The orchid is one of the top ten famous flowers in our country, and its elegant appearance and fragrant aroma are unforgettable. It is famous for its four characteristics: "color, fragrance, appearance, and rhyme". According to orchid historical records, as early as the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, there were records of raising orchids at home. In ancient times, when materials were scarce, orchids played the role of perfume, from ** to low **. Ordinary people like to keep a few pots of orchids at home, which can not only beautify the living room, but also purify the environment. Some literati and artists would also put a basin on the table to express their wishes.
Today I would like to recommend to you an orchid variety with a very deep cultural heritage, which has a history of nearly 300 years. I'm sure you'll love it. It is Chunlan - Song Mei. Its name is a household name in the orchid world, and everyone knows that it is an evergreen general in the orchid world and has the reputation of the king of plum petals. It was collected by Song Jinxuan, a merchant during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. There is also an allusion in it: "In the middle of the night, the flower fairy came to seek a dream, and Jinxuan fell down to Song Mei", there is a story to inherit. During the Qing Dynasty, a seedling Song Mei could change a house, but now it is much cheaper.
The flower shape of the pine plum is a regular plum petal shape, and sometimes there are plum petals, narcissus petals, or plum petals and willow leaf shapes. No matter what kind of petal shape, it looks very elegant, so the orchid world is also known as "Variety Song Plum". It is said that before I met Song Mei, I thought that the lotus orchid was the most beautiful. After seeing Song Mei, I realized that plum petals can also be so elegant. It often blooms side by side, and the flowers are closely connected and complement each other. The outer three lobes are tightly rounded and curved, and the supporting lobes are open to the sky. It is the most typical small-grass large-flowered orchid and has great ornamental value.
The fragrance of Song Mei is very good, and it is a variety of orchids with a strong aroma. After the flowers bloom, you can smell its mellow orchid fragrance from afar. Although the fragrance is strong, it is not pungent, the fragrance is just right, it is a well-deserved king of fragrant flowers, and a flower can fill the room with fragrance. Flower friends gave it the nickname "Xiangmanlou". If you've been at home for a long time, you may not realize it, but every time you open the door and come home, you feel the scent. In an instant, a burst of fragrance rushes straight to the nostrils, which can sweep away the fatigue of the whole day.
Its flowering period lasts for nearly two months in winter and spring every year, spanning the entire Spring Festival, adding to the festive atmosphere. When many masters of Chinese painting painted orchids, they used the leaves of Song Mei as a reference. It is a variety that integrates flower viewing, leaf appreciation, and flower smelling. In the past three hundred years, although there are many varieties of plum petal orchids, they are not as good as Song Mei. Therefore, the selection of plum orchids in the later period is based on Song Mei. Its daily maintenance is relatively simple, even novices with no trace of experience can easily handle it, and veterans are also stress-free.
In this era of hybrid orchids, there are fewer and fewer pure orchids like Song Mei. Many long-term people will keep a pot at home. If you like flowers, you must not miss it. Song Mei is known as the first of the Four Heavenly Kings, if you can't make up the Four Heavenly Kings, you must also raise a pot of Song Mei. The once aristocratic orchid has now entered the homes of ordinary people. I believe that even in a few decades or a few hundred years, there will definitely be a place for him in the orchid world. What are you waiting for?