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Not only did he not recognize them, Sun Honghui thought these orchids were beautiful and unique.
For example, the orchid next to the Phalaenopsis is not big, only about thirty or forty centimeters, but it makes people unable to take their eyes off it.
Its long leaves extend to both sides, with six or seven leaves on each side. The flower stalk extending from the middle is slender and green. The orchid blooming at the end is pure white with a little light green on the edge, which is very elegant.
Its petals are slightly slender and have a thick texture, like white jade pieces inlaid on the calyx. The petals are star-shaped like other orchids, rich in texture and very beautiful.
The most surprising thing is that there is a seven or eight centimeter long "beard" hanging down from the base of the upright lip below the petals, which has a very strange shape.
"Mom, why do these orchids have spurs? It's so strange." A little girl asked, pointing at the spurs under the orchid.
“…” The child’s mother was obviously stumped by the question.
It was also the first time she had seen this kind of orchid. She looked around and finally found the introduction sign standing on the fern.
“The Central African Comet Orchid is native to tropical Africa and is named after its long flower spur that resembles a comet’s tail.
This hybrid variety inherits some of the characteristics of the mother plant, with slender spurs on the lip and nectar hidden at the bottom, which is convenient for matching insects to pollinate...”
The child's mother looked down and explained, "Look, this whisker is called a spur. It contains nectar, which is used for pollination by insects. Only after pollination can orchids reproduce."
"Just like your mother gave birth to you."
"Oh." The little girl nodded heavily. "Orchid's mother has been working so hard. I hope the insects can help her more."
Everyone around her was amused by her childish words.
One of the middle-aged men in his 50s looked at the little girl kindly and said, "It is no longer that difficult to pollinate the Central African comet orchid. It can be pollinated artificially. It just takes many experiments to succeed. Even so, it is a rare breakthrough."
Rather than explaining to her, I would rather sigh to myself.
The little girl tilted her head and didn't understand.
She quickly withdrew her gaze from the grandfather, stood on tiptoe, and looked at the beautiful and unique orchids with wide eyes.
She also wanted to reach out and touch the orchid's stamens, but unfortunately she couldn't reach them.
There are dense and lush ferns growing between the orchid area and the fence. They are not only part of the landscaping and ecology, but also a natural barrier.
The wooden stakes are placed at the innermost part of the orchid area. An adult can only reach the middle with his arms outstretched, which is still a long distance from the thick wooden stakes, not to mention the orchids extending above the stakes.
It can be viewed from a distance but not played with.
This is a means for Ye Han to protect orchids. It can not only ensure tourists' viewing experience and original ecological feeling, but also prevent the precious orchids from suffering any damage.
A middle-aged man in his 50s has been standing here, looking intently at the blooming comet orchids.
Tourists came and went, passing by in groups, but he stood motionless in front of the orchids, his expression both emotional and excited.
This middle-aged man is the expert Guo Yuanjiu who delivered the comet orchid to Huajianji at the end of September and instructed Ye Han on various precautions.
When Huajianji, as a private botanical garden, wanted to introduce the research institute's findings, their experts personally investigated the environment here and only sent the orchids when all conditions were met.
Guo Yuanjiu still remembered that he had given Ye Han detailed instructions. However, several months passed in a flash. When he came to check again out of concern, he actually saw the comet orchid in bloom!
I couldn't help but be surprised.
It has only been over two months. In other botanical gardens, orchids may have just begun to adapt to the changing environment and strive to absorb more nutrients to maintain growth so that they can safely survive the first year of transplantation.
However, the comet orchid here has actually bloomed!
Guo Yuanjiu never thought that these five 'Central African Comet Orchids' would bloom this year.
According to his estimation, if there are sufficient nutrients, there is a certain possibility of flowering next year, but it is only about 30%; the most likely possibility is to bloom the year after, if it is still carefully cultivated.
Hua Jian Ji was completely beyond his expectations.
Among the five comet orchids, two of them couldn't wait to bloom as soon as the flowering season arrived in December, and the remaining three are also ready to bloom. Flower buds wrapped in sepals have grown at the end of the pedicels, and they are expected to bloom one after another in a week or two.
Moreover, they were all well-maintained. Guo Yuanjiu observed these orchids carefully and couldn't help but smile.
The small orchid, which was more than 20 centimeters long at the beginning, has grown taller, and the number of leaves has also increased. Each one is nearly 20 centimeters long, thick, moist, and emerald green. It is in better condition than when it was in the research institute.
