石斛兰是兰科大族,原生种共计有1600多个,广泛分布于中国、日本、泰国、越南、菲律宾、马来西亚等亚洲国家,澳洲也有分布。依开花季节不同,分为“春石斛”和“秋石斛”两类。现在市场上还可以见到不计其数的杂交种。 石斛兰在世界各地广为栽培,最有名的是泰国,每年都有大量生产和出口。人们常说的“泰国兰”,主要指的就是泰国产石斛兰。 日本有养兰的传统。江户时代的武士喜植风兰,富豪之家专好石斛兰,时称“长生草”,象征富裕高贵。当时有个诸侯升迁,不惜重金,千里迢迢地将他养的风兰和石斛兰迁往新居。如今,在日本和台湾等地,石斛兰被称为“父亲之花”,是父亲节送给父亲的花。 Dendrobium orchid family is Lan Family, a total of more than 1,600 native species, are widely distributed in China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and other Asian countries, Australia also has distribution. According to the different flowering season, divided into “spring Dendrobium” and “autumn Dendrobium” two categories. There are now countless hybrids on the market. Dendrobium widely cultivated around the world, the most famous is Thailand, every year a large number of production and exports. People often say that “Thailand Lan”, mainly refers to the Thai Dendrobium. Japan has the tradition of cultivating orchid. The Edo era samurai hi wind orchid, Regal House special Dendrobium, sometimes called “longevity grass”, a symbol of rich and noble. At that time there was a vassal promotion, spared no expense, all the way to his support of the wind blue and Dendrobium moved to a new home. Now, in Japan and Taiwan, Dendrobium known as the “flower of his father” is the flower given to his father on Father’s Day.