China's top ten flowers

Beyond the frost and snow--Plum Blossom

Plum Blossom is also known as a branch of the spring, the mother of the wood, the flower of the first, the first flower, the Qing guest, send spring gentleman, dark fragrance, nine suspects immortal (alias the green calyx plum), the nine British plum, Jiu guest, the plum blossom is a symbol of the spirit of the Chinese nation and China, known as the "flower in the top", and has a powerful and universal infectious and driving force. It has a powerful and universal infectious and driving force.

Plum is a deciduous small tree, up to lO meters high, often with branch thorns, the crown is not round head shape. The stem is brownish purple, more longitudinal barbed lines, branchlets are green or green as the background color, glabrous. Flowers mostly l one or two per node, mostly sessile or shortly pedicellate, pink or white, 2 to 3 cm in diameter, fragrant, mostly opening in early spring before the leaves, petals 5, often suborbicular; curved segments 5, mostly interpreted purple; stamens numerous, free, densely pilose in the atrium, rarely 2-5 (free from the carpels) or absent, superior to the ovary, styles long. Drupe subglobose, ca. 2-3 cm in diam., yellow or greenish yellow, densely pubescent, with a sour taste; drupe with small pits, adherent to pulp, fruit ripe in Apr-Jun.

Plum flower language: strong, faithful, elegant.

02

King of Flowers--Peony

Peony is also known as Fugui Flower, Luoyang Flower, Hundred Liangs of Gold and Baiyao Flower. The ornamental part of peony is mainly the flower. It has been known as "national color and heavenly fragrance" and "king of flowers". At the end of the Qing Dynasty, peony was regarded as the national flower of China, and in May 1985, peony was honored as one of the ten most famous flowers in China. It is a unique woody valuable flower in China, with thousands of years of natural growth and more than 1,500 years of artificial cultivation. It has two traditional famous species - Yao Huang and Wei Zi.

Peony is a small deciduous shrub. Generally, the stems are l to 2 meters high, and the tall ones can reach 3 meters. The stems are usually l to 2 meters high, and the taller ones can reach 3 meters. Leaf blade is broad, alternate, 2 back 3 out of pinnate compound leaves, with a long stalk. Terminal leaflet, ovate-orbicular to obovate-orbicular, apex 3-5-lobed, base entire, lateral leaflets are long ovate-orbicular, surface green, with white powder, smooth glabrous or pubescent. Flowers simple, bisexual, terminal, 10-30 cm in diam., stamens numerous, carpels 5, base wholly subtended by disk. Sepals 5. persistent, green. Petals originally 5-6, cultivated, one or all of the stamens become petals, into double flowers. A small number of petals is called many leaves, and a large number of petals is called a thousand leaves. The flowers are yellow, white, red, pink, purple, green and other colors.

Peony flower language: complete, strong love, rich

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The high winds and bright - chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum is a perennial rooted subshrub. The stems of the nutritionally propagated seedlings are divided into two parts: the above-ground stems and the underground stems. Aboveground stems are O.2-2 meters high, multi-branched. Young stems are tender green or brownish, and are color pilose or tomentose. Most of the stems die after flowering. Sprouts occur from the underground stems in the following spring. Chrysanthemum leaves are simple and alternate, with petioles 1-2 centimeters long, stipules or reduced on the lower sides, leaves ovate to oblong, with notched and serrated margins. The shape of the leaves varies according to the species, and can be divided into eight categories, such as orthophyllous leaves, profound orthophyllous leaves, long leaves, profound long leaves, round leaves, sunflower leaves, puffy leaves, and boat leaves. The flowers (heads) of chrysanthemums are borne on the tops of the plant and are about 2-30 centimeters in diameter, with green bracts outside the inflorescence forming the bracts. The inflorescence bears two forms of flowers: a simple flower, bath called "flower heart"

Chrysanthemum language: purity, purity, I love you, true love

04

King's fragrance--Orchid

Orchid is also known as the king's fragrance, the national fragrance, the ghost guest, the charming world, the ancestors of the fragrance, the maiden. Ancient people were fond of Chinese orchids, which were called "chrysanthemum" in ancient times, and "chrysanthemum" refers to the center of Chinese orchids, "chrysanthemum heart", which is often combined with Angelica dahuricae of the umbelliferae family as "chrysanthemum dahuricae". It is often combined with Angelica dahurica of the umbelliferae family as "Cymbidium dahuricae", and called Angelica dahuricae orchid as "the fragrance of the king", "the leader of the group of scents", "the world's first fragrance" and so on. The Chinese orchid Cymbidium is the representative of Cymbidium concentricity, Chinese orchids: spring orchid, Jianlan, cold orchid, ink orchid is called Cymbidium.

