What does an orchid look like?

Rootstock:

Perennial herbs.

Rhizomes can be divided into thick straight rhizomes and thin horizontal rhizomes. The erect rhizome is oblate, with many short internodes, brown, and the transverse rhizome is long and yellow-white. Fibrous roots are born on the nodes of rhizomes and have many branches.

Leaves:

Basal leaves, dark green, glossy, reddish purple near the ground, sword-shaped, 25-60 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, tapering at the top without obvious midvein.

Flowers:

Flowering stems erect, higher than leaves, terminal sparse racemes, 5- 12 branches, as long as or slightly beyond bracts; Bracts leaflike, 3-5, broadly lanceolate or ovoid.

Seeds:

Capsule is oval and cylindrical, 2.5-3cm long and1.2-1.5cm in diameter. Its top is slightly sharp, its base is blunt and beakless, and its six longitudinal ribs are obvious. When it matures, it splits from the top to the middle. Seeds dark brown, regular polyhedron, without appendages.

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Plant culture:

Orchids are the crystallization of thousands of years' history and culture in China, and they are the symbol of the spirit and wisdom of the Chinese nation.

From the Spring and Autumn Period to the present, the history of more than 2,000 years has made bluegrass in China occupy an important position in the world flower industry.

Especially at the end of 20th century and the beginning of this century, bluegrass industry in China experienced unprecedented prosperity.

The brand of bluegrass in China is also highly respected in the world flower industry.

Among the many flower varieties in the world, bluegrass in China has become the focus of attention and collection by politicians, superstars and rich people all over the world.

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