Orchids, known as "the fragrance of kings", appeared in the ideological system of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in history. Orchids are respected by elegance, detached from Buddha and indifferent to Tao. Therefore, the "king's fragrance" of orchids can also be said to be "the fragrance of Confucianism", "the fragrance of Buddhism" or "the fragrance of Taoism". This is the uniqueness of orchids.
Since ancient times, people have regarded orchids as symbols of nobility, elegance, virtue, patriotism and faithfulness.
Orchid is a precious and magical herb. It grows in the deep mountains and forests. It is "long green and cold, smiling is summer" (poem by Zhang Xueliang), with noble moral character, elegant branches and leaves and blooming flowers. She is a spirit, an art, a feeling, a realm and a culture rooted in the long history of the Chinese nation. Its character and demeanor have become the symbol of China people's ideal personality.
Orchid is a unique flower with high ornamental value. Orchids are elegant in color, mostly light green and yellow-green, and those who are plain-hearted are precious. The fragrance of orchids, clear but not turbid, is fragrant in a pot in the room. "Two or three kinds of hand-ploughed Lanrui, warm wind two open; I don't know if Xiang is not in the room after sitting for a long time, but when I push the window, butterflies fly. " This poem by the ancients vividly shows the delicate fragrance of orchids. Orchids are dignified and graceful, and some are elegant and changeable. The leaves of orchids are bright green all year round, and they are both rigid and flexible, with beautiful posture. Even if it doesn't bloom, it's like a living work of art .. "Crying and exposing the light, including the wind shadow; The layman understands this and sees Ye Sheng and flowers. " This poem is used to describe the beauty of orchid leaves.
Variety introduction
Name: Mayor Hong
Family and genus: orchids
Flowering time: June-165438+1October.
Flowering period: about 15 days.
Origin of the name "Red Mayor": This flower was selected by Chen Yu 1970, Mayor of Keelung City, Taiwan Province Province. Mayor Chen loves orchids and advocates replacing sacrifices with orchids. Purdue in Keelung follows this tradition every year. Miss her fragrance, and name her mayor Hong after her most precious four seasons orchid. Safflower is a famous brand, with drooping leaves and bright red buds. When it grows up, it naturally turns to its original color. Bloom has bright red flowers, which are quite beautiful and open, and it is the best in the safflower strain of cymbidium.
Name: Li the Lion King
Family and genus: orchids
Flowering time: June-165438+1October.
Flowering period: about 15 days.
Lishan Lion King is a new species in Taiwan Province Province, which was found in Guguan Mountain in Taiwan Province Province. The exact time is unknown. It belongs to a wonderful flower with many tongues and noses. It has big flowers, thin green stems, fragrant taste, long flowering period, green color and bright red lips. It is a rare orchid species.
Name: Qingshan Yuquan
Family and genus: orchids
Flowering time: June-165438+1October.
Flowering period: about 15 days.
Qingshan Yuquan, 1992, was born by a Hong Kong Zhang Yixian, formerly known as "Bai Gansu". From 65438 to 0999, Mr. Lin of Taiwan Province Province bought a large number of flowers for cultivation and promotion. Because the petals are as green as green hills, while the lower part is as white as snow and crystal clear, the overall combination is like a clear spring flowing down from green hills, hence the name "Qingshan Yuquan". It is a leader in Jianlansu's heart and has the reputation of "based on the four seasons".
Name: Golden ponytail
Family and genus: orchids
Flowering time: May-165438+1October.
Flowering period: 15 days
Golden horsetail, mainly produced in Jinshan Village, Nanjing County, Fujian Province and mountainous area of Renhua County, Guangdong Province, was discovered seven or eight hundred years ago and introduced into the courtyard. It is a famous brand of Jianlan with a long history.
Golden ponytail is the first traditional famous product of Ye Yi, a gladiolus variety. Its leaves are wide, slightly curled and drooping, which is a kind of "three lights" art. & lt RinRin >> It is said that there are five golden threads on both sides of the leaf and next to the middle bone, which go on from beginning to end. Also known as Huang Zhongmao in Japan. "Gold" refers to the golden color of leaves; "Silk" refers to the fine and clear line art; "ponytail" means that the leaf art shape of this product is as thin and bright, long and straight, dense and complicated as ponytail. This variety has the characteristics of strong adaptability, long flowering period, beautiful branches and leaves, good line art, dignified flower posture and mellow aroma, and is a rare treasure of line art orchids.
Name: Toyama Butterfly
Family and genus: orchids
Flowering time: June-165438+1October.
Flowering period: about 15 days.
Toyama butterfly: Cymbidium hybridum, with many petals. Summer and Autumn Flowering 1986 was selected from Taoyuan, Taiwan Province. Medium-wide leaves and drooping leaves are one of the classic varieties of Cymbidium hybridum. The plant is medium-sized, with drooping leaves, flowers with occasional butterflies, open to the sky, with distinct layers, light flowers, full flowers, bright colors and long flowering period.
Name: Jinhe
Family and genus: orchids
Flowering time: June-165438+1October.
Flowering period: about 15 days.
Brocade box: leaves are particularly wide, like cymbidium, dark green, drooping, short in the middle, round in the tail and strong in germination rate. Flowers are round, like smiles. Jinlian has three circles-wreath, petal circle and tongue circle; Leaves have two poles-extremely wide and extremely thick. It is unique among the petals of Chinese cymbidium and is known as the best in Chinese cymbidium.
Name: Lycopene
Family and genus: orchids
Flowering time: 65438+February-February
Flowering period: about 25 days.
Lycopene, a new variety of Chunlan safflower, was introduced to Taiwan Province in Lanxin Garden of Huizhilan on 20 10, with erect leaves, hard leaves, bright colors, rich fragrance and beautiful flowers.
Name: Acacia.
Family and genus: orchids
Flowering time: 65438+February-February
Flowering period: about 25 days.
A new variety of Chunlan safflower, Acacia rubra, was introduced to Taiwan Province in Lanxin Garden of Huizhilan on 20 10, with oblique leaves, typical safflower and delicate fragrance.
Name: Jin Huashan.
Family and genus: cymbidium
Flowering time:1-March
Flowering period: about 1 month.
Jin Huashan is one of the traditional orchid varieties in China. The leaves are vertical, thick and wide, and often wavy. The leaves are green and shiny, and the tail of the leaves is inlaid with golden claw art, commonly known as "Phnom Penh", which blooms purplish red. Bloom around the Spring Festival every year! This kind of plant is tall and majestic, and it is exported to Japan and South Korea in large quantities every year.
Name: Lan Hanlan
Family and genus: Hanlan
Flowering time: 10- 1 month?
How long will it last? About 50 days
Hanlan has a long history of cultivation in China. Due to the difficulty of cultivation, low reproduction rate, low popularity, few traditional famous products and few historical records, there are more and more new products in recent years. Cold orchids are divided into blue cold orchids, purple cold orchids, red cold orchids and blue purple cold orchids due to different pedicels. Green cold orchid brings the most quiet color in nature, which is the color of life, freedom, peace and tranquility, giving people hope, and is the most common and beautiful color in cold orchid; Red cold orchid, full of enthusiasm and vitality, gives people a warm, excited and upward feeling, and is the most gratifying color in cold orchid; The color of purple flowers is mysterious and noble, which gives people admiration; Blue violet is located between the cold pole and the warm pole on the color ring, full of enthusiasm and calmness, and the color feeling is complex and subtle.