Cymbidium goeringii 'Yuanyangdie' Variety Introduction and Main Characteristics

Yuanyangdie: Cymbidium goeringii, staminal petal type (ruidie), a famous variety. History: selected and bred in 1988 by Ding Yiqing of Zhoushan.

Characteristics: leaves slanting upright, leaf tips slightly curved, leaf width medium-broad, leaf texture thick, leaf color yellow-green and glossy, leaf margin serrations coarse. The main vein of each leaf is slightly off-center. On large blooming plants, the leaf margins show a yellow border. Flower buds round and neat, green sheath with purple veins, ovary bract bright green with rich color. The main petal has a contracted base and flared corners, broad, cupping and covering above the staminal petals; the staminal petals are short, round, broad and large; the lip petal is extremely round and large, folded inside the staminal petals before opening; the red spots on the lip form a "U" shape; the side petals are 1/2 transformed into lip form, the tips of the staminal petals flying slightly backward, the red spots deep purple approaching purplish-black. The red patches at the base of the side petals are bright red, and the petals have a yellow border. Flower shape medium to large, flower color pretty and lovely, flower quality well-formed.