Introduction to the characteristics of the Chunlan orchid variety Mengjingling
Mengjingling -- a new fine variety of Chunlan in the Piaomen Shuixian class. In 2003 it was collected in the Daba Mountains area of Sichuan, which is rich in famous Chunlan flowers. At that time, it was bought back from Tongjiang by a local orchid farmer who purchased raw orchids (collected orchids) along with a large batch of other collected Chunlan, and planted in his raw orchid field. Two years later, in the spring of 2005, it bloomed for the first time, and rebloomed stably for 3 consecutive years...
Mengjingling -- a new fine variety of Chunlan in the Piaomen Shuixian class. In 2003 it was collected in the Daba Mountains area of Sichuan, which is rich in famous Chunlan flowers. At that time, it was bought back from Tongjiang by a local orchid farmer who purchased raw orchids (collected orchids) along with a large batch of other collected Chunlan, and planted in his raw orchid field. Two years later, in the spring of 2005, it bloomed for the first time, and rebloomed stably for 3 consecutive years. It was later collected and carefully cultivated by our garden, and was officially named Mengjingling in the spring of 2010.
Mengjingling -- a single plant has 4-6 leaves, 35-55CM long and 0.8-1.3CM wide, with a semi-pendant leaf type; it usually bears 2-4 flowers, with a pure and delicate fragrance, flower diameter 4.2-5CM, and the flower scape is tall (it keeps stretching the stem for about 10 days after first opening). The flowers are well spaced, and on short, sturdy foliage, 2-3 flowers are enough to rise above the leaves. The flower opens as a Piaomen Shuixian; the three outer petals are emerald green, with a rounded belly, and about 1/5 of the petal tip turns backward, basically perpendicular to the front, and does not curl until withering. The inner petals have a slight pouch, and there are obvious and regular red lines on the upper middle part (usually 3 lines; after 3 years of careful cultivation in our garden, one new plant from 2009 produced a leaf sport). About 7-10 days after the flower opens, the tips of the two inner petals gradually flatten and become round and neat, and stand upward, resembling a pair of tiger ears. The Ruyi tongue droops slightly and does not curl until withering; the front end is flat, and a large bright red patch almost covers the entire middle lobe, especially striking. It is precisely this large red patch and the red lines on the two inner petals that make Mengjingling stand out among many Piaomen varieties, fully deserving to be called the finishing touch of the whole flower.
Viewed as a whole, this flower is elegant and lively, clear and refined yet colorful, and the more it opens, the more "flavor" it has. Its first public appearance won the bronze award at the Spring Orchid Expo held in Pengzhou, Sichuan, on February 19, 2010, and then won the silver award at the 2010 Suining-Ya'an-Mianyang-Leshan Four Cities (Suining) Orchid Expo held on February 21.