What are the characteristics of the Chunlan 'Fangzi' orchid? Price and picture introduction
The Fangzi orchid is also one of the Chunlan varieties, selected and bred around 1920 by orchid lovers surnamed Fang in Ningbo, Zhejiang. That is why it is called the Fangzi orchid. So what kind of characteristics and features does the Fangzi orchid have that let orchid lovers recognize it at a glance?

The new shoots of the Fangzi orchid are purplish red. The leaf posture is tall and half-drooping, with a medium-fine leaf character, thick leaf texture, deep green with a slight luster, shallow leaf grooves, and new leaves with a slight luster. The petals have no red vein lines but have faint green silk lines, and feel slightly lacking in transparency. The petals form a soft silkworm-moth hold, with the front of the holding petals showing a “white head”. The outer layer of the bud sheath is blackish red, gradually turning reddish green on the inner layer. The outer three petals have round tips, narrowed bases and flared corners; the two lateral sepals have long feet, with the petal tips tightly clasped inward, thick in texture, slightly tight at the edges, forming a single-bar shoulder, with the five petals in separate compartments. The lip is a ruyi tongue, slightly drooping. Do you like this kind of orchid?