Cuigai lotus orchid

Green cover lotus new buds bluish purple. Leaf posture semi-upright with warped, short, fat and broad, leaves slightly clasping petiole base tight thin, the middle and front part is wider, the top is slightly round, there is a spoon-shaped leaf pocket, the front end of the central leaf slightly bends inward, showing twisted rotation, a bit like the green cloud flower and leaf, the leaf width is 0.6 UV 0.8 cm, the length is only 8 UV 12 cm, navy, slightly glossy, smooth, veins are not obvious. The bud is round and purplish red, like a pea. It is the representative variety of small Chunlan!

The bracts are purplish red, and the dark purple veins can be rushed to the top slightly. Bracts round and broad, light turquoise, full of white sand halo. The 3 sepals are round and short, the roots are very fine, the flesh is thick, the perianth is moist and glossy jade, the base has purplish red stripes, the tip of the petal is angled, the leading edge is slightly rolled inward, and the middle sepals are pitched forward, covering above the core column and petals, and the side petals are slightly hugged downward. The mouth is full of heart, round and thick, with fuchsia butterfly strips on the inside, and two handfuls of petals merging around the core column. Large round tongue, close to the core column, color such as white jade, tongue surface with U-shaped erythema, bright, hanging slightly backward. Cuigai lotus has high stress resistance and high rate of budding and flowering. The flower stalk is not high, only 2ml / m 4cm, so it is easy to have two heads. It is the most miniature variety of flowers and leaves in the first generation of Chunlan.

Cuigai lotus scientific name "Cuigai", also known as "Gaihe", also known as "Wenhe". Chunlan, lotus petal, traditional famous goods. Origin: Shaoxing, Zhejiang; production time: Guang Xu 1900, variety name: Feng Changsheng.

A comparative picture of Cui Gai and Da Fu Gui