Characteristics and Appreciation of the Renhai Mei Spring Orchid Variety
The leaves are semi-arching in a bow shape, with "V"-shaped leaf blades; the leaf color is light green, glossy, thick and glutinous in texture, with fine marginal serrations and sharply pure leaf tips. The flower has five petals in separate segments; the three outer petals are broad and large, with a large round head, tightly rolled edges forming a hood, and a finely tapered base, blooming in an embracing posture with level shoulders; the semi-hard silkworm-moth hooded petals embrace together, with purplish-red blush distributed at the tips of both petals, the ruyi tongue slightly swaying, with red patches on the tongue...
Collected in 2002 in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, and selected and bred by Wang Deren. It rebloomed for two consecutive years in 2005 and 2006. In 2005 it won the gold award at the 7th Zhejiang Province Orchid (Linhai) Expo. The flower color is tender green, the flower form is large, with five petals in separate segments, level shoulders, semi-hard silkworm-moth hooded petals, and a liu hai tongue; the three outer petals have finely tapered bases, with rounded and neat petal tips, tightly rolled edges forming a hood. The flower stalk is relatively slender and purplish-red, turning green near the flower, with good sheath shedding. The leaves are semi-arching in a bow shape, with "V"-shaped leaf blades; the leaf color is light green, glossy, thick and glutinous in texture, with fine marginal serrations and sharply pure leaf tips. The leaf blades are about 35 cm long and about 0.7 cm wide, with a ringlet-drooping leaf posture and a compact plant form. Pan Haiming gave this flower a beautiful name - Renhai Mei. It means taking the "Ren" character from Wang Deren and the "Ming" character from Pan Haiming to name it jointly, signifying the fruitful results of their cooperation.
