Orchids were once expensive and are now cheap, full of fragrance with high ornamental value, suitable for beginners to grow

Introduction

Green plants and potted flowers are essential decorations for home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it beautifies the home and pleases the mood. "Huasheng Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1382" takes you to know a famous orchid well worth acquiring.

Today's Featured Plant ⟦6 The orchid ranks fourth among China's top ten famous flowers. It has a long history of cultivation, has always been loved by Chinese people, is widely popular throughout the Chinese character cultural sphere, and to this day remains a very popular high-end indoor potted flower. There are many orchid varieties. Today we introduce Dayipin; let's learn about it together.

Orchids rank fourth among China's top ten famous flowers, with a long history of cultivation, and have always been loved by Chinese people. They are widely popular throughout the entire Chinese character cultural sphere and remain a highly popular high-end indoor potted flower to this day. There are many varieties of orchids; today we introduce Dayipin. Let's learn about it together.

Dayipin

Dayipin is a perennial herb of the genus Cymbidium in the orchid family, native to the mountains of Fuyang, Zhejiang. Its flowers are large, its form is upright, with a narrow base and flared petals. It is most charming when first opening, with good color and form, and is the closest among Cymbidium orchids to the lotus-petal type. Its ornamental value is very high, and it ranks first among the old eight varieties of Cymbidium.

Full of Fragrance

In the ancients' standards for selecting orchids, fragrance came first. As the foremost Cymbidium, Dayipin has an extremely pure fragrance, delightfully aromatic. When one flower blooms, the whole room can be filled with its scent, and even air freshener can be saved. The flowering period is from March to May, with a large number of flowers; a single flower spike can bear dozens of flowers at the same time.

Easy to Cultivate

Dayipin was originally a Zhejiang grass, and has been introduced and planted in many places across the country. It is a relatively stable variety with easy care, and its reputation is obvious to all. For potting, use a loose, well-aerated growing medium. Beginners can directly use orchid soil, place it in a well-lit, ventilated spot without direct sunlight, and water thoroughly only when the soil is dry, not watering when it is not dry, to avoid root rot. Once you understand its habits, cultivation is not difficult.

Orchid Bonsai

Dayipin was once expensive. When the first seedling came down from the mountain, it once fetched a sky-high price of three thousand taels of gold, and when the orchid market was booming, tens of thousands of yuan per seedling was not uncommon. With the current popularity of orchid grass and the expansion of flower farmers' planting scale, the entire orchid market price has become more rational. A famous variety like Dayipin can be bought for just a few dozen yuan. If you cannot keep it alive, that is no good; if you raise it well, it is a beautiful bonsai flower, suitable for beginners as a practice grass.