What kind of orchid is Meilan

Meilan refers to plum petal orchid

Meilan, a class of spring orchid species. The sepals are short and rounded, with a small tip at the top, slightly curved inward (slightly cucurbed), and narrow at the base, resembling the petals of plum blossoms, hence the name.

Plum Petals - Characteristics?

Sepals are short and rounded, apically apiculate, slightly curved inward (slightly cucurbed), narrow at the base, resembling the petals of plum blossoms, hence the name. The petals (cupped) are short, with a fat cucullus at the apex, and the sides are bent inward to embrace or connect above the gynostegium; the labellum is short and hard, and sometimes adheres below the gynostegium.

There are many famous varieties, such as Songmei, Wanzi and Jiyuan, which are the most prominent varieties of spring orchids. There are also Tianxingmei, Yipin, Greening, Fangzhi, Xiaoshan Caimei, Yuyao First Plum and so on.

Plum petals - How to recognize the quality of plum petals?

"Thousands of plums chosen for thousands of generations" ... The outer three petals are short and rounded, resembling the petals of a plum blossom, tightly edged and rooted, the cupped petals are short and rounded, the cupped end has a "white head", and the lip (tongue) petals are short and rounded, straight and not recoiled.

Plum petal flowers and cupped petals of the degree of masculinization ...?

First, soft cupped plum petals: cupped petals androgenicity moderate, cupped petals divided into areoles, cupped heart rounded and smooth, white head or white edge obvious without creamy yellow hard lumps, tongue petals most of the Liu Hai Tongue, Ruyi Tongue, the outside of the three petals short rounded, tight edge.?

Secondly, the soft cupped plum petals: the cupped petals are weak in masculinity, the representative cupped heart is bushy cupped, the outer three petals are rounded and flat edged, the flower shape of Liu Hai Tongue tends to be like Narcissus petals, which is known as Plum Shape Narcissus in the orchid industry. The shape of Liu Hai Tongue tends to the shape of Narcissus petals, which is called plum-shaped Narcissus in the orchid industry.

Third, semi-hard cupped plum petals: the cupped petals are slightly stronger in maleness, the cupped petals have creamy yellow blocks at the end, and most of the tongue petals are Ruyi tongue and round tongue. Such as spring orchid new species mandarin ducks plum.

Fourth, hard cupped plum petals: the cupped petals have strong androgenicity, most of the cupped petals are even-shouldered or divided, the outer three petals are rounded, and most of the cupped petals are pointed Ruyi tongues, Longtongues, and small round tongues. Such as the new species of spring orchid celebrating plum.

Fifth, extremely hard cupped plum petals: also known as "fist sea". The cupped petals are extremely androgynous, all the cupped petals are androgynous and stick to the pistil column (nose), the tip of the tongue petal is small or even there is no tongue petal, and the outer three petals are short and rounded, and they are floating in the air. The outer three valves are short, rounded, and fluttering, as in the case of the famous spring orchid species Cuitao.

When an orchid is in flower, it is obvious at a glance whether it is a plum petal or not. Inexperienced orchid lovers are better to see the flower when buying plum petal orchids. The best plum petal flower should have a whole like plum blossoms, sepals rounded just right, petals soft and sticky, the lip puts down moderately, rounded and firm not rolled, the stamen column is small and beautiful, the red point is bright such as Yuanbao shape or PinZhi shape, and has a fragrance or fragrance. Flat-shouldered and green plum orchids should be prized, such as Songmei and Huangmei of spring orchids, and Yipinmei of four-season orchids. The cupped petals and the stamen column are sticky, the tip of the lip is small, the outer three petals are revolted or there are no outer three petals, the color is dim, and it is not fragrant for the lower grade.