Introduction to the Characteristics of the Lushi Ruidie Cymbidium Variety

Lushi Ruidie: a Cymbidium faberi ruidie (stamen-petal butterfly type). It was discovered in March 2001 in Lushi County, Luoyang, Henan. Characteristics: it is a green-flowered three-star butterfly. Leaves are slanted-upright, 6-7 leaves, 55 cm long, 1.2 cm wide, with a flat U-shaped cross-section. The flower stalk, small bracts and the outer three sepals are emerald green, the petals (petaloid stamens) are completely butterfly-transformed, white ground with red spots, the column is small and upright, richly fragrant. The colors are gorgeously beautiful and variegated; the red butterfly markings on the petals set off the green sepals, the colors fresh and elegantly beautiful, gorgeous yet not vulgar. Both the petals and sepals are in a dynamic twisted form, with strange and unusual postures, the flower shape graceful and beautiful, making it a treasured Cymbidium faberi ruidie.

This plant's grass-like form is rather short, and the leaf color is slightly yellow; the dark green kind is rarely seen. The leaf base of new growths is thick and solid, with white tips, and the leaf serrations are fine and dense; the tips of new growths are especially slender and pointed, with needle-like protrusions, and although the leaf tips remain slender and pointed after the grass matures, they are not so obvious. The leaves of old Lushi grass will have densely packed black spots, which is its greatest characteristic. Another characteristic of Lushi Ruidie is that single old seedlings do not easily sprout. Orchid friends who want to acquire old grass must see the sprouts, so as to avoid being deceived.