, distinctive and elegant, unstained by cosmetics; with cat-ear petals, a white jade lip, two shoulders level and extended, and peach-pink blushing on the cheeks, in a myriad of postures; the five petals draw crystal-white lines, sparkling and translucent, with a shrunken-tip deformed appearance, which is also an important characteristic of crystal flower varieties.
In May 2005, after review and appraisal by the "China Orchid Society," it became a registered new variety.
