White ink orchid

White ink-also known as Bai Maisu. Cultivation has a long history, its leaf posture has drooping leaf species-commonly known as soft sword white ink, upright leaves-commonly known as enterprise sword white ink two strains, their flowers are turquoise heart type. The flowers smell good.

On the Variety differentiation of Orchid and White Ink

In order to make the majority of people who love orchids know the name of "Bai Mo Lan", the identification methods of several "Bai Mo Lan" of Guangzhou Orchid Research Association are introduced as follows:

"Bai Mo Lan" is a precious variety of Cymbidium, whose false bulb is oval, its root is stout and long, and its leaves are clustered with 5 leaves, sword-shaped and glossy. The flower stem is very tall, erect, often taller than the foliar flower 7Mel more than 20. The bracts are small and the bases have water holes. Sepals narrowly lanceolate, pale white, petals shorter and wider, elongated forward, above core column. Labellum trifid inconspicuous, end drooping reverse curl, light white. Blooming at the beginning of the year, also known as Baihua newspaper year orchid.

"Bai Mo Lan" has been cultivated for hundreds of years. Up to now, there are no less than a dozen varieties. With its clear and moist leaves, elegant posture, quiet fragrance and strong disease resistance, "Bai Mo Lan" has become a favorite cultivation of urban and rural people in our county. "Bai Mo Lan" is generally divided into "enterprise sword" and "soft sword".

(1) Qijian Zi Mo strain, which is characterized by clusters of leaves, small opening, thick leather, glossy, yellowish leaves and non-drooping leaves. Its traditional varieties are:

(1) Xiandian White Ink: during the late Qing Dynasty, it was found under the banyan tree in front of the Great Xianguan Hall of Guangchengzi, Dezheng North Road, Guangzhou. It was a family variety cultivated by Shen Kaofen, the head teacher of the former Guangya Academy. Leaves narrower than willow leaves during the day, apex slightly curved, bracts and leaf bundles close, commonly known as "nail tight", flowers white, Hede to white-green, each inflorescence 16-23 flowers, very fragrant.

(2) Willow leaf white ink: also known as "Yunquan Xianguan white ink" or "Oujia ink". Originally planted by a silk merchant surnamed ou in Daliang, and later collected by Yunquan Fairy Hall in Xiqiao Mountain, it spread in the Shunde area of the South China Sea, especially in Daliang and Chen Village, which is characterized by leaf development, wide waist, willow leaf shape, bract and leaf bundle distance, that is, "scattered", yellow and white flowers, 18-20 flowers per inflorescence.

(3) Li family white ink: it was planted by a tea merchant surnamed Li in Foshan, and later became blind, so it was also called "Foshan Blind Public Ink". The shape of this variety is similar to that of willow leaf white ink, but the difference is that the bract apex is curved like a claw hook, the flowers are yellow and white, and there are 15 flowers per inflorescence.

(4) Jiangnan Qijian Bai Mo: originally from Boluo Luofu Mountain. The leaf can be up to 70 cm long in the "enterprise sword", which is different from the above three kinds: narrow leaf opening, uneven leaf surface, deep, thin and hard midrib, tight bracts, known as "Qianjia", flowers with yellow.

(5) early flowering Jiangnan white ink: also known as Jiangnan Magnolia. The leaves are green, dull, thick and hard, the apex is drooping and the leaf tail is broad. Drooping after the apex slightly bent upward, such as a Phoenix tail-shaped, blue-white, early flowering, flowering in front of the small home.

(6) Dagger white ink: the leaves are about 40 cm long, with 2 to 3 leaves per bud, no more than 4 at most, small and white flowers, and 5-10 flowers per inflorescence, which is a variety of Guangdong Xiaomo.

(7) Jade version white ink: the leaf is like willow leaf white ink, the difference is that the leaf tip is slightly oblique twisted, also known as "twisting mouth green". Calyx light jade green.

(8) spoon white ink: the leaf is thick, the leaf waist is drooping, and the leaf first has a pot-shaped concave part such as a spoon, which gets its name. It was spread in the South China Sea and Shunde in ancient times.

(9) Silver white ink: the leaves have intermittent white filamentous stripes and the flowers are yellow and white, which are bred by the variation of white ink in Xiandian.

(10) Bud sword from ink: dark green leaves, leaves standing erect, thin and hard, micro-serrated margin, leaf apex slightly drooping and slightly twisted, apex abaxial midrib with thatch thorns.

(2) soft sword white vein strain: it is characterized by non-vegetative leaf clusters, opening greater than 120 degrees, leaf quality book, matte and rough, obvious vein strips, leaf width, width 4-5 cm, leaf drooping, apex sharp, and its traditional varieties are:

The main results are as follows: (1) soft sword white ink: the leaves are extremely soft, the depth is hanging on the basin surface, the bracts are all open, there are basically no erect leaves, and the flower stems are yellowish green, with 8 flowers per inflorescence.

(2) ordinary soft sword self-ink: it has upright leaf posture, leaf cluster opening within 120 degrees, thin leaf quality, obvious vein groove impression, reaching leaf apex, calyx cyan, petal white, and 18 flowers per inflorescence.

(3) soft and hard sword white ink: the difference with the above two kinds is that the leaf is soft and hard with longitudinal wrinkles and is easy to turn back.

(4) Green ink: the leaf color is dark green, the leaf posture is full of life, the middle part is bent down, the calyx and petals are green, and the gynoecium column is also green, so it is called green ink.

(5) Green cloud: the leaf is like green ink, and the difference lies in that the leaf vein is obvious and has nodes, especially at the apex, the flower stem is dark green, the perianth is a multiple of 6, and the chrysanthemum type is the fine product of soft sword strain.

This is the first title, the most commonly referred to, Meran Suxin.