Cymbidium terminale

Petal type: red to green shell plum petal

"Duanmei", Guang Xu 24 years (1898) out of Fuyang Shuangxi Mountain, Shao Jin Xiaolong excavated, Hangzhou Shao Zhiyan, Wu Enyuanzhi. Red Huimei. The leaves are tall and straight, and the leaves begin to droop above 2-stroke 3. The leaves are broad and the veins are thin and white. Red shell coating has green tip, pedicel green bottom, purplish red cloud, flower stalk lilac. There are 8-15 flowers per peduncle, the small flower stalk is short, the flower shape is very straight, and the inflorescence is tight. The outer three petals are angled, tightly edged, and the valve ends are thickened, commonly known as "thick heads". The sub-nest silkworm moth holds the heart in the pocket, the end is round and smooth, the bangs are round and downhill, in the shape of a platform, red dots are blocky, and the color is bright. The flowers are straight in shape and emerald in color. At present, it is rarely circulated, and some people pass it off as "Cui Mei" or "Duan Huimei".

Features: three-petal head round, edge tight color green, shoulder flat, split nest or split head close back, silkworm moth pocket, big tongue. The flowers are closely arranged. It is listed as one of the new eight species, and it is a famous species of Cymbidium. The leaf length is 40-50cm, the width is 1-1.4cm, the leaf is thick, the leaf width is broad, similar to Cheng Mei, the leaf posture is half drooping, quite beautiful. Scape slender and erect, beyond the leaf frame. The outer three-petal short foot has a round head, the petal edge is tight, and the calyx on both sides extends flat and shows a shoulder. The inner petals hold the heart for the silkworm moth, the country is smooth and clean, covering the delicate fragrance of the core column. The labellum is short and large, with bright red patches on the tongue. The flower color is green and the flower is correct, which can be listed in the first place of the "New eight species of Cymbidium". It is a rare and precious variety of red to green plum petals.