Introduction to the Variety Characteristics of the Jianlan 'Huang Guangdeng Mei' Orchid
This flower originates from the mountainous area of Tongxin Township, Rong County, Zigong, Sichuan, at a small place called Shiniulan, and was collected in 1992 by a farmer's wife surnamed Wu. It was later found by Li Guangdeng, an orchid enthusiast living in Tongxin Township. Its leaves are slanted and upright, with a strong waxy texture, stiff and erect, yellowish leaf color, relatively blunt leaf tips, silver-red basal sheaths, and 3~5 leaves. Leaf length 30~40cm. This...
This flower originates from the mountainous area of Tongxin Township, Rong County, Zigong, Sichuan, at a small place called Shiniulan, and was collected in 1992 by a farmer's wife surnamed Wu. It was later found by Li Guangdeng, an orchid enthusiast living in Tongxin Township. Its leaves are slanted and upright, with a strong waxy texture, stiff and erect, yellowish leaf color, relatively blunt leaf tips, silver-red basal sheaths, and 3~5 leaves. Leaf length 30~40cm.
This flower has a slender stalk, lotus-root red in color, covered with snowflake-like speckles. When in full bloom, its three outer sepals are rounded, tightly edged, and inward-curving. It has a small tip, lotus-root color tinged with yellow, a sharply narrowed base, a harmonious central column, Guanyin-style petals, a ruyi-shaped lip, five petals separated, and exceptionally good flower retention, holding its shape even until it withers.
