"The Seven Wonders of Crab Claw Orchid"
Author: Jiang Min. Dynasty: Tang. From "Collection of Yuefu Poems"
Jade jade sticks to thick leaves, and crab claws are embedded with needle velvet. If you don't care about your ugly appearance all year round, you will be surprised by your fortune in one day. Translation:
The lotus fragrance is connected to the pond like a piece of precious jade. The leaves of the lotus are thick. The crab claw plant grows here. Its leaves are so thick. In normal times, they are so unspectacular. , but once it blooms, everyone in the world is shocked by its appearance.
Extended information:
Zygocactus truncatus (scientific name: Zygocactus? truncatus? (Haw.) K.Schum.) is an epiphytic succulent plant of the Cactaceae family, shrub-like, with hanging stems and many branches. The branches are thornless, the old stems are lignified, and the young stems are flat;
Bright green or slightly purple, the top is truncate, the flowers are solitary on the top of the branches, symmetrical on both sides; the top of the calyx is separated; the corolla is several whorls, There are many stamens and the berries are pear-shaped. The flowering period is from October to February of the following year; the flowering period of crab claw orchid cultivated indoors can be adjusted by controlling the light.
Original from Brazil; commonly cultivated in parks and flower gardens across China. As an ornamental plant, it is often grafted onto celestial ruler or other rootstocks to obtain lush plants.
Reference: Crab Claw Orchid - Baidu Encyclopedia