Abstract: ‘Foxi Jinlian’is a new cultivar which is selected and bred from the natural variant plants of
Musella lasiocarpa（Franch.）C. Y. Wu ex H. W. Li. The cultivar is tufted perennial herb with persistent
leaf-sheaths and loose in plant type. The average height of the plants is（67.3 ± 4.6）cm；Its leaf is ovate in
shape with leaf index ranging from 1.49–1.62；The midrib of leaf is abaxially reddish at base and turns to
green gradually at about its half in length，pinnate veins distinct along midrib；The bract is triangle-ovate in
shape whose color is orange-red on abaxial surface and yellow-orange（ca. 3/10 in length from its base to
apex）to orange-red（the other ca. 7/10）on adaxial surface. The variety has great ornamental value，strong
growing vigor and high complex resistance to main disease. It is suitable to be cultivated for domestic
decoration and landscape designment widely.

Key words: Musella lasiocarpa, cultivar