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How much is one seedling of the Cymbidium faberi 'Liu Mei'? Detailed explanation of leaf shape characteristics

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Liu Mei, as soon as you hear this name, friends who don't like orchids definitely won't know it's the name of an orchid. Why is this orchid called Liu Mei? Because it was selected by Liu Hengfeng of Shaoxing in the early years of the Republic of China, and its petal type is a plum petal of the green-shelled type of Cymbidium faberi. So it is called

Liu Mei, as soon as you hear this name, friends who don't like orchids definitely won't know it's the name of an orchid. Why is this orchid called Liu Mei? Because it was selected by Liu Hengfeng of Shaoxing in the early years of the Republic of China, and its petal type is a plum petal of the green-shelled type of Cymbidium faberi. So it is called Liu Mei. The price of Liu Mei is relatively low, generally around 20 yuan to 60 yuan per seedling.

The leaves of Liu Mei are very small and slender, the leaves are dark green and glossy, and the leaf margins are thick and serrated. The leaves are thick and hard, the leaves are half-jointed, and some are twisted. The flower buds are light green, slender and straight, exceeding the leaf frame, and the pedicels are especially long, with 9 flowers per stem, a green Cymbidium flower, the outer three feet long with round heads, the petals are all thick and firm, with a tight side; the base of the tongue is hidden within the sepals, and there is a bright red dot on the tongue. This flower is beautiful and lovely, and is the finest of the green plums.

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