Orchids are cheap and easy to grow, beautiful in both flower and leaf, and an excellent potted choice for beginners.
Introduction
Green plants and potted flowers are essential accents for home life; they beautify the room, freshen the air, and lift the spirits. Keeping some flowers and plants at home brings many benefits. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary · Issue 959" introduces you to an orchid that suits beginners.
Today's Featured Plant
Orchids have an elegant air and a distant fragrance, with the bearing of a gentleman. They have been loved by our people since ancient times and are still held in high esteem today, ranking among China's top ten famous flowers. But there are many varieties of orchids, so how should a beginner choose? The flower introduced in this issue is named Jiaoyue; beautiful in both flower and leaf and easy to cultivate, it is very suitable for beginners.
Jiaoyue
Jiaoyue, a famous variety of Cymbidium goeringii (Spring Orchid), is a lotus-petal orchid and an independent variety within the Cymbidium genus. Its leaves carry golden-edged variegation, and the foliage is elegant and graceful, firm yet soft; the blooms are grand and the flower form dignified and lovely. Known for its purity, understated elegance and delicate fragrance, it is a widely popular variety that is beautiful in both flower and leaf. With one flower in the room, the whole house is fragrant.
Easy to Flower, Easy to Multiply
Although orchids are beautiful, many varieties are not easy to bring into bloom. Jiaoyue has this advantage: it grows vigorously and flowers and multiplies freely. A single mother plant can produce several offsets every year and reblooms year after year, giving growers a great sense of achievement, especially beginners, and greatly building their confidence. The flowering period runs from October to March of the following year.
Well-Developed Roots, Easy to Cultivate
Jiaoyue is an independent variety of Cymbidium goeringii (Spring Orchid). What makes it different from other Spring Orchids is that its root system is very well developed, even comparable to that of Cymbidium ensifolium (Four-Season Orchid), so it is very easy to cultivate, hardy and easy to keep alive. For beginners, it is recommended to use special orchid soil rather than garden soil directly, place it where it receives morning light and bright light, and water only after the potting soil has dried out completely.
An Excellent Potted Plant, Fine Material for Penjing
Who doesn't like flowers and plants that are both beautiful and easy to grow? Especially an orchid like Jiaoyue: when it blooms, a single plant can scent a whole room, delighting the eye and refreshing the heart. Paired with an antique-style pot, a fine penjing plant is born. More importantly, Jiaoyue is inexpensive, making it very suitable for beginners to grow as a practice plant.