Who knows the origin of chrysanthemums and orchids?

In late autumn, flowers wither, and unique chrysanthemums bloom in the frost.

Chrysanthemum, also known as the flower for prolonging life, winning victory and growing in the earth, is a famous flower originated in China. Four or five thousand years ago,

Wild in the mountains or swamps, Shennong Herbal Classic records that chrysanthemum can be used as medicine. During the Qin and Han Dynasties,

Pay attention to the medicinal and edible value of chrysanthemum, especially chrysanthemum wine, chrysanthemum tea, chrysanthemum cake and chrysanthemum meat. , become

At that time, famous dishes were delicious. Later, with the extensive planting of chrysanthemum, it gradually became an ornamental flower.

China's ancient book The Book of Rites? There is a sentence in Autumn Moon in the monthly order. "bow" is

In the ancient Chinese characters of chrysanthemum, "flower" means "flower". There were many poets who wrote chrysanthemums in previous dynasties, and Tao Yuanming in Jin Dynasty became addicted to chrysanthemums.

"Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely" has become a famous sentence sung through the ages. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, chrysanthemums were planted and flowers were appreciated.

It has become a common practice, and "Chrysanthemum Fair" and "Chrysanthemum Exhibition" are held every year. The monograph Chrysanthemum Spectrum, which records the cultivation techniques of chrysanthemum,

"Fan Cun Ju Pu" came out one after another. Since Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been biographies of yellow flowers, flower spectrum,

Books such as Yi Ju Shu and Hua Jing were published, and nearly 500 kinds of chrysanthemums were listed.

After long-term natural selection and artificial cross breeding, there are more than 3000 varieties of chrysanthemum in China, which are deep

Deeply loved by the broad masses of the people, it is also called "four elegant flowers and plants" with orchids, daffodils and calamus.

Chrysanthemums from many countries in the world came from China, and were introduced to Japan at the beginning of 10 century.

Ben,/kloc-spread to Europe after the 0/6th century,/kloc-spread to America in the 0/9th century, and Japan and other countries also used chrysanthemum as a symbol of longevity.

The origin of orchids

The orchids that our people love and cultivate for a long time are mainly "China orchids", namely Cymbidium and Cymbidium hybridum.

Moran or something. Most of their flowers are not very bright, but fragrant, which is suitable for oriental appreciation.

Tradition.

Botanically, all these orchids belong to a genus of Orchidaceae, namely Orchidaceae. This genus always has * * *

50

Species, China has.

2 1 species and some varieties, found in the Yangtze River basin and its south area. In fact, it

Only a small part of rancho. Orchidaceae is a very strange and rapidly evolving family in the plant kingdom.

Families all over the world *

There are 700 genera and 25,000 species, among which only Compositae is comparable to angiosperms.

Tied for world champion.

Most members of orchids don't grow on the ground, but attach themselves to hanging cliffs and tall branches of giant trees.

Above, usually called tropical orchids. Many tropical orchids have gorgeous flowers, but not necessarily. so-called

"China orchids are fragrant and colorless, while tropical orchids are colorless and tasteless" generally refers to common cultivated species.

In fact, tropical orchids are also "fragrant and colorless" and vice versa. China's land spans the tropics, subtropics and subtropics

The temperate zone is rich in orchid resources. According to research, the whole country is * * *.

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1000 species,

Many of them are unique treasures in China.