Lou Mei Huilan

Petal type: green shell lotus-shaped daffodil valve. History: during the reign of Guang Xu in the Qing Dynasty (1892), the surname of the building in Shaoxing, Zhejiang was selected, hence the name "Lou Mei". It is said that the flower owner finished the banquet and saw the guest off to the door, coinciding with this Huishu petal to put fragrance, and the flower owner also stayed to enjoy the flowers, so it was also known as "Liumei". Features: outer three-petal big head, thin root, flat shoulder, shallow pocket, large round tongue. The silkworm moth is divided into nests, and the flower stem is slender. The design is emerald and green. The disadvantage is that the lateral lobe is a little slender. It is listed as one of the eight new species of Cymbidium.

Lvhui "Lou Mei", "Lan Hui Xiao Shi": "Guang Xu is middle-aged, Shaoxing Lou surname. Three-petal big head, thin harvest, separate cases of silkworm moths laugh, tongue is large but not rolled, color green, shoulders flat, dry slender. The beauty is impressive. "

Shen Yuanru father and son "Orchid" in the book "Lou Mei" is also recorded: "Green shell lotus-shaped daffodils. History: the middle-aged Guang Xu of the Qing Dynasty was selected by the surname of Shaoxing Lou, so he was named Lou Mei. According to another legend, it is said that at that time, the host feasted guests in the Orchid Hall and saw them off to the door, where there was a pot of orchids blooming and relaxing petals, so the host took the guest room to appreciate it, named it 'Liumei', and then changed it to 'Lou Mei'. Features: three-petal big head thin root, sub-nest silkworm moth holding, large spread tongue (after opening foot, front and back roll), color green shoulder flat, flowers and plants slender, enough to be comparable to the big one. "

"Lou Mei" is highly respected by the art and orchid circles, thinking that only this flower can be comparable to "Da Yi Pin". The leaf posture of "Lou Mei" is a mixture of semi-drooping and curved sagging, with the widest leaf up to 0.8cm and the leaf length up to about 55cm. The appreciation Picture Book of Chinese Orchid treasures thinks that this kind of leaf is medium and short. Bow down. " The leaves of solid grass do not appear to be too short. The leaf color is green, bright, the leaf surface has U-shaped groove, the U-shaped groove of the foot leaf is more obvious, the leaf edge has fine teeth, the lateral vein is obvious, the leaf tip is smooth, the leaf nail is thin and round, the foot leaf is hard, curved and sag is small, although the grass shape is fine, strong and soft. After the leaf bud comes out of the shell, it is pale green, the upper green is heavy, the tip of the bud is light white green, the bud is light green, there are light purplish red lines to the top, the distance between the tendons is wide, there are small light purple red spots between the tendons, there are broad, thinner white sand edges on the edge of the shell, and the flower stem is a "lantern stalk", high off the shelf, with 6-9 flowers, 11 strong grasses, sparse bells and slender hairpins. Stem, bracteoles, substitutes, flowers in one color emerald green, the outer three petals wide, big head, tip, thin root, with the shape of root angle. Sticky and thick meat, flat shoulder, main valve oblique upper cover, five-petal division, shallow soft pocket silkworm moth holding, large round tongue, eye-catching erythema on tongue surface, long open tongue and back roll. The design and color is green and handsome, the petal face is like wax, the spirit is good, and it has been blooming for a long time. The biggest feature of "Lou Mei" is that there is no slippery day. Although the male core is light, it is also very rare to keep it. In the appreciation of "Lou Mei", I think there are two outstanding appreciation points: first, its design and color, in Green Christine, belongs to a variety that is very pure and pure green; second, the red plaques on the tongue are very bright, making the contrast of the whole flower particularly strong. "Lou Mei" is a rare lotus-shaped daffodil in Cymbidium flowers. The main valve is slightly thinner and the lateral calyx root is slightly slender.