Cheng Mei leaf identification

Author: Shimizu House

Cheng Mei is actually a characteristic variety in the middle leaf of traditional Huilan. If it is not mixed with downhill grass, it is all an old variety. Combined with other factors such as Ye Zi, Cheng Mei should be able to see it at a glance! Two close-up photos are posted below for your reference!

According to the historical data, the leaves of Cheng Mei are dark green, the leaves are serrated, the first edge is short and the head is round in the shape of a spoon, the leaf is thick and the leaf posture is half-ringed.

After long-term cultivation, the flatness of the middle leaves of Huilan is mainly Da Yipin, while Cheng Mei's leaves are also very smooth, which is one of the characteristics.

Secondly, compared with other varieties of dark green, most of Cheng Mei's leaf color is dark green, and it is almost difficult to see crystal veins as bright as the old best, which is two extremes with the old best. Of course, Huilan cultivated under the condition of insufficient sunlight is dark green, but it is still quite different from Cheng Meibi.

Third, when it comes to jagged thick, Cheng Mei in Huilan is relatively like the leaf edge of the Western God in Chunlan.

Fourth, Cheng Mei's leaves are blunt and round, which may be the introduction that the edge leaf (the first leaf) is mostly blunt.

Fifth, although the leaf surface of Cheng Mei is flat, but the back of the leaf is extremely uneven, mainly the middle bone (central vein) is abrupt, extremely cut hands, coupled with the edges on both sides of the leaf edge, forming the feeling of "three mountains sandwiched two grooves", it is more obvious to stroke it by hand.

Sixth, to identify Cheng Mei, there is also a popular saying of barb thorn, that is, the vein of the middle bone within 3 cm below the tip of the leaf, the hand stroking is out of date, and it seems to have the feeling of barb, that is, the barb thorn in the rumors of rivers and lakes.

In addition, combined with the majestic posture of Zhuang Miao Chengmei (1.5 cm in width, more than 90 cm in length) and the overall leaf shape formed by annular leaves, finally take a look at the seedling structure of her soldier formation (Cheng Mei is not easy to send double dragons, mostly all the way forward), then you can almost confirm it!

Of course, the above identification methods apply under two premises:

1 there is no downhill grass mixed with it, because almost all the traditional famous products' leaf quality, leaf posture and other conditions can be found in the downhill grass.

2 identification products should be strong seedlings, if the seedlings are weak or thin seedlings of the old man, many characteristics will not be obvious, even if they are authentic, they may be misjudged as "fakes" because they do not have significant characteristics!