농촌진흥청 원예특작과학원에서는 기호성이 높고 새로운 수요를 창출할 수 있는 녹색계 중소형 품종을 육성할 목적으로1995년에 녹색 화색에 빨간 점무늬가 있는 조생종 중소형종‘A-one’과 중소형종 녹색계 ‘Oji’ 품종을 교배하여 2008년에녹색계 ‘그린허니’(Cymbidium ‘Green Honey’) 신품종을 개발하였다.1995년부터 2007년까지 종자기내파종, 온실양성, 선발 그리고 특성검정으로 균일성, 안정성, 화색, 화수, 엽형 등이 우수하여 2008년 12월 농작물 직무육성 심의회를 거쳐 ‘GreenHoney’로 명명하였다. ‘Green Honey’ 품종은 밝은 연한 녹색계(RHS, G142A)이며, 1개 꽃대에 11.2개의 소화가 착생하며 화폭이 약 6.8 cm로 크지 않다. 꽃모양은 평피기와 안아피기의 중간형으로 윗 꽃받침이 바깥쪽으로 향하는 모양이고,꽃대는 반직립성이며 식물체 크기는 중소형이다.꽃은 보통재배시 11월 중순경부터 개화하는 조생종이며 잎형태는 꼬임이 적은 직립성이고 꽃대의 길이는 51.5 cm로 짧은편이며 내수용 재배에 적합하다.
Cymbidium ‘Green Honey’ (Cymbidium ‘A-one’x Cymbidium ‘Oji’) was developed from a cross between hybrids at the National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science (NIHHS), Rural Development Administration (RDA) in 2008. A cross was made between green colored flower with red spotted lip of medium and small plant type, Cymbidium ‘A-one’ as a maternal line and pure yellow colored flower with yellow lip of small type, Cymbidium ‘Oji’ as a paternal line in 1995. The seed germination, cultivation, selection, and characteristic trials were conducted from 1996 to 2007. The line was named as Wongyo ‘F1-22’ and phenotype was evaluated 2007 as a new cultivar. The ‘Green Honey’ has light green basal color (RHS, G142A) on both of sepal and petal with red spotted lip (RHS, R53A). ‘Green Honey’ has about 11.2 flowers per flower stalk and flower size of 6.8 cm. General appearance of petals and sepals is slightly incurved shape. The plant size is medium and half-erect peduncle. Blooming was started from the middle of November (early winter) under optimal culture condition. Leaf attitude and twisting is erect and weak respectively. We expect that ‘Green Honey’ has a great potential for domestic market due to this hybrid has attractive flower color, short flower stalk length (51.5 cm) and vigorous growth.