Introduction to the Characteristics and Care Methods of the Yuandie Spring Orchid Variety
The flower scape is slender and tall, reaching the height of the leaf frame; the flower stem is purplish-red, with the top node turning green; the bract shell is purplish-red, marked with brownish-purple veins and mottling. The three outer petals are broad, with the main petal covering the holding petals; the inner side of the broad mussel-shell holding petals is marked with dark purple stripes. The lip is a large round tongue. The lower half of the sepals on both sides is butterfly-transformed --- the white tongue is marked with red speckles, and is symmetrical with the red patch on the tongue. In terms of flower quality, it can be said to be one of the very few among traditional spring orchid butterfly flowers.
The flower scape is slender and tall, reaching the height of the leaf frame; the flower stem is purplish-red, with the top node turning green; the bract shell is purplish-red, marked with brownish-purple veins and mottling. The three outer petals are broad, with the main petal covering the holding petals; the inner side of the broad mussel-shell holding petals is marked with dark purple stripes. The lip is a large round tongue. The lower half of the sepals on both sides is butterfly-transformed --- the white tongue is marked with red speckles, and is symmetrical with the red patch on the tongue. In terms of flower quality, it can be said to be one of the very few among traditional spring orchid butterfly flowers.
Guandie: Around the founding of New China, it was selected by the Wuxi orchid grower Shen Yuanru. During the ten years of turmoil, only a few seedlings fortunately survived; it was introduced and propagated by the Jiangnan Orchid Garden at Yuantouzhu, and after several years when it bloomed it was also called "Yuandie".