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Cai Xiansu Chunlan Variety Introduction and Care Tips

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Also known as Cai Shuixian. Selected during the Republic of China period. Reportedly propagated from Cai Meisu, it blooms as a narcissus-petal type. New shoots are green, leaves are moderately broad, leaf habit is semi-arching, leaf color is rich, glutinous and glossy; the three outer petals have rounded angles, thick fleshy glutinous texture, and pale emerald green color. Level shoulders, soft pocket-held gui (soft pouch-shaped inner petals), heavy white tips, round tongue pure white, green stem slender. It is a rare case among pure-color flowers in having a pouch on the inner petals...
Also known as Cai Shuixian. Selected during the Republic of China period. Reportedly propagated from Cai Meisu, it blooms as a narcissus-petal type. New shoots are green, leaves are moderately broad, leaf habit is semi-arching, leaf color is rich, glutinous and glossy; the three outer petals have rounded angles, thick fleshy glutinous texture, and pale emerald green color. Level shoulders, soft pocket-held gui (soft pouch-shaped inner petals), heavy white tips, round tongue pure white, green stem slender. It is a rare case among pure-color flowers in having a pouch on the inner petals, and is a well-formed famous flower.

Narcissus-petal Chunlan; new shoots green, leaves 25-30cm long, 0.8cm wide, leaf tips sharply pointed, leaf posture semi-arching. Flower scape slender, 15cm tall, equal in height to the leaf frame; flower stem and bract leaves both white-green. The three outer petals have long feet, petals narrow like willow leaves; the two lateral sepals form a straight-line shoulder. Petals are semi-hard silkworm-moth gui, petal tips rounded and pale yellow. Lip is milky white round tongue, slightly rolled backward, pure-color center. Flower color yellow-green, flower character elegant and refined, fragrance delicate and clear; it is a famous narcissus-petal pure-color Chunlan variety.

Selected during the Republic of China period, introduced to Japan in 1931. Also known as "Cai Shuixian". New shoots green, leaf posture obliquely arching, central leaves obliquely upright, leaf stalks tight and slender, leaf tips pointed and long, medium-narrow leaves, 0.6-0.8cm wide, about 25-33cm long, edge leaves flat, central leaves V-shaped, leaf color emerald green and glossy. Leaf texture is thinner than "Cai Meisu". Flower buds pale green, with green vein mottling, each bract garment has a deep green sharp tip, the ovary bract garment has even more green coloration; flower scape slender, 15cm tall, equal in height to the leaf frame, flower stem and bract leaves both white-green, main petal narrows at the base, round head with sharp tip, tightly edged, the two lateral petals have long feet, petal tips ovate with sharp tips, slightly narrower and longer than the main petal, slightly fluttering, straight-line shoulder, before the flower bud opens there is a white edge, after opening the three petals still have a faint white edge. Petals are semi-hard silkworm-moth gui, rounded and neat, petal tips rounded and pale yellow, lip is milky white round tongue, Liu Hai tongue drooping, after long opening slightly rolled, flower character delicate and elegant. Cultivation and management are difficult, growth is not vigorous.

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