Cymbidium cymbidium

Luhui, lotus-shaped bamboo petal, vegetarian heart, traditional famous products. Petal type: green shell, green flower, lotus-shaped bamboo petal history: found in Yuyao Jinchuan Mountain during Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, it was acquired by Chu Shenyuan, and then transferred to Yuyao Tai Hotel, which is also known as Taisu (commonly called it in modern art and orchid circles). Features: the leaf posture is erect, the leaf color is emerald green, the graceful and handsome, the leaf tip is sharp, easy to identify. The water color of the bud is excellent, the outer three petals are lotus-shaped, the roots are angled, and the shoulders are flat. Clam shell holding, large roll tongue smooth, large roll tongue green moss twinkle, ice and jade clean. The flower color is green and the petal flesh is crystal clear. The scape is slender, the florescence is long, and it can bloom for more than ten days, but the outer three petals still do not lean back, holding the petals without opening the "skylight". The reproduction is fast and the flower is healthy. There are many varieties of cymbidium in modern times, which can be called the top of the traditional cymbidium. The leaf posture is upright, the leaf color is emerald green, the elegant appearance is handsome, the flower bud water color is excellent, the lamp core pole is high, the outer petal lotus bamboo petal, the root puts the angle, the shoulder is flat, the clam shell holds bright and clean, the large roll tongue green moss twinkles, the clam shell holds, the big roll tongue. The flower color is emerald green, the petal flesh is crystal clear, the lip moss color is all green, the velvet gas is heavy. Scape slender, florescence long, to more than ten days, the three petals still do not lean back, holding the petals do not open the skylight. The leaf bundle is oblique and the leaf tip is sharp, so it is easy to identify. Fast reproduction, healthy flowers, strong fragrance. Bing Qingyu Jie, famous all over the world, can be said to be the leader of traditional Huisu.

The Story of Kim Chun-su

Towering Siming Mountain in eastern Zhejiang, with one after another Qifeng and towering ancient trees, overlooks the East China Sea day and night, showing a majestic and broad spirit. In the mountains, the sun shines through layers of leaves, sifting under countless golden spots. Between the cliffs, the Milky way flew out, slammed on the rocks and splashed into thousands of pearls. as the mountains gradually descended, they turned into gurgling streams and leisurely merged into Huishui (Yaojiang ancient name, named for Lanhui in the mountains along the coast). Yongjiang flows through Yuyao and Ningbo respectively, turns to the northeast and flows into the East China Sea.

In the embrace of this beautiful and warm nature, there are rich plant provenances such as Lanhui. Since ancient times, many famous orchids in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have emerged in the wild mountains around Siming Mountain, especially in the Qing Dynasty, Yuyao was one of the prosperous distribution centers of Lanhui in the south of the Yangtze River.

Legend has it that during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty (1767-1850), to the north of Yuyao County, there was a very famous hotel-Tai. Here, customers can not only drink and eat, but also come here to stay.

During the second and third months of the lunar calendar, the splendor in the store is even more unprecedented. some people from all over the country come to Yuyao to visit the Orchid Exhibition, take part in elegant collections, and there are also many orchid farmers and orchid peddlers who carry orchids to Yuyao to sell "Xiashan orchids." At night, they all come to eat and stay in this hotel. In particular, these orchid sellers, after several years of dealings, have become quite familiar with the guys in the hotel. They almost regard the Tai as their home, and they really feel at home.

However, it is said that Xu Xisan, the owner of the Tai Hotel, usually loved to raise orchids, especially with the rise and development of orchid fashion at that time, he also expanded the venue, increased the variety and the number of pots, and had a momentum that got out of hand. Therefore, whenever people who bring orchids come to the store for drinking, food and accommodation, Xu Xisan will treat them as if they are bosom friends and always entertain them warmly. It is also customary to choose a few of the bluegrass they bring and double the payment. Sometimes, the Lannong clearly told him that there were no top-quality flowers in it, but he still bought some, deliberately allowing them to increase their income in order to solve their difficulties in life.

Among the many flower growers who stayed in the hotel first and later, if you ask who is the bosom friend? Of course, Chu Kun of Jinyushan is the first old man. He is in his fifties, with a sturdy body, pale temples, sparkling eyes under thick eyebrows, gray belt around his waist and Ruo shell straw sandals on his feet. He has been a regular visitor to this Tai Hotel for many years.

During the orchid festival in Yuyao in spring, the old man must come to the hotel to stay with Lan Tan. After more than ten years of contacts, the hotel owner Xu and the mountain farmer gradually had a deeper understanding. He knew that because of his poor family, the old man could not start a family. He always lived alone and had no other relatives. Over the past decade, of course, the old man has come to the store a lot, and occasionally he will inevitably have headaches and heats. as long as the boss knows, he will always pay for a doctor to see the old man, and sometimes he will boil medicine and deliver it himself. and teach the shop staff to deliver water and food, and take good care of them. For all this, the old man often moved to tears, always thinking about how to repay him.

As the saying goes, "Life is easy, God is hard to grow old." After the Qingming Festival and then to Chongyang, the old man came and went in the Tai Hotel year after year, and everything seemed so ordinary. But the ruthless years slowly shaped the Lannong into an old man in his late twilight years with a silver head, vertical and horizontal wrinkles on his face and a slight stoop in his spine.

