Taiwan Herbal Medicine Painting Series - Pleione Formosana

Taiwan Herbal Medicine Painting Series, Ming-Zhen Lee (1) Pleione Formosana, the Taiwan Pleione or windowsill orchid or Tâi-uân it-hio̍h-lân (Taiwanese), is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to northern and central Taiwan. It is a deciduous perennial, terrestrial orchid, with spherical pseudobulbs that produce a single folded leaf. It has many wild populations in the Xitou area of ​​Alishan. The pink flowers are borne in spring and summer, and after autumn it hibernates with bulbs and only leaves one leaf. Pleione Formosana, the Taiwan Pleione is a well-known wild orchid in the world. It often appears in the cypress forests and evergreen broad-leaved forests where clouds and mists prevail in the mountains of Taiwan. There are large-scale Pleione forms along the two sides of the Mianyue line, Alishan Forest Railway at an altitude of about two or three thousand meters. The area is now a Taiwan Pleione reserved area because it is not easy to cultivate. Taiwan Pleione survival has been threatened due to its popularity among horticultural enthusiasts and large export market scale. It is normally growing and blooming in a semi-shade environment. The pseudobulb is pyramid-shaped, the base is spherical, purple, and shiny, the leaves appear after the flowers, with longitudinal folds, fall off in winter. The flowers are solitary, only one or two flowers, large and gorgeous with pink, or lavender to dark purple color. It is often attached in groups on wet tree trunks or rock walls covered with moss. Once the flowering season comes, it is very eye-catching, beautiful, pleasing, and highly ornamental due to its distinctive special-shaped. Note: Each NFT purchased from Jcard Culture will receive a limited giclée print (30×30cm). Please contact customer service within 1 month of purchase and provide delivery information. If purchased in the secondary market, you may only obtain the NFT without the giclée print.