What are the main types of Chinese orchids

Chinese orchids are mainly categorized into 7 main types: spring orchids, cymbidium orchids, Jianlan orchids, ink orchids, cold orchids, spring swords, and lotus petal orchids.

1. Spring Orchid

Spring Orchid has only one flower on a flower stalk, and occasionally it will have two flowers, this feature is the most obvious place of Spring Orchid, and it is also the easiest to recognize. Spring Orchid has a short plant, with narrowly ribbon-shaped leaves, 4-6 leaves per seedling, and the edge of the leaves has tiny serrations, and the pseudo-bulbs are small, with the flowering period of January to March, and it has a fragrance, which is a little bit lighter in the Hubei area, and the flower color is mainly reddish-green. It is cold and drought-resistant.

Originally distributed in southern Shaanxi, southern Gansu, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, southern Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

2, Cymbidium

Cymbidium is a flower stalk to open a lot of flowers, very fragrant, a flower stalk often open 9-20. Cymbidium pseudobulbs are small and inconspicuous, the leaves are not wide, 5-8 leaves per seedling, erect, with translucent veins, often with coarse serration at the edge, the flower color is often light yellowish-green, strongly fragrant, with the strongest and purest fragrance in Hubei area, the flowering period is in March-May every year before and after the Qingming Festival, and it is the most cold and drought-resistant among all orchids.

Originally distributed in southern Shaanxi, southern Gansu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, southern Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and eastern Tibet.

3, Jianlan

Jianlan is also called Four Seasons Orchid, a pole with many flowers, fragrant, a flower pole often blooms 3-9 flowers, pseudobulbs are larger, leaves 2-6, banded, glossy, wider leaves, leaf length is usually 30-60cm, leaf width is 1-2.5cm or so, the color of flowers varies a lot, usually light yellow-green with purple spots, the flowering period is usually June-October, drought-resistant not It is drought-resistant but not cold-resistant.

Originally distributed in Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, southwest Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.

4, ink orchid

Ink orchid, also known as the report of the year orchid, a rod of flowers, a flower rod often 10-20 flowers, pseudobulbs are larger, each seedling leaves 3-5, leaf type band-shaped, nearly thin leathery, dark green, generally 45-80cm long, 2-3cm wide or so, glossy, the color of the flower is more varied, the more often for the dark purple or purple-brown and with a light-colored lip, but also yellowish-green, There are also yellow-green, peach or white, generally have a strong aroma, the flowering period from October to March, drought-resistant not cold.

Originally distributed in southern Anhui, southern Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan,

Guangxi, Sichuan (Emei Mountain), southwestern Guizhou and Yunnan.

5, cold orchids

Cold orchids, a rod of flowers, a flower rod often open 5-12 flowers, pseudobulbs slightly larger, each seedling 3-5 leaves, leaf type is banded, thin leathery, dark green, slightly glossy, the general length of the leaf 40-70cm, leaf width of 0.9-1.7cm or so, the front edge of the often finely toothed, the flower is often yellowish-green and with a yellowish labellum, but also other colors, often strongly fragrant. The flowers are often yellowish green with yellowish labellum, and there are also other colors, often with strong fragrance, flowering period of August-December, cold and drought-resistant.

Originally distributed in Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.

6, spring sword

Spring sword, also a pole of multiple flowers, a flower pole often 2-5 flowers, false scales small, inconspicuous, 4-6 leaves per seedling, leaf color pale green, leaf veins are prominent, leaf margins are serrated, apex acuminate. Spring sword leaf posture has hard leaf, soft leaf. Flowering period of 1-3 months, flower color is generally light yellow-green, red, yellow, white, green, purple, black and compound color, often translucent, fragrant, drought-resistant slightly cold.

Originally concentrated in Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.

7, lotus petal orchid

Lotus petal orchid, a pole multi-flower, a flower pole often 2-4 flowers, false scales are small, each seedling 5-7 leaves, leaf blade moist and shiny. The leaf blade is delicate and elastic, and the sheath is tightly embracing the foot of the leaf, the plant is compact, fragrant, and the color of the flower is bright, the general length of the leaf is 40-50cm, and the width of the leaf is about 0.5cm, and another typical characteristic of the lotus petal orchid is that there are many clear longitudinal stripes on the petals (except for the tongue petal), and it is hardy and drought-resistant.

Origin is generally distributed in northwestern Yunnan Province and southern Sichuan Province in the Sichuan-Yunnan junction zone of Haili and other counties in the mountains, as well as the areas adjacent to these two places.