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What variety is 'Shiranui' Cymbidium sinense? Characteristics and care guide

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In 1966, Japanese orchid enthusiast Yukio Hirata asked a friend teaching in Hualien to purchase wild-collected specimens from the eastern mountains. After two years of cultivation among promising varieties, he discovered a variety with tiger-striped variegation among the many plants. Before the new shoots unfurl, the shoot sheaths are crimson red, and the new leaves are light green. As they grow and the true leaves open, a large tiger-striped variegation gradually appears, becoming...
In 1966, Japanese orchid enthusiast Yukio Hirata asked a friend teaching in Hualien to purchase wild-collected specimens from the eastern mountains. After two years of cultivation among promising varieties, he discovered a variety with tiger-striped variegation among the many plants. [Shiranui] Before the new shoots unfurl, the shoot sheaths are crimson red, and the new leaves are light green. As they grow and the true leaves open, a large tiger-striped variegation gradually appears, becoming a yellow-white dawn variegation.

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