莲瓣兰是主产于云南省西北地区的地生兰,元旦和春节期间开花。其花瓣呈椭条形,似盛开的莲花。从古至今,莲瓣兰在众多的兰花品系中独领风骚,是兰蕙中的花魁。因莲瓣兰仅产于滇西和滇西北,故兰界在交流中习惯称其为大理莲瓣兰。莲瓣兰大多生长在海拔1500～2500m之间的山坡上,松树、栎树及灌木混交林下的草丛里或石岩中,特别喜欢生长在栎树较多的半山背阴坡上。这些地方 Cymbidium orchid is the native produce in the northwestern region of Yunnan Province, raw orchid, flowering during the New Year and Spring Festival. Its petals were oval-shaped, like a blooming lotus. Since ancient times, lotus orchid in many orchids dominate, is the head of Lan Hui. Lilac orchid is only produced in Western Yunnan and Northwest Yunnan, so the orchid community in the exchange is used to call it the Dali Lilan. Lilac mostly grows on slopes between 1,500 and 2,500 m above sea level, among the bushes or rocks under pine, oak and shrub mixed forests, and prefers to grow on half-shady slopes with more oaks. These places