Song Mei, one of the Four Great Heavenly Kings of Cymbidium goeringii, is a famous plum-petal orchid variety
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Song Mei, also known as Song Jinxuan Mei, is a traditional famous variety of Chinese orchid. Original price 70 yuan, current price 49 yuan per seedling, minimum order 3 seedlings, old stock genuine variety, free shipping, a representative variety of plum-petal flowers, the top choice among Cymbidium goeringii. This flower was selected by Song Jinxuan of Shaoxing during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1736-1795). The flower's name combines Song Jinxuan's surname with the plum-petal form of the flower. The flower shape is dignified and generous. Together with Wan Zi, Long Zi, and Ji Yuan, it is listed as one of the "Four Great Heavenly Kings" of Cymbidium goeringii, and is promoted as the first among the "Four Great Heavenly Kings." Together with Cymbidium goeringii Long Zi, they are known as the "Twin Gems of Chinese Orchids." Through more than two hundred years of history, although famous orchids have emerged repeatedly, no plum-petal flower has surpassed it. It is the finest model and standard of plum-petal flowers.
Free shipping to most areas nationwide. We bear the transportation risk. The seedlings shipped are true to variety, healthy and robust, disease-free, free of the infectious virus known as the cancer of orchids, Barrass virus, with well-developed root systems, emerald green leaf color, excellent gloss, fragrant, frequent bloomer and vigorous grower, not tissue-cultured or hormone-treated seedlings, highly adaptable to the environment, not easy to die, and very easy to grow.
Song Mei leaves are arch-shaped. Leaf length is generally 25cm-30cm, leaf width 0.5cm-1.5cm, leaf tips bluntly pointed. Leaf texture is medium-thick, leaf color dark green, good gloss, midrib firm and stiff, highly elastic, leaf posture semi-pendant, leaf margins finely toothed, leaf surface glossy. The beauty of the leaf posture is beyond description.
Petal form: The main petal is upright and perfectly round, the side petals are level-shouldered, the center is round and neat, the three outer petals are especially tight and round, just like plum blossom petals, with tight edges resembling a white border, color blue-green, both column petals forming a hood, shaped like a silkworm moth, hence called silkworm moth column. The lip petal is short and round, slightly upturned, with a slight hood at the tip, just like a child's bangs, hence called bangs lip. There are irregular red spots on the lip. The flower appearance is very neat. Due to differences in bud mutation during cultivation, plum-petal flowers can bloom as lotus-type narcissus and plum-type narcissus. The flower scape is tall and upright, sometimes able to rise above the leaves. There are two to three sheath shells on the bracts. The flower stem has two types: white, and white with a slight red tinge, also caused by bud mutation. Since the time Song Mei was discovered coincided with the perfection of Chinese orchid petal-form theory, Song Mei was used as the model to define the plum petal and specify the conditions a plum-petal flower should possess. Song Mei is the typical and representative plum-petal flower. Whether in flower appearance or in spirit and charm, over hundreds of years, no matter what category of orchid, no plum-petal flower has been able to surpass Song Mei.
To this day, new flowers emerge endlessly. Yet which variety can compare with this century-old Song Mei? Cultivating orchids is about pursuing good bloom presentation; it is not something you accomplish simply by obtaining the variety. To achieve a pleasing orchid bloom presentation is not something that can be done overnight. On the path of orchid cultivation, our generation still has much to do. Let the mind quiet down, let the person settle down. Orchid cultivation begins with Song Mei.
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