The crab claw orchid is the most popular New Year flower nowadays, and it blooms at about the same time as the longevity flower. Flower lovers who like to grow crab claw orchid, do you know? There are actually quite a lot of varieties of crab claw orchid. This article collects and lists 27 varieties, with pictures and texts, so that flower lovers can compare and understand them.
1. Gold
Gold This crab claw orchid is just like its name, its color is golden. There are several yellow varieties of crab claw orchid, and the gold color should be regarded as the yellowest. Compared with the brilliance below, the gold flowers are slightly larger.
2. Guangxuan
Guangxuan is also a yellow variety of crab claw orchid, but this yellow color is not dazzling, but is very soft, textured and shiny. Coupled with the crystal and elegant flower shape of the crab claw orchid, this crab claw orchid looks particularly fairy-like.
▲The dazzling picture comes from the flower friend Tayue Xiaotian
3. Jinmei
Jinmei is generally a yellow crab claw variety. , but it overall looks like there is a light orange layer on the edge of the petals, and the styles are rose red.
4. Sophia
Orange flowers and rose-red styles. Sophia’s flower color is more orange-red than Jinmei’s flower color.
5.Happy
Happy is an orange-yellow crab claw orchid, and its color accounts for an increasing proportion. The color of this crab claw orchid is particularly bright and vivid, just like people's mood, very happy.
But is that just that? Of course not, happy. Its flower color will change with the time it blooms. The color becomes darker towards the back, and even turns into deep red. It really changes randomly. Whatever makes you happy.
▲Happy picture comes from Flower Friends Beijing Vision
6. Haibin
Haibin is an orange-red crab claw orchid, and the flowers are slightly smaller than the happy ones above. Bigger. Look at the shape and color of this seaside model below. Doesn’t it look like a dancing little fairy?
▲The beach picture comes from flower friend Cen Feifei
7. Cecil
This is a pure white crab claw orchid with slender petals and hairy flowers. There is a faint pink on the stigma, and there is a circle in the center of the flower. Other than that, it is all pure white.
▲The picture comes from flower friend Shuai Rui
8. Lady Butterfly
The pink-white flowers gradually transition from light to dark from the inside out, with a lace edge. The circle is the darkest in color, so the name "Madame Butterfly" is so appropriate!
9. Winter
Winter is a rose red and white crab claw orchid. The rose red and white parts of the petals each occupy half of the area. From the center of the petal to the edge, The color ranges from pure white to rose red.
The picture comes from flower friend @Shuguang
10. Chiba
Put Chiba under the winter sky and introduce it together, so that everyone can compare and understand it. The flower colors of Centifolia look similar to those of Winter. If you don’t observe carefully, you may mistakenly think they are the same variety. In fact, they are different. The petals of Centifolia are narrower than those of Winter, and they appear longer and longer. . Moreover, the edges of winter petals have slightly wavy protrusions, while Chiba's petals are smoother.
The picture comes from Flower Friends Encounter Sunshine
11. Autumn water
Autumn water is particularly similar to winter, but the flowers in autumn are more red, while the flowers in winter are more red. Rose red.
12. Winter Pearl
Winter Pearl is a small-flowered crab orchid. Compared with other varieties of crab orchid, Winter Pearl’s flowers are much smaller and more compact. , the overall color of the flower is deep red, and the petals turn white near the center of the flower. The whole flower has a satin luster, which is particularly textured.
13. Black Mary
Why is it called Black Mary? They are not black at all. And doesn’t it look the same as the winter pearl above? Haha, indeed, the same small flower shape, the same excessive white and red, and the same satin-like texture. But the leaves of the two are different. Winter Pearl belongs to the crab claw plant, while Black Mary belongs to the fairy finger.
14. Polka
Polka is also a popular crab claw orchid, and its flower color is overall pink.
▲The polka picture comes from the flower friend Laixi Laixiren
15. Big leaf white
The leaves of this crab claw orchid are relatively large, and the flowers are overall It's white, but with a little bit of pink. Under the sunlight, it feels particularly fairy-like.
16. Knight
Does the knight look particularly pink? The color is the most beautiful when the buds are about to open. After they are fully opened, they no longer have this pink and tender feeling.
17. Elite
It feels very similar to the above models, but there are still differences in detail.
18. Jieminghong
According to the person who took the picture (in the second month of Tianjin), the red color of Jieminghong cannot be photographed with a camera, and the real thing is more beautiful. .
19. Rouge
The red color of Rouge is not as red as Jimin’s
20. Feiya
Feiya has apricot-colored flowers The crab claw orchid variety has a reddish apricot color.
21. Isabella
Big red flower
22. Sharon
Purple-flowered Sharon
▲Pictures 15-22 are all from the second month of Flower Friends Jinmen
23. Noblesse
Noblesse is a pure red crab orchid with no variegated flowers. .
▲The picture comes from Huayou xtuetf
24. Alice
▲The picture of Alice comes from Huayou Jingbaobao 2007
25. Red Milan
Red Milan is an early-flowering variety of crab claw orchid. Its flower color is a bit like champagne, so some flower lovers like to call it champagne.
▲The picture comes from the flower friend Little White Sheep
26. White Mary
The color of White Mary is not pure white, it is a bit pink , so it looks very pink.
▲The picture comes from flower friend Xiaoxiaosu
27. Sunset Dancer
The petals have a golden color, which is particularly beautiful.
▲The picture comes from Flower Friends 2018 Falling in Love with Crabs
Flower friends, do you like any of these 27 crab claw orchids? Which one do you like best? Do you have crab claws at home? What is the current flowering status? Welcome to enjoy the pictures together in the comment area.