A Brief Introduction to the Famous Cymbidium goeringii Cultivar Shenzhou Qidie
In 2006, at the peak season for orchid exhibitions, trading and flower viewing across the country, a piece of news about Zhoushan orchids was circulating among the people of Zhoushan: the three-plant "Shenzhou Qidie" cultivated by a Zhoushan orchid enthusiast was sold for 1.2 million yuan, setting the highest record for an orchid sale in Zhoushan, and also setting the highest record for an orchid sale in Zhejiang during this period. Yesterday, the reporter received confirmation from the relevant quarters.
This orchid enthusiast from Dinghai, who was unwilling to disclose his name, told the reporter that he had been growing orchids for six or seven years and currently possessed two to three hundred orchid varieties. After his careful cultivation, "Shenzhou Qidie" had grown into a strikingly beautiful and charming plant, and had been "eagerly sought after" at several orchid exhibitions. "Shenzhou Qidie" has become a finest orchid among Zhoushan orchids.
Not long ago, at an orchid exposition held in Yunnan, he brought "Shenzhou Qidie" to exhibit, and it immediately attracted great attention from orchid enthusiasts. An orchid enthusiast from Sichuan finally bought "Shenzhou Qidie" at a price of 400,000 yuan per plant. At that orchid exhibition, two plants of "Shenzhou Qidie" won the gold award after evaluation, and one plant of "Shenzhou Qidie" won the special gold award.
Zhoushan orchids are mainly Cymbidium goeringii and Cymbidium faberi, with peculiar flower shapes and a delightful delicate fragrance. In particular, the rare flowers among Zhoushan's Cymbidium goeringii are in a class of their own in the domestic orchid world, with a quality rarely seen in the world. Such Cymbidium goeringii as "Heimao", "Qiandao Zhihua" and "Biyao" enjoy even greater fame in the national orchid world, like the sun at high noon.
Yesterday, the owner of the "Shenzhou Qidie" orchid, who was unwilling to disclose his name, said that his goal was to cultivate finest Cymbidium goeringii, some of which should rank among the best in the country, to further enhance the fame and reputation of Zhoushan orchids and attract more tourists to visit Zhoushan.