Introduction to the characteristics of the Laoxiesu Cymbidium lianpan variety
Laoxiesu, also known as Makekesu and Chikema, is named for the mottled lines and red silky threads on its flower buds. Its leaves belong to the medium-wide leaf type among Cymbidium lianpan, with leaves around 30 to 50 cm long and 6 to 10 blades per plant. The leaf texture is stiff and hard, carrying a kind of masculine spirit, daunting and imposing. When the buds first emerge from the soil they are a pale red water-hemp color, and the flowers bloom above the foliage...
Laoxiesu, also known as Makekesu and Chikema, is named for the mottled lines and red silky threads on its flower buds. Its leaves belong to the medium-wide leaf type among Cymbidium lianpan, with leaves around 30 to 50 cm long and 6 to 10 blades per plant. The leaf texture is stiff and hard, carrying a kind of masculine spirit, daunting and imposing. When the buds first emerge from the soil they are a pale red water-hemp color, and the flowers bloom above the foliage, flowering around the time of the New Year. The flower quality is plain yet noble, with a somewhat reddish water-red color, which adds a touch of wealth and honor to Laoxiesu. The floral fragrance is delicate, elegant and sweetly fresh. Among Cymbidium lianpan, the flower is a medium-to-upper sized bloom, appearing well proportioned, conforming to aesthetic standards, and possessing the perfect trait of the golden ratio.
What is even more astonishing is that the buds of plain-color flowers are all snow white, whereas the buds of Laoxiesu are pale red. Judging from experience, Laoxiesu cannot be a plain-color flower, yet this flower unexpectedly turns out to be rather perfectly plain-colored, and when the bloom is at its best there is not even a trace of water marking. This should be a negation of the traditional practice of judging orchids by their leaves, and it is all the more a rebel among plain-color flowers.
