Is Ji-anlan Lüguangdeng a rare and fragrant classic orchid variety?

Lüguangdeng is one of the eight famous varieties of Ji-anlan (Cymbidium ensifolium, also known as Four Seasons Orchid), an old cultivar, with plum-petal-type flowers. It was selected and bred by Li Guangdong; its flowers are green, hence the name Lüguangdeng. The price is generally around 160 yuan to 200 yuan per seedling.Lüguangdeng can be said to be one of the rare varieties of Ji-anlan.

Each single seedling of Lüguangdeng has 3-4 leaves; the leaf texture is glutinous, deep green and delicate; the leaf posture is semi-pendant. When the buds emerge, the white tips of the buds are obvious, and the crystal-like parts are obvious, like auspicious snow, in a pomegranate shape; the top of the bud is flat as if cut by scissors, the three outer petals wrap together so that the fengyan is not visible, the joint is deeply hidden, and the top is in the shape of an apple head. It has a wild nature; the foot sheaths are silvery red, the pseudobulbs are round and solid, and the flower buds are emerald green when they emerge from the soil, with a slight red at the tip. Its flower stalk is clearly pure green, without mixed colors, and the bracts turn green layer by layer. The leaves are 20-40cm long and about 1-1.5cm wide; the leaf color is emerald green. The flower form is a standard plum-petal yellow-green flower, the central column is well formed, the three outer petals have a good narrowing at the base and broadening at the corners, the petals are thick and glutinous, and the flower stalk is emerald green without mixed colors. When in full bloom, most do not turn their heads, but mostly face upward; the three outer petals are tender green like jade, with apple heads and sharply narrowing bases; the silkworm-moth-like stamens are smooth and clean as jade, and the dragon-swallowing tongue is poised to strike; the central column is harmonious, and its pairing with the apple heads of the three outer petals is exquisitely beautiful.