Language: Chinese
Published on: 1999-01
Hardcover
Cymbidium is one of the big lines in Chinese orchids, which includes Cyunlan, Huilan, Jianlan, Hanlan and Molan, etc. It is the biggest group with numerous cultivars up to now. There are some famous traditional cultivars such as Jinzui, Yinbian, Qilan, and Baimo. Among them, Shenzhouqi, Guoxiangmudan, Xiju belong to cultivars with rare flowers, while Nanhaimei, guihe are of petal-type and Jinyinding, Hezhihua, Ruiyu, Yanglao, Sangyuanhuang are of Xianyi. There is also a cultivar named Baiyusujin belonging to Xianyisuxin. There have been almost thousand well-known cultivars being raised for hortitiful flower stalks, heavey and fragrant blossoms. Some are coloured elegantly and some are gorgeously but all highly with ornamental vlue. The are adoptable for indoor decoration, arrangement in public places, cutting flower and making green by planting. Cymbidiums are also very adaptable, though they are mainly growing in south China. The are being wider and wider introduced to everywhere in China, and even abroad. They can grow exuberantly and produce flowers year after year if enough attention is paid to winter protection. There fore, China has quite a big annula export of cymbidium.
