Red Dragon Character Cymbidium goeringii Variety Characteristics and Care Methods Introduction

It spread to Japan in the early years and has recently been reintroduced to China. The leaves are semi-arching, the leaf width is relatively broad, and the leaf color is emerald green without gloss. The bud sheaths are purplish red. The three outer petals of the flower are broad and large, with a contracted base and rounded angles, broad mid-petal width, pointed petal tips, tightly rolled edges, thick texture, and level shoulders. The semi-hard hooded column has purplish red veins, and the lip has bright red block spots. The flower color is green, and the two sides of the mid-petal width have purplish red. Cymbidium goeringii Red Dragon Character spread from China to Japan in the early period, and only in recent years was it introduced from Japan. The name was given by the Japanese. Leaves: leaf posture semi-arching, petiole slender and tightly contracted, leaf tip short, with running dragon pattern, leaf surface relatively flat, the two central leaves have deep grooves forming a "V" shape. Leaf color dark green without gloss, leaf margin serrations coarse. New shoots have purplish red veins on a green base. Leaf width 06-1 cm, length 22-30 cm. Flower: bud sheath reddish green, green sand cloud at the tip relatively heavy, the lower part of the adpressed bud sheath purplish red, the upper part richly green-colored, flower stalk light purple, flower stalk tall, flower above the leaves. The three outer petals are broad and large, diamond-shaped, with long pointed petal tips. It is a large lotus-petal flower, tightly edged, level shoulders, thick petal texture. The column petals are very special, separated into a semi-hard silkworm moth hood, with the tip light yellow. There are horn-like protrusions, the inner side of the column petals has green velvet texture, large Liu Hai lip, red spots large but irregular. Flower shape large, belonging to the large-form lotus-shaped narcissus colored flower. When the plant is small to medium-sized, the flowering traits are unstable, and it may open small flowers and half flowers, or the whole flower may be an ordinary flower. Orchid enthusiasts should guard against someone passing off purplish red coarse flowers as "Red Dragon Character." When buying this flower, unless from a highly reputable source, one must see the flower before buying.