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What are the varieties of Cymbidium orchid?

Last Update ：2024.11.16

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Traditional famous products

New varieties

Cymbidium varieties include historical varieties, origin varieties, popular varieties, color varieties, traditional famous products, and new varieties. Traditional varieties grow in mountainous areas, and local varieties are distributed in Beijing, Anhui, Guizhou and other places. The main flower and color varieties include Wenzhousu, Xiepeimei, Laohaimei, etc. New varieties include Tianjiao Peony, Sixi Peony, Far Eastern Peony, etc.

historical varieties

Historical varieties

Traditional Cymbidium grows in mountainous areas. Villagers in mountainous areas usually call it Gaolan, Dalan, Niulan, Shanglan, etc.

Origin varieties

Cymbidium has slight differences in leaf shape and flower quality. It is divided into Beijing Cymbidium, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Cymbidium, Anhui Cymbidium, Hubei Cymbidium, and Yunnan Cymbidium. Cymbidium, Guizhou mainland Cymbidium, Shanghai Cymbidium in the south, Guangzhou Cymbidium, etc.

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Popular varieties

Commonly cultivated There are: exclusive, yellow cicada, jade orchid, Tibetan tiger head orchid and a large number of excellent hybrid varieties. The original commercial cultivated varieties of Cymbidium are mainly from Japan and South Korea. At present, the main popular varieties are as follows: Pink series: 'Guifei', 'Pink Monroe', 'Nancy', 'Dream' Green series: 'Jasper', 'Phantom' (strong fragrance), 'Waltz' ( Fragrance), 'Yuzen'

Yellow series: 'Sunset' (fragrance), 'Mingyue', 'UFO'

White series: 'Glacier' (hanging), ' Dawn'

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< h2> Flower color varieties

Traditionally, cymbidiums are usually divided into red shells, green shells, red-green shells, white-green shells, etc. according to the color of the flower stems and sheaths; the flower shape is also the same as spring orchids, divided into Lotus petals, plum petals and narcissus petals, etc.; the main varieties are: top grade, Jin'aosu, Wenzhousu, Xiepeimei, Laohaimei, Cuicalyx, Dayipin, Jiangnan new top grade, etc.

Traditional famous products

There are eight traditional famous products of Cymbidium: Dayipin, Chengmei, Shanghaimei, Guanding, Yuanzi, Ranzi, Panlv and Dangzi;

The eight traditional new varieties are: Loumei, Cuicalyx, Jipin, Qinghuamei, Jiangnanxinjipin, Duanmei, Cuimei and Rongmei.

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New varieties

Tianjiao Peony , Sixi Peony, Green Cloud Peony, Far Eastern Strange Butterfly, Luyi Strange Butterfly, Tower Butterfly, Ying Butterfly, Backgammon, Gathering of Heroes, Best Fairy Lotus, Beauty of Jianhu Lake, Quanzhou Plum, Green Peach for Longevity, Lion Butterfly, Lingnan White Crane, Golden Bell, Cymbidium Crystal Flower, Rhododendron, Yuewang Plum, Juhuasu, Duoyun, Zhejiang Ding, Duanhui Plum, Duanxiu Plum, Diecui, Chunhui Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara and so on.

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