The fragrance of Cymbidium in different places

There are indeed some small differences among the varieties of Chunlan. Jiangsu and Zhejiang Chunlan generally have tender petals and more bracts with purple tendons; Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi and Anhui Chunlan are the same, mainly with darker petals and more white ones; there are two kinds of Chunlan in Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. one kind of petal is thinner, the bract coat is thinner, and the other kind of petal thickness is called Douban. Among the four types of orchids, the thin-petaled orchids of Yunnan and Guichuan are the most fragrant, mellow and without peculiar smell, followed by Jiangsu and Zhejiang orchids, and slightly worse in Hubei, Henan and Shaanxi. Anhui Chunlan and Hubei Chunlan in the south, the fragrance is not different from Jiangsu and Zhejiang Chunlan, but generally speaking, the fragrance is slightly lighter than that of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Chunlan. Fragrant orchids in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Hubei sometimes give off a slightly pungent aroma. Whether the orchid in Anhui and Hubei is fragrant or not is also related to the air temperature and the moisture in the flowering stage. The temperature in the flowering stage is lower, which is not conducive to the volatilization of the aroma oil, which is not entirely the problem of the orchid itself. Douban Cymbidium is generally not fragrant. Chunlan in the southwest of Hubei, that is, Enshi, is of the same strain as Yunguichuan, which is very mellow.

The aroma of orchids comes from the medicine cap, that is, the pollen clot on the nose. This can be postponed: there are male blocks, will be more fragrant; further delay: the core column split into many small columns, will be more fragrant, such as Yu butterfly.

In addition, the fragrance is related to the region and orchid species: Chunlan in Zhejiang, very fragrant; Chunlan in Henan and Hubei, with or without fragrance; Cymbidium, mostly fragrant, but far less fragrant than Chunlan; Chunjian, lotus petals and other orchids are generally less fragrant than Chunlan.