Is there a future in growing jewel orchids? Take a look at the latest analysis

The jewel orchid is also known as the golden silk orchid, golden thread grass, and money grass, among other names. It is a plant in the genus Anoectochilus of the orchid family. In folk legend it is said to cure a hundred diseases, and it has long been known by the laudatory name “king of medicines.” It is extremely rare and of extraordinary value, and was a dedicated imperial item for the royal palaces of past dynasties. It is now a high-grade ingredient in hotels, restaurants, and many households. Now let us take a look together at whether there is a future in growing jewel orchids!

Is there a future in growing jewel orchids?

There is a future in growing jewel orchids. The whole plant of the jewel orchid can be used as medicine, with effects such as clearing heat and cooling the blood, dispelling wind and promoting diuresis, and detoxifying and relieving pain. However, because it has strict requirements for its ecological environment, the natural environment has suffered severe damage, and there has been long-term, large-scale indiscriminate harvesting by people as well as damage by wild animals, the number of wild jewel orchids has greatly decreased at present. Therefore, the prospects for artificial cultivation of jewel orchids are very broad. But the jewel orchid is a cold-back Chinese medicinal material, and market demand is not large; only merchants with a need buy small amounts of goods, and stock in the medicinal materials market moves slowly. Those who intend to grow it need to have a sales channel.

Are there risks in growing jewel orchids?

1. Technical risk: The jewel orchid can only grow in deep mountains and old forests that are rarely visited and in a primitive ecology. It requires a special natural cyclical climate and a clever combination of sunlight, rain, and dew. Therefore, growing jewel orchids requires a certain amount of knowledge and technical skill.

2. Market risk: The jewel orchid is a cold-back Chinese medicinal material. At present, market demand is not very large; usually only merchants with a need buy small amounts of goods, and stock in the medicinal materials market does not move quickly. Those who intend to develop cultivation need to have a sales channel.

3. Capital risk: The jewel orchid has very high requirements for environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity, so relatively speaking, the investment cost is also fairly high, and at the same time the return on investment is relatively slow, which leads to relatively high capital risk and requires cautious development.

Can growing jewel orchids make money?

1. Under-forest cultivation: Under-forest cultivation of jewel orchids makes use of the natural under-forest environmental conditions. According to the growth requirements of the jewel orchid, sites are selected for development and cultivation in mountain forests and gentle slopes with relatively convenient transportation, dense trees, and fertile soil.

① Investment cost: About 50,000 to 60,000 jewel orchids can be planted per mu. The cost per seedling is 3 to 5 mao, so the total cost of seedlings is about 30,000 yuan, and the input for labor, shade netting, fencing, irrigation equipment, and so on is about 15,000 yuan.

② Planting profit: At 3 to 4 grams per plant, the total is about 200 kilograms. At 300 yuan per kilogram, the income is about 60,000 yuan. The planting cost input is about 45,000, and the income is 60,000, so the profit per mu is about 15,000 yuan.

2. Simple greenhouse: Simple greenhouse cultivation of jewel orchids is based on the suitable growing environment of the jewel orchid. A production base is established in a place with no industrial pollution, a natural clean water source, convenient sprinkler irrigation, and on the shady side near a mountain.

① Investment cost: About 150,000 to 200,000 jewel orchid seedlings can be planted per mu. The cost per seedling is 3 to 5 mao, so the total cost of seedlings is about 70,000 to 90,000 yuan, and the input for labor, greenhouses, irrigation equipment, and so on is 50,000 to 70,000 yuan.

② Planting profit: At 3 to 4 grams per seedling, the total is about 700 kilograms. At 300 yuan per kilogram, the income is about 210,000 yuan. The planting cost input is about 150,000, and the income is 210,000, so the profit per mu is about 60,000 yuan.

3. High-yield greenhouse: The formal high-yield greenhouse for jewel orchids is the method currently adopted by larger jewel orchid cultivation enterprises. It can control temperature, control humidity, and ventilate, and the land area utilization rate can reach 200%.

① Investment cost: About 300,000 jewel orchid seedlings can be planted per mu. The cost per seedling is 3 to 4 mao, so the total cost of seedlings is about 100,000 yuan, and the input for labor, greenhouses, irrigation equipment, and so on is about 120,000 yuan.

② Planting profit: At 3 to 4 grams per seedling, the total is about 900 kilograms. At 300 yuan per kilogram, the income is about 270,000 yuan. The planting cost input is about 220,000, and the income is 270,000, so the profit per mu is about 50,000 yuan.