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How is the fragrance of the authentic Chunlan 'Lüying'? What is the price of orchids

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Lüying is a famous plum-petal cultivar of Chunlan (Cymbidium goeringii), and its fragrance is very full and strong. Its most distinctive feature is that its outer petals are green. It was selected by Gu Xiangxiao of Suzhou in the ren-yin year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing dynasty. Gu Xiangxiao named it Lüying based on its characteristics of green flowers and green stems.

Lüying is a famous plum-petal cultivar of Chunlan (Cymbidium goeringii), and its fragrance is very full and strong. Its most distinctive feature is that its outer petals are green. It was selected by Gu Xiangxiao of Suzhou in the ren-yin year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing dynasty. Gu Xiangxiao named it Lüying based on its characteristics of green flowers and green stems. In 1902 it passed to Wu Chunbai of Hangzhou.

Characteristics of Lüying: the three outer petals have large heads and slender bases, with a large ruyi tongue. The flowers and flower stems are both blue-green, with level shoulders; the flower form is delicate and elegant, the leaves are semi-pendant with slightly blunt tips, the veins are deep, the leaf texture is thick and the leaf surface is glossy. The flower's appearance is elegant and fragrant, the flower stance stands jade-like and delicately displayed, and the floral fragrance is refreshing to the heart.

 

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