It blooms in February and March in early spring. There are many kinds of petals, which are usually divided into plum petals, narcissus petals, lotus petals, butterfly petals and heart-shaped petals according to their shapes. Precious varieties include Xiaodamei, Song Mei, Lv Yun, Zi Long and Chunyipin.
Cilan: The root is fleshy, light yellow, the leaves are linear, longer and thicker than Chunlan, and the leaf margin is rough. One stem has 5- 13 flowers, the flowers are light yellow, the lips are green and white with red and purple spots, and the flowers are very fragrant. The flowering period is April-May. Precious varieties include Mei Cheng, Song Chun, Taizi and Su Wenzhou.
Cymbidium hybridum: The leaves are broad and linear, 30-60 cm long, mostly erect, and the leaf margin is smooth. One stem has 6- 12 flowers, which are yellow-green or even fawn, with deep purple stripes and rich fragrance. The flowering period is from July to September. Precious varieties include Yinbian Dagong, Longyan Suoxin, Tiexian Crisp, Thirteen Pacific Insurance and so on.
4 Cymbidium hybridum: The leaves are 50- 100 cm long and 3 cm wide, smooth, pointed and erect. The stem is about 60 cm high, with 5- 10 flowers per stem, and the petals are mostly purple-brown striped. The flowering period is from winter to early spring, and the fragrance is overflowing. Precious varieties include green ink, Bai Mo ink, parrot ink and Hui ink.
5 Hanlan: The leaves are narrow and erect. The stem is thin and erect, with 5-9 flowers. Flowers are small, with narrow petals, yellow, white, blue, red, purple and other colors, fragrant, and the flowering period is from late autumn to early spring. Precious varieties include silver bell, jade, ziyun, dawn and so on.