King of the Netherlands Jianlan

The leaves are broad and dark green. There are 7 flowers in 3Murray, with lotus-shaped petals, yellow, large round tongue, symmetrical erythema and forming a golden compound wheel. According to Mr. Chen Shaomin, a famous orchid, the King of the Netherlands appeared around 1988. Its origin is Mount Emei in Sichuan Province, and it was discovered by Mr. Deng Yuanxing, president of the Emei Orchid Association. The King of the Netherlands was later transferred by Mr. Deng to Mr. Zhou Huaan of Hong Kong. according to Mr. Chen Shaomin, it is incorrect to say that the origin of the King of the Netherlands is Guangdong, because as far as he knows, the first King of the Netherlands in Guangdong was introduced from Mr. Zhou Huaan by Mr. Liu Zhongjian, a great orchid in Shenzhen.

The general leaf length of the lotus king is 40 cm, and the leaf width is 1.8 cm. The leaf type is: belt with finger print, leaf tail: cis-tip, middle bone: hard, leaf groove: deep, leaf vein: blurred, leaf quality: thick, leaf margin serrated: fine but obvious, leaf posture: sagging; leaf bud of this variety is: lower half green, upper part reddish brown, shape: bract drum bud tight; flower bud is: reddish brown, shape: cylindrical; Reed head shape: positive ball shape; flower rod: green belt reddish brown, medium thickness: Petal texture: thick, is a positive check petal, ratio of length to width: 2:1, petal tail: from pocket, holding heart for: clam shell holding, tongue shape: big Ruyi tongue does not rewind, flower diameter 3~3.5CM, petal number: normal, nose characteristics are: yellow; the color of this variety of flowers is: White with yellow with a small amount of erythema.

According to Mr. Deng Yuanxing Shao, he bought this variety with a florist surnamed Xu at the local flower market in 1988. The florist surnamed Xu found it blooming on Mount Emei in March and April 1988.

It is very beautiful, so it is brought home for cultivation. Due to improper management, it can only be sold in the flower market when it blossoms for the second time four months later. At that time, there were more than 10 heads, the roots were relatively poor, and the seedlings were not complete. After the careful work of Mr. Deng Yuanxing

Nurtured and returned to flower in 1989

Mr. Deng Yuanxing named it "the King of the Netherlands". In August 1990, the King of the Netherlands made his first public appearance at the first four seasons Orchid and Tropical Rand Exhibition in China (Chengdu), and won the championship.

The king of the lotus is very easy to flower, the petal type standard can be called the lotus petal model, the flower shape is dignified and atmospheric, the flower and leaf match is coordinated, the defect is that the color is a little old, the flower is too small!