Introduction to the characteristics of the Chunlan (Cymbidium goeringii) variety Liangxi Ruidie
Selected in 1959 by Shen Yuanru, owner of the Qianlan Studio in Wuxi. The three outer petals are narrow and long, emerald green in color, with cat-ear-shaped petals (mao'er peng). The edges of the petals show white lip-like variation, commonly known as "wood-ear edging," and the petals have purplish-red spots inside. The tongue is a liuhaishi (fringe-haired tongue), and the bract leaves are green with a touch of purple. The leaves are slender and semi-pendant, and occasionally the leaf tip of the central leaf or the leaf edge shows diehua (butterfly-like variation); the flower has good substance and remains unchanged after being open for a long time...
Selected in 1959 by Shen Yuanru of Wuxi. Liangxi is an old name for Wuxi, and because this flower resembles the Ruidie (petal variation), it was named "Liangxi Ruidie." The three outer petals are narrow and long, with cat-ear-shaped petals (mao'er peng); the edges of the petals show white lip-like variation, and the petals have purplish-red patches with light green moss. The tongue is a liuhaishi (fringe-haired tongue), and the bract leaves are green with a touch of purplish-red. The new shoots are purple, with millet-like white peaks at the tips; the leaves are 25-32 cm long and 0.8-1 cm wide, with a semi-pendant leaf posture. The flower scape is more than 10 cm tall, the flower stem is purplish-red, and the bract leaves are pale purplish-red.
