This orchid has won a horticultural gold award, blooms frequently with a strong fragrance, is beautiful and easy to grow, and is well worth having.
Introduction
Green plants and potted flowers are essential accents for home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: they beautify the room and lift your mood. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1212" introduces you to a very worthwhile orchid to own.
Today's Featured Plant
Orchids are a traditional famous flower of China. The Chinese people have cultivated orchids for nearly two thousand years. From ancient times to the present, there are countless ancient poems and writings related to orchids. Chinese people have always regarded orchids as a symbol of nobility and elegance. For example, good writing is described as "orchid prose," and "orchid friendship" refers to the friendship between gentlemen. The orchid introduced today is named "Guohun" (National Soul); just from the name, you can tell it is a good variety.
Guohun
Orchids are usually divided into Chinese orchids and foreign orchids. Chinese orchids include Cymbidium goeringii, Jianlan (Cymbidium ensifolium), Huilan (Cymbidium faberi), Molan (Cymbidium sinense), and other native orchids distributed in China. Foreign orchids refer to a series of imported orchids with large, brightly colored flowers, such as large-flowered cymbidium, Phalaenopsis, and Oncidium. Guohun is a species of the orchid family, Jianlan (Cymbidium ensifolium), and bears brilliant red flowers. The lip and the area near the center are very red. It is currently the best red plain-color variety among Sijilan and once won the Special Prize at the 2015 4th China (Beijing) Orchid Congress.
Long Blooming Period
Jianlan, also known as "Sijilan," is currently the most widely cultivated variety of Chinese orchid. It is named for blooming in all four seasons, and it usually blooms several times a year. It is very diligent, with the peak blooming period in summer and autumn, filling the gap left by Cymbidium goeringii and Huilan, which bloom only in spring, and it is deeply loved by orchid enthusiasts. Guohun has a very long blooming period; a single blooming can last about two months, and the fragrance is pure and refreshing.
Easy to Cultivate
In terms of cultivation difficulty, Jianlan Sijilan is also the easiest variety of Chinese orchid to grow. The plant is strong, the root system is well developed, the germination rate is high, and its adaptability to the environment is strong, making it easy to care for. Some experts can even grow it well in ordinary soil. Guohun is the same way. For beginners, it is still recommended to use special orchid soil, follow the watering principle of "water thoroughly after drying out," and place it in a ventilated spot with diffused light. With proper care, even a single seedling will bloom.
Enjoy the Flowers and the Fragrance
Jianlan Guohun was once a very precious variety. After all, it won a gold award at an orchid exhibition, and it is also a rare red plain-color variety discovered among Sichuan orchids and Sijilan. Its pseudobulbs are dark red, the flower color is true red, and the lip is velvet-like in shape and very red in color. It is beautiful and festive. With the spread of cultivation, the price is now far lower than before, and it has become an ordinary orchid that the general public can afford. Keep one pot at home, and you can enjoy both the flowers and the fragrance.