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Introduction to the Traditional Fine Variety Shanghai Mei of Cymbidium faberi

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Petal type: Cymbidium faberi green-shell type plum petal. History: Selected by Li Liangbin in the early years of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty. Characteristics: The three outer petals have long stems and round tips, with a straight horizontal shoulder line, semi-closed hard column, and a small ruyi tongue piercing the cheek (the two edges of the tongue curl upward and inward, the tongue petal is upright, and the tongue tip extends straight out, as if emerging from the cheek.) When the flower bud emerges from the bract shell, it has a "small sanbing" head shape. The flower stem...
Petal type:  Cymbidium faberi green-shell type plum petal.
History:  Selected by Li Liangbin in the early years of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty.
Characteristics: The three outer petals have long stems and round tips, with a straight horizontal shoulder line, semi-closed hard column, and a small ruyi tongue piercing the cheek (the two edges of the tongue curl upward and inward, the tongue petal is upright, and the tongue tip extends straight out, as if emerging from the cheek.) When the flower bud emerges from the bract shell, it has a "small sanbing" head shape. The flower stem is slender; when this cymbidium is vigorous, it can produce flowers with three excellent petals. Listed among the traditional eight old varieties of Cymbidium faberi.

Simple Methods for Distinguishing Old Shanghai from Xianlü

Traditional identification methods mostly focus on the tongue: the small ruyi tongue piercing the cheek, the red spots on the tongue, the tongue tip being skewed; one should also pay attention to whether the tongue edges form a pouch.

Once the tongue of Xianlü does not droop, there is no way to distinguish them.

If one firmly memorizes the characteristics of the column petals and the three outer petals of both, distinguishing them is not difficult.

The column petals of Old Shanghai are semi-closed, smooth and clean, clasping together; remember smooth and clean and the emulsification at the column tips;

The column petals of Xianlü are horn-shaped pouch columns, flat-edged and semi-hard; remember horn-shaped and flat-edged.

The three outer petals of Old Shanghai have long stems and round tips; remember they are round-tipped;

Although the three outer petals of Xianlü are also said to have long stems and round tips, the three petals are long and pointed, often producing plum-form narcissus flowers; remember pointed.

Although the flower form will always vary, certain key characteristics or traces will not change.

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