Is Chunlan Zhang Hesu fragrant? A full analysis of leaf characteristics and the price per seedling
Selected and bred during the Xuantong period of the Qing Dynasty by Liu Maocheng of Shaoxing. The leaf posture is semi-arching, the leaf width is broad, the leaf texture is thick and hard, and the leaf tips are long and pointed. The leaf color is dark green and glossy. The bud sheath is emerald green with green veins. When the outer three petals first open, they are short and round, with a narrowed base and flared corners; after a few days the three petals elongate and droop heavily. Mussel-shell-shaped column, pure white large spreading lip, long and rolled back. The flower color is emerald...
Selected and bred during the Xuantong period of the Qing Dynasty by Liu Maocheng of Shaoxing. The leaf posture is semi-arching, the leaf width is broad, the leaf texture is thick and hard, and the leaf tips are long and pointed. The leaf color is dark green and glossy. The bud sheath is emerald green with green veins. When the outer three petals first open, they are short and round, with a narrowed base and flared corners; after a few days the three petals elongate and droop heavily. Mussel-shell-shaped column, pure white large spreading lip, long and rolled back. The flower color is emerald green, and it belongs to the large-flowered type.
Selected during the Xuantong period of the Qing Dynasty by Liu Maocheng of Tangdi, Shaoxing, also known as Dajixiangsu. The outer three petals are long and broad, with a narrowed base and flared legs, greenish white; scissors-shaped column, large round lip, emerald green flower color, tall flower scape, occasionally producing two flowers on one scape, and large flower shape. The biggest drawback of this flower is that it droops its shoulders 3-4 days after blooming. The bract leaves are green, and the leaves are broad and semi-arching.
The reverse side pattern of the aluminum orchid one-jiao coin from the fifth set of Renminbi issued by China in 1999 is Zhang Hesu.
