Cuigaihe Cymbidium goeringii variety characteristics and care methods explained in detail

Cuigaihe new shoots are greenish-purple. The leaf posture is semi-upright with an upward tilt, short, dwarf, plump and broad, the leaf tips tightly clasp the leaf base, the base is tight and slender, the middle-front part is relatively broad, the apex is slightly rounded, with a spoon-shaped leaf pocket, the front end of the central leaf curves slightly inward, appearing twisted and rotated, somewhat like the flower leaves of Luyun, leaf width 0.6--0.8 cm, length only 8--12 cm, dark blue-green, slightly glossy, leaf surface smooth, leaf veins indistinct. The flower buds are round, purplish-red, like a pea. It is a representative variety of miniature Cymbidium goeringii!

The bract leaves are greenish-purple-red, with deep purple vein patterns that run up to the very tip. The bracts are round and broad, pale greenish-green, covered all over with a white sandy halo. The 3 sepals are rounded and short, with an extremely fine base, thick flesh, the flower segments moist and glossy in jade-green color, with purplish-red stripes at the base, the petal tips are angled, the front edges curl slightly inward, the dorsal sepal leans forward, covering the column and petals, the lateral sepals slightly clasp downward. Chime-mouth style kiss petals, round and large, thick-fleshed, with purplish-red butterfly-like markings on the inner surface, the two kiss petals slightly closed to the left and right of the column. Large round lip, tightly against the column, colored like white jade, the lip surface has a U-shaped red blotch, dazzlingly brilliant, hanging down and curling slightly backward. Cuigaihe has extremely high stress resistance, with high rates of sprouting and flowering. The flower scape is not tall, only 2--4 cm, and tends to produce double heads. Among the first-generation varieties of Cymbidium goeringii, it is the most miniature in both flower and leaf.