What kinds of orchids are there?

Chunlan, also known as grass orchid, mountain orchid, blossoming incense, referred to as orchid.

Cymbidium is the most widely distributed orchid in China, with the most abundant resources, long cultivation history and the largest number of horticultural varieties. Its plant body is small, the leaf is thin and narrow, showing belt shape, generally about 20-35 cm long, 0.5-1 cm wide, and the leaf margin is serrated obviously. There is a globular pseudobulb, fleshy root is thin, about 0.4 cm in diameter, flowering about a month (mid-February-mid-March), pedicel erect, about 6-25 cm high, a flower, the ancients called a stem and a flower as an orchid. A small number of people with double flowers are called Bingtilan, which means auspicious. Although the plant of Chunlan is small, the flowers are larger. The diameter of the flowers is generally 4-6 cm, and the maximum diameter can reach 8 cm. The flower color is usually green and yellowish green, with purplish red stripes or spots on the petals, as well as green and purplish red. Most of the orchids have fragrance, known as fragrance. There are many variants. Chunlan has its own characteristics due to different producing areas, which can be divided into Jiangsu and Zhejiang Chunlan, Henan Chunlan, Hubei Chunlan, Yunguichuan inland Cymbidium, Southern Chunlan and so on.

Cymbidium is also known as Jiuhualan, Jiujie Orchid and Jiuzi Orchid. The ancients called one stem and nine flowers as Huihua, also called Cymbidium but not Huilan.

The plant of Cymbidium is generally taller, the leaves are longer and wider than Chunlan, and the leaves are rough, with 5-13 leaves, 35-80 cm in length and 0.5-1.5 cm in width. The veins of the leaves are thick and obvious, and the leaf margin is serrated obviously and thicker. Huilan pseudobulm is inconspicuous, the root is thick and long, branched. The florescence is between April and May. Pedicel thick and long, erect, pedicel diameter thick 1 cm, thin such as line incense, tall, even leaf frame or leaf frame, generally about 35-80 cm high. With more than 5-10 flowers. Flowers spread about 3.5-8 cm in diameter. The flower color is similar to the spring orchid, but the bract shell color is more than the spring orchid, the tongue petal is developed, there are green velvet fur on the tongue petal, decorated with many purple-red dots, most of them are purplish red, and there is an orchid ointment at the base of the petiolule of each flower. Cymbidium flowers are widely distributed, and also distributed to the north of Qinling Mountains. More cold-resistant, dry-resistant, Xiyang. The leaf shape and flower quality of cymbidium produced in different places are slightly different, which can be divided into Jiangsu and Zhejiang, western Anhui and Hubei, Yunguichuan inland and southern cymbidium, etc. The origin of Cymbidium is high above sea level, so it is difficult to introduce. The variability is large.

Hanlan is similar to Jianlan, but the leaves are narrower, especially at the base. Cold orchid is growing more and more in our country, and there are many varieties. Leaves 3-7 tufted, erect, 35-70CM long, 1-1.7 CM wide, entire or sometimes denticulate near tip, slightly glossy. The flower is erect, as high as or above the leaf, and the flowers are sparse, with more than 10 flowers. Sepals ca. 4CM, 0.4-0.7cm wide; petals short and wide, midvein purplish red, lip inconspicuously 3-lobed, yellowish green striped; with 2 parallel folds, yellow glabrous. It smells good.

The florescence varies from region to region, with flowers blooming since July, but generally concentrated from November to January of the following year. Distributed in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places. It is also widely distributed in Japan.

The orchid of the four seasons is usually called Jianlan. Also known as Xialan, Qiulan, Junhelan.

Jian Lan pseudocorm is smaller than Cymbidium, oval, foliage-6, leaf posture is mostly upright or oblique, some varieties are slightly drooping semi-arched, Jian Cymbidium leaves about 1 cm wide, 40-60 cm long, shaped like a sword, shiny. The flowering period is from June to Cold Dew, during which it can blossom many times. Rich fragrance, wide petals, shaped like bamboo leaves, pedicels tall and straight, often below the leaves, many flowers, pedicels and petals mostly light yellow, lips with dark purple red spots, flowers fragrance. Strong growth and strong adaptability.

Jianlan has a wide range of producing areas, which are found in the mountains and forests south of 30 degrees north latitude in China, and generally live in mixed forests at an altitude of 300-400 meters. Due to the wide producing area and the long history of cultivation, the plant shapes of Jian orchids produced in different places are different. Some people divide it into many series. Such as: Junhe system, Yuzhen system, male orchid system, female orchid system, jade pillow system, vegetarian system and so on.

Ink Orchid, also known as New year Orchid, Bye Orchid, Fengshi Orchid.

Its leaves are large and bright, generally 2-4.2 cm wide and 25-80 cm long. 2-5 leaves born on the pseudobulb, sword-shaped, the upper part spread outward. The pseudobulb is large, oval in shape and 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter. The root is thick and long. The leaves are glossy and the leaf edges are not serrated. Pedicel erect, above leaf frame. Raceme, flowering more than 5-20, bud small, with dense glands at the base. Flowers spreading about 2.5-5 cm in diameter. Sepals and petals are usually narrowly lanceolate, lips drooping and curling. The color of the flower is mostly lavender brown, decorated with dark purple brown stripes. The flowering period is from late autumn to March of the following year, with sweet aroma. Cymbidium grows in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Hainan, Sichuan and southern Guizhou to the south of 26 degrees north latitude. According to its characteristics, it can be divided into Taiwan, Daming, Guangdong, Yunnan, Jiangxi and so on. Cymbidium has a long history of cultivation in China, and there are many varieties.

Lotus orchid, also known as Xiaoxue orchid, has native species only in the western part of Yunnan and the alpine areas of Taiwan. The lotus petal orchid leaves are 50 cm long and 80 cm long and 0.5 cm wide. There is a lateral vein on both sides of the main vein of the lotus petal orchid leaf, the lateral vein is bright, the edge of the lateral vein is dark green, and there are two secondary veins between the lateral vein and the main vein, and between the lateral vein and the leaf margin, but it is not visible to the naked eye. The lotus petal orchid leaves are moist and shiny. The leaf is delicate and elastic, the sheath shell clings to the foot of the leaf, and the plant shape is compact. A scape with 2-5 flowers, florescence 1-3 months, delicate fragrance, bright colors, commonly for lotus root color, pink, white, red and so on.

Spring swords are mainly produced in Sichuan and Guizhou. Spring sword plant shape tall, foliage, 5-10, leaf width 1-2.2 cm, leaf length 40-100 cm, sword-shaped, margin rough, denticulate, apex acuminate, midvein obvious, erect, leaf quality similar to Chunlan. Flowering is also the same as Chunlan, pedicel erect, 20-35 cm high, a peduncle with 2-5 flowers, flowers 4-8 cm in diameter, rich and colorful flowers, with a good fragrance.