Introduction to the Cymbidium goeringii cultivar Haichen Mei (also known as Jinhua Mei)
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Haichen Mei is also known as Jinhua Mei. Semi-erect leaves, jade-green in color, with a glutinous texture. The flower scape is tall, and the flower stem has alternating red and green veins. The three outer sepals are round-headed and well-formed, with a hard-shelled, short and round lip. Small ruyi-shaped tongue, with a large red blotch on the tongue. The flower has a delicate fragrance, and its most distinctive feature is that it resembles the morning colors at sea. It is a fine new introduction among newly discovered plum-petal orchids.
Haichen Mei is also known as Jinhua Mei. On December 23, 1995, Li Zhengxin of Jinhua found it and named it "Jinhua Mei". In 1997, Gu Hongyi purchased it at a flower market and named it "Haichen Mei". Semi-erect leaves, jade-green in color, with a glutinous texture. The flower scape is tall, and the flower stem has alternating red and green veins. The three outer sepals are round-headed and well-formed, with a hard-shelled, short and round lip. Small ruyi-shaped tongue, with a large red blotch on the tongue. The flower has a delicate fragrance, and its most distinctive feature is that it resembles the morning colors at sea. It is a fine new introduction among newly discovered plum-petal orchids. The petal color is her highlight, truly like the morning colors at sea, a highly recognizable plum-petal variety.
