Introduction and Appreciation Highlights of the Chunlan 'Meifenhe' Variety
In the spring of 1990, it was unearthed by Li Zhaohua in the Taibai Mountain range in eastern Yinzhou, Ningbo. It was named after his mother. The flower shape is beautiful and elegant, with three short and broad petals, emerald green color, short round sepals, and a round lip that extends without curling, bearing a large ingot-shaped red spot on the lip. The leaves are obliquely upright, short, wide, thick and sturdy, with blunt leaf tips and a glossy surface, and purplish-silver-red bracts. The sepals of this flower are deep and round, clasping the lip...
Characteristics: The three outer petals are short and round, with contracted bases and flared tips, tightly enclosed by short round sepals, and the central column is round and well-formed. The three petals are green, the sepals are emerald green with distinct green veins. The lip is large and round, with a vivid red patch on it. The flower appearance is dignified and elegant. The bract shell is pale purplish-red, the flower scape is exceptionally tall, and the leaves are obliquely upright, short, broad and thick in texture. The leaf tips are pure, and the surface of the Meifenhe leaf is glossy.