He kept standing here as if he couldn't see enough, and felt endless relief in his heart.
Introducing several precious Central African comet orchids into Huajianji Botanical Garden was the most correct decision the institute has made.
Huajianji did not let their painstaking efforts in cultivation go to waste, and the little orchids grew extremely well, so he felt relieved.
After reading the introduction to the Central African Comet Orchid, Sun Honghui was truly enlightened.
Flower distance...There are actually orchids like this.
The comet orchid not only has a unique appearance, but also has a very strong fragrance. Visitors can smell the elegant orchid fragrance as soon as they get close to it, which, combined with the fresh scent brought by the plants, is particularly pleasant.
After Sun Honghui smelled the rich aroma, he walked forward a few steps with the crowd.
There was another orchid in bloom in front of him, also a variety he had never seen before.
The petals of this orchid are like white Phalaenopsis, round and full, flowing and natural. There are tiny lavender spots in the center of the petals, like the patterns on butterfly wings. They sway gently with the breeze blowing in the greenhouse, like the flapping of butterfly wings, which is very beautiful.
However, the shape of the lip at the bottom of the flower is very strange, like a pocket, with a depth of two or three centimeters. It must be another surprising orchid variety.
Sun Honghui picked up his phone again and took a picture of it.
The orchids in Huajianji are really unique. One has a long spur and the other has a pocket, which makes people marvel at the magic of nature.
He looked around and found the introduction sign near the wooden stake.
“Dream Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae Paphiopedilum, hybrid.
Paphiopedilum is named after the lip at the bottom of the flower, which looks like a pocket. The function of the "pocket" is to attract insects to enter for pollination, allowing the insects to circle inside for a few more times, thereby increasing the success rate of pollination.
So that’s how it is. I’ve learned something new.
Sun Honghui also took a photo of the introduction sign. Looking at the elegant and beautiful orchids "growing" on the wooden stakes, he felt that the trip was worthwhile.
If I hadn’t come to Huajianji, I might never have seen these unique orchids in my life.
Especially the Paphiopedilum, he looked up information and found out that it is a national first-class protected plant.
Huajianji is really getting better and better, it even has such precious varieties.
Continuing to walk forward, Sun Honghui saw signs marked "Tropical Rainforest Area", "Insectivorous Plant Area" and "Water Lily Pond" next to the arch bridge in the orchid area, pointing in different directions.
After admiring the unique orchids, other tourists can choose the viewing spots they want to visit according to their preferences, which is a good way to divert the crowd while also making strolling in the jungle fun.
Sun Honghui looked around. Under the fences and hedges were stone-paved paths. Tall tropical plants and rockery blocked the view on the opposite side. The mist in the air added a sense of mystery.
Below him was a gurgling stream, with stone bridges and wooden plank roads crisscrossing each other. Standing in front of the sign, he felt like he was choosing the direction to move forward in the forest.
He glanced at the sign and decided to go to the water lily pond in front, and then go around from the back to the opposite side without missing any scene.
Water lily pond, I wonder what kind of water lilies are in this water lily pond.
With a hint of anticipation, he walked across the five or six meter long arch bridge and came to another water lily pond amid the sound of flowing water.
Unexpectedly, there were so many tourists here that the water lily pond was surrounded by three layers of tourists inside and outside, making it impossible to get in or out.
Many tourists were taking photos with their mobile phones, and the sound of exclamations of admiration could be heard everywhere.
"Oh my god, it's a two-color water lily!" A girl excitedly sent a voice message to her friend, "Did you see the picture I sent you? There are two-color water lilies blooming here at Huajianji—"
"It is said that the probability of it blooming a two-color lotus is one in fifty thousand!"
"It's a one in fifty thousand chance. Ahhhh, I'm so lucky. I won't say any more. I'm going to make a wish now."
Sun Honghui walked in along with the crowd, and with his height advantage he could vaguely see a red and yellow silhouette in the water lily pond, but he couldn't see it clearly.
Fortunately, there are many attractions in the exhibition greenhouse, and with the reminder of the intelligent system, many tourists go to the next scenic area after admiring the water lilies, giving him the opportunity to enter the inner circle.
Five minutes later, Sun Honghui finally managed to squeeze into the crowd and stood in the second circle of the water lily pond.
The water lily pond here is nearly one-third smaller than the one at the entrance. Under the suitable temperature, most of the fifty Vanvisa water lilies have bloomed, and their emerald green leaves overlap and cover the water surface.
The 'Vanvisa' water lilies that bloom above the water are bright red, some are orange-red, with layers of petals blooming. The flowers are large and bright in color, like rubies scattered in the water.