Orchid language: beautiful, noble, virtuous

05

Monthly month always bloom--Monthly season

Monthly season, also known as the month red, periwinkle, four seasons, Doo Xuehong, the moon season is not only the traditional Chinese flowers, but also China's specialties, the world's most famous flower, the world countries widely cultivated. It has been designated as the city flower by Nanyang City, Tianjin City and Laizhou City. According to the size of the flowers, morphological traits, can be divided into: modern moon season, flowering moon season, vine moon season and miniature moon season four categories.

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Flowering - azalea

Azalea, also known as the red, mountain pomegranate, azalea, etc. for the azalea Rhododendron genus of evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs, the world's most famous ornamental flowers. According to incomplete statistics, the world's rhododendron plants about 800 species, and native to China there are 650 species. China introduced a large number of Western azaleas. Western azalea plant is low, dense flowers, colorful flowers, suitable for indoor potted plants, the flowering period is the Chinese New Year, favored by flower lovers.

Azalea flower language: "always belong to you"

07

Fresh - lotus

Lotus, also known as the lotus, water hibiscus, is China's famous aquatic flowers, a long history of cultivation. Lotus for the water lily family perennial aquatic herb, rhizome fat, nodes, commonly known as "lotus root", leaf shield-shaped, divided into "floating leaf" and "standing leaf" two kinds. Flowers have a single petal and heavy petal points, flower color has peach, yellow, white, there are also varieties of complex color. Lotus is cultivated in all parts of China, some can be flowers, some can produce lotus root, some specializing in the production of lotus seeds. It is the ancient literati and ink artists scattered ink flowers, but also symbolizes the temperament "out of the silt without dyeing, the Maundy League and not demon", dignified and beautiful. Fresh and unadulterated, out of the dust and free from color. Symbol of innocence and purity.

Lotus language: innocence, chastity and purity, faith, fidelity and love

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Flower in the guest - camellia

The camellia, also known as the mandarin tree, resistant to the winter, the late camellia, camellia is a "flower in the guest", evergreen, winter and spring time to open the red, pink, white flowers, flowers like The flowers are like peonies, with single petals and heavy petals. Camellia is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the genus Camellia of the family Camelliaceae, with alternate, elliptic, leathery and glossy leaves. Camellia prefer warm, humid climate, summer requires a shaded environment, suitable for growth in acidic soil. Produced in Yunnan, Sichuan, China, the southern region is used for garden landscaping, the north are indoor potted plants. Sowing, cuttings, grafting propagation.

The language of camellia: lovely, humble, prudent, virtue, ideal love, terrific charm

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Ten miles of fragrance - osmanthus

Osmanthus is a small evergreen tree of the family of Mulleinaceae, the southern part of the garden is used for landscaping; the northern part of the indoor potted plants. More varieties of osmanthus, common cultivation of four kinds: golden laurel (flowers golden yellow), silver laurel (flowers yellow-white), Dan Gui (orange-red) and four seasons of osmanthus (flowers milky white). Osmanthus can be grafted and taken high in the press to raise seedlings. Branching or leaning in the spring, bud grafting in the fall, rootstock can be used osmanthus seedlings or chaste tree. Osmanthus has a high economic value, the flowers can be extracted spices, can also be smoked tea. Osmanthus flowers bloom around the Fourth of July, "the golden wind, ten miles of fragrance" is a symbol of good luck.

Osmanthus flower flower language: always with a good woman, full of fragrance, full of reputation

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Lingbo Fairy - Narcissus

Narcissus, also known as the sky onion, garlic, Yao female flowers, female history flower, Lingbo Fairy, Lilan, water fresh, is a traditional Chinese flower. Zhangzhou daffodil is the most famous, its bulb is large, beautiful form, flowers, rich and fragrant, loved by the people of China, while selling well in the international market. Narcissus is a winter ornamental flower, can be soaked in water, can also be potted. It can be propagated by bulbs, and the common cultivars are "Marigold" (single petal flower) and "Jade Linglong" (heavy petal flower).

Narcissus stems and leaves, flowers and fragrance can be used to decorate the study, living room, extraordinarily vibrant. Narcissus stems and leaves juicy has a small poison, not accidentally eat, livestock accidentally eat will lead to spasms. The bulbs can be pounded and applied externally to treat sores and carbuncles. It is a symbol of the yellow crown and white jade of the green sleeve. Symbolizing the beauty of the figure of Jade Sleeve, Yellow Crown and White Jade Ying.

Narcissus flower language: narcissism, respect, purity, good luck, loneliness