Appreciating Orchid Leaf Forms: Common Leaf Shape Characteristics and Key Ornamental Points
1. Upright leaves: The veins are firm, the leaf texture is relatively thick, and the leaves stand upright. Upright-leaf orchids often have narrow, moist leaf surfaces, such as 'Wang Zi' and 'Huanqiu Hedding'. 2. Semi-upright leaves: After the leaves emerge from the pseudobulb, they grow diagonally upward. Such as 'Long Zi'. 3. Semi-arching leaves: The leaf form is semi-arching, and most orchids have semi-arching leaves. 4. Arching leaves: The leaves...
1. Upright leaves: The veins are firm, the leaf texture is relatively thick, and the leaves stand upright. Upright-leaf orchids often have narrow, moist leaf surfaces, such as 'Wang Zi' and 'Huanqiu Hedding'.
2. Semi-upright leaves: After the leaves emerge from the pseudobulb, they grow diagonally upward. Such as 'Long Zi'.
3. Semi-arching leaves: The leaf form is semi-arching, and most orchids have semi-arching leaves.
4. Arching leaves: The leaves are sickle-shaped, with the leaf tips drooping down to the pseudobulb. Such as 'Da Fugui', etc.
5. Spoon-shaped leaves: The leaves are short and broad, with rounded tips and constricted bases, and the leaves resemble spoons.
6. Twisted leaves: The leaf surface is rolled or twisted. Such as 'Lü Yun'.
7. Swallowtail leaves: The leaf tips fork, like a swallow's tail. Occasionally found in Cymbidium goeringii.
8. Crystal leaves: Crystal-like tissue appears within the leaves.
9. Dragon leaves: The leaf surface is uneven, and the leaves are twisted, mostly appearing in Cymbidium sinense.