Snow Beauty Chunlan (Cymbidium goeringii) Variety Introduction and Cultivation Key Points
Published in 1923, "A Brief History of Orchids and Huilan" is China's first orchid manual featuring orchid photographs, holding milestone significance in the history of Chinese orchid culture. I have collected nearly 160 pieces of original glass negatives, photographs, and other precious materials from it. After viewing them, orchid master Mr. Shen Yinchun said these are national treasures among orchids, and indeed they are! The ancient orchid manual...
Chunlan (Cymbidium goeringii), plum petal type, a famous variety. History: selected in the early Republic of China period by Gao Nianwu of Tangdi, Shaoxing, and sold to Shao Zhiyan of Hangzhou.
Characteristics: new shoots are purplish-red, leaves 25-30 cm long, leaf color dark green and glossy, leaf shape similar to Jiyuan, leaf texture thick and hard, leaf posture semi-pendant, flower scape tall, extending beyond the leaf surface.
The bud sheath is deep purple, the three outer petals are short and round. The flower shape closely resembles Laoshiyuan, the petal color is tender green, while the base of the petals is pink, exceptionally delicate and beautiful, hence the name. The two lateral sepals form a straight-line shoulder, the petals are semi-hard hooded puxin (lip-covering petals), the five petals are separated at the base, the base of the puxin petals is narrow and slender, causing the base of the lip to be exposed, the labellum is a ruyi tongue (ruyi-shaped lip), and the lip surface has bright red spots.