It is a new year, the spring return of the earth. The spotted bird on the branch hurriedly called to its companion: "come here, come here."... " The golden cauliflower and the sound of frogs in the mountain village are full of spring everywhere. At this time in previous years, as usual, the old man in Jinji Mountain always came to the Tai Hotel with a full Lantan. Yesterday didn't come this year, the boss missed it day and night.

Two days before the Spring Equinox, the old man finally came. But this year is different from previous years, he has no Lan Dan, only carry a small bamboo basket, bow. Boss Xu also warmly reached out his hands and mixed the old man into the shop and asked him to sit down for tea, while he sat on the chair on the other side and asked questions. They are apart from each other for half a year, but the days seem to be very far apart. The guys in the shop also gathered around the old man as if he were reunited with each other for a long time.

The old man sipped his tea, stroked his silver beard and said affectionately, "over the past 20 years, I have been in and out of the Tai many times. I am grateful to my husband for his care and care. In my heart, in addition to gratitude, there is also a deep feeling of regret." Now that I am very old, I will be in my seventies and fifties after the beginning of spring, and my energy is not as good as one year. It is really hard to predict whether I will be able to come to the city to meet again in the future. " With that, he bowed his hands into the bamboo basket beside him, trembled and took out a handful of dark green, light-shaped, slightly sharp, half-foot-long cymbidium, which was placed behind the table and continued, "this is the Magnolia I picked from the high mountains of my hometown five years ago. Her whole flowers are green and her petals are as bright as jade. It can be said that I have never picked a better variety than her in my life. I have always loved her very much. Take good care of her. She is almost as if she were his wife and daughter, and she has been kept secret from others. " The old man's eyes moistened, and the more he spoke, the more excited he became, and his words were full of deep attachment to the Huilan.

The old man paused for a moment, then continued after two sips of tea, "Today I resolutely decided to take her out of the basin and bring her here to my husband for cultivation, one is to express my sincere gratitude to my husband and to fulfill my wish for many years." The second is that Mr. Tuo takes good care of it with all his heart, so that the inscriptions of these nine sections of vegetarian orchids can be continuously propagated and handed down. " With that, he took a long breath, then stood up, said goodbye to Xu Xi San and the guys again, and left the Tai Hotel with attachment.

In other words, the owner of the Tai Hotel stood respectfully at the door, silently watching the figure of the old man fade away. He came into the store with a feeling of loss, not sure whether it was a kind of melancholy or concern. Then he picked up the cymbidium on the table, and he opened his tears-wet eyes to see that it was a cymbidium with five cylinders and one stamen. I realized that what I was holding in my hand was not the ordinary cymbidium, but the sincere and sincere heart of the old man.

From adding a snail shell at the bottom of the clam shell to planting grass and watering, he personally and carefully finished it. Then stand up and take a few steps back. Silently looking at the newly planted Suhui, I prayed that she would grow stronger and more prosperous year by year.

Xiaoxiao spring rain moistens the earth, and the genial spring breeze awakens the wild flowers in the mountains. About ten days after the old man left the shop, the cymbidium also blossomed: slender flowers, green shells and green poles. Like "lotus" like "immortal" green petal and color, thick shoulder flat. The two clam shells that do not open the "skylight" are half hidden and half revealing a light green fluffy tongue. Such a good flower was owned by himself, which really made Xu Xisan, the owner of this Thai hotel, like it very much, and he felt boundless satisfaction and comfort. Less than two hours later, those Lanyou in Yuyao learned that there was news of a vegetarian Huilan that had never been seen in the Tai Hotel, and people kept coming to the hotel to watch the flowers. When people see the flower, there are admiration and praise. . Many people can't bear to leave after standing by the flowerpot for a long time. Because it is a new flower, there is no name, after some discussion, we think that since this flower is planted in the Tai Hotel, simply call her "Tesu". Since then, Lanyou in Yuyao has been calling this variety of cymbidium taisu.

Looking back, this Huihua taisu blossoms year after year under the careful cultivation of Xu Xi San. Every time she is allowed to open for half a month, her outer three petals are still as comfortable as they were at the beginning of the flower. What's more, because this kind of grass is highly resistant, prosperous and easy to cultivate, it is almost full in a few years. Looking at Ye Zi's leisurely green treasure, the owner of the Tai Hotel liked it even more, but at the same time, he always remembered his old friend who lived in Jinchuan Mountain, especially when he saw the first appearance of Huihua every year. His heart always filled with deep nostalgia for the old man, always hoping that the old man would come to the hotel to meet again. But he looked forward to it year after year, but he never saw the old man come to the store to stay. Later, I heard from other florists that the old man had died in the early autumn two years ago. For this reason, the owner of this hotel often feels a sense of sadness when he thinks of it. When he sees the flower, it will arouse a kind of sadness that "people go to spend it on Liangyi".

In order to express his remembrance of his old friend, Xu Xisan, the owner of the Tai Hotel, called the lotus-shaped vegetarian "Jinzhu" after the name of the old man's hometown. For hundreds of years, this cymbidium has been the single crown among all cymbidium varieties. Today, she is not only found throughout the country, but also as far away as South Korea, Japan and other countries, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other regions. How she is loved by Chinese and foreign people!

Transcribed in "Lan Hui anecdotes"