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Song Mei, also known as Song Jinxuan Mei, is a traditional famous variety of Chinese orchid and a representative variety of plum-petal flowers. Original price 70 yuan, current price 49 yuan per seedling, sold from 3 seedlings, genuine old variety, free shipping, the preferred variety of Chinese Cymbidium. This flower was selected during the Qing Dynasty Qianlong period (1736-1795) by Song Jinxuan of Shaoxing, and its name was formed by combining the surname of Song Jinxuan with the plum petal of the flower. The flower shape is dignified and elegant, and together with Wan Zi, Long Zi, and Ji Yuan it is listed among the Four Great Kings of Chinese Cymbidium, and it is promoted as the first of the Four Great Kings. Together with the Chinese Cymbidium Long Zi, it is called the Two Jade Bi of Chinese Orchids. After more than two hundred years of history, although famous orchids have emerged repeatedly, no plum-petal flower has surpassed it, and it is the classic model of plum-petal flowers.

Free shipping to most parts of the country, we bear the transportation risk. The shipped seedlings are healthy and sturdy, disease-free, and do not contain the infectious virus known as orchid cancer, the variegated virus. The root system is well developed, the leaf color is emerald green, the gloss is good, and it is fragrant, blooming and growing vigorously, not tissue-cultured or hormone-treated seedlings. It has strong adaptability to the environment, is not easy to die, and is very easy to grow.

Song Mei has arched leaves. The leaf length is generally 25cm-30cm, and the leaf width is 0.5cm-1.5cm, with a bluntly pointed leaf tip. The leaf texture is medium-thick, the leaf color is dark green, the glossiness is good, the central vein is firm and upright, and it is highly elastic. The leaf posture is semi-pendant, the leaf margin has fine teeth, and the leaf surface is glossy. The beauty of the leaf posture is difficult to describe.

Petal type: The main petal is upright and perfectly round, the side petals are level-shouldered, and the center is round and neat. The three outer petals are especially tight and round, just like plum blossom petals, with tight edges resembling a white border. The color is green, and the two column-like petals form a pouch, shaped like a silkworm moth, so it is called silkworm moth column. The lip petal is short and round, slightly facing upward, and the tip of the lip forms a slight pouch, just like a child's bangs, so it is called bangs lip. On the lip there are irregular red spots, and the flower appearance is very proper. Plum-petal flowers, due to differences caused by bud sports during cultivation, can open as lotus-type narcissus and plum-type narcissus. The flower scape is tall and may sometimes rise above the leaves. There are two to three sheath shells on the bract leaves. The flower stem has two types, white and white with slight red, also caused by bud sports. Because the time when Song Mei was discovered coincided with the perfection of the Chinese orchid petal-shape theory, Song Mei was used as the model to determine the definition of plum petals and to set the conditions that plum-petal flowers should have. Song Mei is the typical and representative plum-petal flower. Whether in flower appearance or in spirit and charm, for hundreds of years, among all types of orchids, no plum-petal flower has been able to surpass Song Mei.

To this day, new flowers emerge endlessly. Yet which variety can compare with this century-old Song Mei? Cultivating orchids is about pursuing good flowering quality; it is not something finished once you obtain the variety. To achieve a pleasing orchid flowering display is also not something that can be done overnight. On the road of orchid cultivation, we still have many things to do. Let the mind quiet down and the person settle down. Orchid cultivation begins with Song Mei.

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