And in the center of the pond, there is a unique water lily blooming. It is not a single color, but an extremely rare two-color.
Its left half is orange-red and the right half is golden yellow. The petals are bright in color and the veins are clearly visible. The two different colors are separated just in the middle, like a straight cutting line dividing it into two halves, clearly defined. It is called "Mandarin Duck Lotus".
Wan Weisha's two colors are a mutation phenomenon that cannot be controlled artificially, so it is very rare. There is only a one in fifty thousand chance of two colors appearing.
But the most rare thing is that the two colors of the Vanvisa in front of us are perfectly distinguished, each occupying half, and even the number of petals and the extent of the blooming are exactly the same. Such a perfect variation is even rarer than two colors, and it is unique!
The probability of X uniform two-color is one in fifty thousand, and its probability is infinitely close to 0. No one has ever been able to cultivate such a two-color water lily.
These 50 'Vanvisa' water lilies are the varieties that the S City Botanical Garden uses to exchange for Victoria amazonica. They were originally unique to the S City Botanical Garden and are very precious.
It was jointly cultivated by Thai water lily experts and Japanese water lily experts and enjoys the title of "World Water Lily Champion". The other party spent a lot of money to introduce it from abroad and also invited relevant experts to guide the cultivation.
As the only breeding base, S City Botanical Garden has cultivated nearly 10,000 'Vanvisa' water lilies. With the tuber propagation in recent years, the number is even larger.
However, in such a huge water lily pond, only three bicolor lotuses bloomed last year.
Two of them have purple-red petals and milky yellow radial stripes, not simple two-color petals; there is only one flower with true two-color petals, with orange-red accounting for two-thirds and yellow accounting for one-third. Even so, it still attracts a large number of tourists to come and watch.
Huajianji has only introduced 50 'Wanweisa' water lilies, but has already cultivated a rare mutant two-color one, which is equivalent to increasing the probability a thousand times!
Not only that, it cultivated the rarest uniform two-color 'Mandarin Duck Lotus', which directly became a hot topic on the first day of its blooming, attracting a large number of tourists.
During the early winter when other scenic spots are depressed and tourists are scarce, Huajianji is still very popular, with the number of visitors even exceeding twice that of the National Day Golden Week, which is truly enviable.
All the tourists who came were amazed by the beauty of 'Wan Weisha' and took out their mobile phones to take pictures.
Surrounded by single-color water lilies, the only two-color water lily is located in the center of the pool, firmly occupying the C position and attracting everyone's attention.
Bright red and yellow petals bloomed and floated on the water, fully opened, like a beautiful veiled dancer dancing in the lake.
When she is wearing the veil, she is enchanting and charming; when she takes off the veil, she is holy and elegant. The two faces are changeable and radiant, worthy of the title of "ever-changing goddess".
Sun Honghui tried his best to stand straight in the crowded crowd and, like other tourists, raised his mobile phone to shoot a video of the two-color lotus swaying slightly in the water waves.
The two-color water lily stands upright in the water, and the two halves sway gently at the same amplitude. The clear water reflects the bright reflection of "Vanvisa". It is like two two-color lotuses standing opposite each other, with orange and gold interweaving with each other, against the round green leaves below and the slightly ripples around, forming an exquisite oil painting.
For a moment, Sun Honghui even felt that the scene before him was more beautiful than Monet's "Water Lilies".
No, it should be said that it is another unique kind of beauty.
There were so many tourists, pouring in wave after wave from the back, that he had no choice but to slowly come out and go to an open space to check the video he had just taken.
Sun Honghui knew that his photography skills were not good, and he knew nothing about filters or lighting, but he really wanted to capture the scene that had just amazed him.
Wan Weisha, even her name seems to have a touch of exotic charm, bright and colorful, which is fascinating.
I clicked on the video and saw that it was surprisingly well shot.
Perhaps the scenery of Huajianji is beautiful enough. When the sunlight shines in from the dome, like golden light beams scattered from high above, the petals of 'Vanvisa' seem to be coated with a layer of golden light. The combination of light, shadow and color is perfect, just like the work taken by a professional photographer.
He took a screenshot and set it as his phone wallpaper.
This visit to Huajianji was truly an eye-opener.
I admired the hardy water lily 'Canjin', countless white night-blooming cereus, strange orchids with spurs and 'poops', and the bicolor water lily 'Vanvisa'...
Every plant seemed new and shocking to him.
