Sacred flame spring orchid

When the new century was approaching, Luo Ping and Wang Yong, two Ailan people from Dazhu County, Sichuan Province, braved the wind and snow with two grass diggers on December 27, 2001. embarked on a journey north to Dabashan (Wanyuan).

After an one-day trip, the four of them came to live in a place called Xie Jiaopo at the junction of Wanyuan City and Chengkou County of Chongqing City. The next day (28th) early in the morning, the four people took a motorcycle up the mountain to pick orchids. After a painstaking search, Wang Yong first found a cluster of 16 seedlings with 5 arrows (one of which blossomed with two flowers). This is the case with arrows and colorful Chunlan flowers. Their excitement is difficult to express, on the 30th hurried back to Dazhu, the next day, New Year's Day Festival, Wang Yong, Luo Ping two discussed, divided into eight seedlings (2 arrow flowers) to Chengdu Qingshi Bridge for sale.

When I arrived at Qingshi Bridge, I ran into two orchid brokers, Wang Bo and Lao Gao (whose names can not be remembered). As soon as they saw the flower, they couldn't put it down, and soon gathered more than 10 orchid enthusiasts. You fought for it, and then Ji Yang, a friend of Chongzhou Orchid, bought the flower for 3000 yuan each. Ji Yang resold four seedlings to Cheng Jinzhong and two seedlings to Deng Jian for cultivation.

The remaining 8 seedlings were divided into 4 seedlings by Wang Yong and Luo Ping. In addition to Wang Yong's 4 seedlings were sold to Dazhu Orchid friend Xie Zhongxing and Lianyou abroad, Luo Ping's 4 seedlings were also divided into 2 seedlings to Yang Zuyue Lanyou. Last year, I had the honor to go to Dazhu training Friendship with Zhou Dianguang, a friend of Deyang Lanyou, to get 3 seedlings. At present, the total number of seedlings of this grass in Dazhou and Dazhu is only about 10, and that in Chongzhou is no more than 50.

This grass was returned to double flowers in 2002 (that is, the present "sacred flame"). The opening of the flowers is indeed good, not only with bright colors, but also with red, yellow, white and green in one. It is a rare high-grade compound flower of Chunlan Piaomen daffodil petals. It is like a burning "torch", which will spread from Dabashan to the whole of China and even the world.

There are some misrepresentations about the origin and naming of this flower. The real situation is that it comes from the mountain area at the junction of Wanyuan City and Chengkou County, Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, and was first named "Bashan Torch" by Li Guangde and others. Later, the flower was sold to Chongzhou City, where Cheng Jinzhong, a native of Chongzhou, named it "Holy Fire".