Introduction to the Characteristics of the Chenliu Green Plum Cypripedium (Cymbidium faberi) Variety

Petal type: Green-shell plum petal. History: Discovered in 1909 in the mountains of Fuyang, Zhejiang, and selected by Rong Wenqing of Wuxi. Characteristics: The three outer petals are short and round, with tightly rolled edges, a hard hooded center, separated segments, a small ruyi tongue, and level shoulders. Sometimes when the flowers open in the "longfang" stage, the three hooked petals must be lifted apart, otherwise the three petals become wrinkled, and there is a hard vein in the center of the petal width. Listed among the new Cymbidium faberi...