However, after three months of absence, Hua Jian Ji has developed to such an extent, which is amazing.
It seems I will have to come here more often in the future.
There is a constant stream of visitors in the exhibition greenhouse, and the temperature is higher than outside. If you were in other places, you would definitely feel stuffy and stuffy, but the greenhouse here maintains the temperature and humidity while constantly circulating and replacing the air.
Fresh air continues to flow in, carrying the fragrance of grass and trees, making people feel like they are strolling in a forest with fresh air, reluctant to leave.
Just as Sun Hongbin felt the heat brought by the crowded crowd, he felt a cool breeze blowing, and the heat immediately disappeared, his breathing became comfortable, and even his mood became relaxed.
There were many tourists heading to the carnivorous plant area, so he followed the signs to the tropical rainforest area.
When you enter the destination, the first thing that catches your eye is the more than ten-meter-high rockery. The rock wall is densely covered with ivy, and the slender green vines wrap it around, circle after circle. The drooping branches are winding and twisted, and it has never been maintained, presenting a completely original ecological feature.
The waterfall flows down along the rockery, and the water droplets splashing from mid-air create a hazy mist, as ethereal as smoke.
The surrounding green trees and ferns are stained with fine water droplets, mosses cover the surface of the stones, and the plants grow more luxuriantly than in other areas of the greenhouse, as if they are bathed in the abundant sunshine of the tropical rainforest, growing wildly and winding in the jungle.
Sun Honghui felt something different.
Although we are in the same exhibition greenhouse, we can have completely different feelings.
There was a hazy white mist in front of me, and the stream falling from the waterfall seemed to have soaked the entire ground. A humid and hot breath spread, and the mist was steaming. Stepping on the ground felt like stepping into a puddle, with a muddy sound of water.
However, when he looked down, there was no puddle under his feet and the uppers of his shoes were clean. It was an illusion, but it was so real.
The sunlight overhead became brighter, and mottled silhouettes could be seen from above, as well as the chirping of insects, frogs, and flapping of birds' wings. Sun Honghui's Adam's apple gulped, and he became unconsciously alert to his surroundings.
When you step in, you are surrounded by tall tropical plants that block your view, or there are rockery waterfalls and layers of white mist, making you feel like you can't tell the direction.
Sun Honghui vaguely knew that there were other tourists not far away, but he could not see or hear them clearly. This place was like a world isolated from the world, blocking out all unnecessary noise and making people wander constantly between real and simulated scenery.
The traveler's palm left the cramped space of the office and moved into the most suitable growth environment. Under the action of plant nutrient solution, it grew rapidly and has now grown to more than 6 meters. Its leaves have spread wildly, occupying a large area and blocking out the sun.
Sun Honghui stood under it, looked up, and was shocked by its huge leaves and height.
Standing next to it, he felt so small.
More than 6 meters high may not sound high, but a tree more than 6 meters high and a herbaceous plant more than 6 meters high give people a completely different visual experience.
The traveler's palm is an evergreen tree-like perennial herb of the Strelitziaceae family and the genus Traveler's Palm. Even though it is so tall, even growing up to 30 meters in its native habitat, it is still a grass rather than a tree.
The tallest grass in the world - Traveler's Palm.
There is a lot of clear water hidden in its petiole. If a traveler cuts a small hole in the petiole, cool and sweet "spring water" will immediately gush out, quenching the traveler's thirst. Therefore, it is called traveler's banana.
Its trunk is upright and clustered, with no obvious main trunk. More than twenty banana-leaf-like leaves spread out from the middle one by one, forming an incomparably huge "folding fan" with an almost equal width and height, like an unfolding behemoth.
Anyone standing underneath would be amazed at its size.
These are tropical plants. They prefer a hot and humid environment. In order to compete for sunlight and rain, they grow upwards desperately and become herbs that are taller than trees.
Sun Honghui swallowed unconsciously, as if he could only look up here with his head tilted back.
Turning around again, a bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae), nearly 4 meters tall, stood before my eyes. It was as tall as the traveler's palm and its leaves were incredibly dense.
But this is not the most amazing part. Sun Honghui was stunned when he saw the flowers mixed among the leaves.
It looks so unique, like a crane spreading its wings ready to fly.
The flowers of Strelitzia reginae have bloomed at this time, and they look like cranes, with lifelike beaks and wings, and petals layered and intertwined, which is very beautiful. It makes people sigh that such a tall tropical plant can bloom such beautiful flowers.
Note ①: The information related to Traveler’s Palm is extracted from the Internet.
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