Spring Festival is coming, it is the peak period for everyone to buy New Year's Eve flowers, in a variety of Annual Flowers, in addition to a variety of meaning auspicious, colorful potted plants, dried branches and cut flowers have always occupied a place, they not only have the meaning of dead wood in spring, maintenance is even simpler to "meet the water that is flowering", plus the flowering period is basically in early spring, so it is deeply loved by flowers, such as dried silver willow, dry branch snow willow, dry branch wax plum, North American holly, etc., in addition, there are also dried branch rhododendrons mixed in it.
Introduction to The Rhododendron Officinalis:
Rhododendron dried branches, also known as Xing'an rhododendron and Jindalai flower, is native to the cliffs and cliffs of alpine mountains such as Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Xiaoxing'anling in the mainland, as well as birch forest edges and valley wildernesses, and is also common in Korea. It is different from the wild red rhododendron (Yingshan red), which is common in the southern part of the continent, its flowers are purple-red, with the characteristics of first flowering and then long leaves, excellent cold tolerance, generally in the middle of winter or early spring to begin to bud, facing the ice and snow blooming, and the natural flowering period can continue until about April. Therefore, it is also regarded as a "messenger of spring" and is a symbol of auspiciousness and happiness! In particular, the Korean people have honored it as the "national flower" and given it the good name of "Jindalai"!
The market price of the dried rhododendron is as low as firewood, but it is actually a national second-level protected plant:
Dried azaleas belong to wild plants, originally like wild orchids in the natural environment of the "empty valley orchid", because it has the characteristics of dormancy in autumn and winter, spring buds flowering, its "dead wood in spring" meaning, just with silver willow, plum and other dried branches cut flowers with a beautiful meaning of spring, and some unscrupulous traders found business opportunities, thus evolving into the form of dried branches and cut flowers, flowing into the market, from then on out of control. Because it comes from the wild environment, it only needs to be manually cut, simply repaired, plus a logistics fee can be sent to all parts of the country, so its price is cheaper than silver willow, plum, snow willow and other varieties that need to be artificially cultivated, and it is not too much to describe it as "cheap as firewood".
Rhododendron dried branches are not new when they meet water:
The dry branch rhododendron "dead wood in spring" is actually not a new thing, mainly to use its dormant period to the flower bud formation period of the gap, the branches that are about to awaken will be cut off, because the branches have formed flower buds plus the original accumulation of nutrients, after raising them, they can meet the water to flower. However, such branches belong to rootless branches, the ornamental period is short, and after the nutrients are consumed, they lose their vitality. Even if it is used for cuttings, it is difficult to survive!
Survival status of Xing'an rhododendron:
Xing'an rhododendron itself grows in a harsh alpine environment, the growth of branches and the speed of natural reproduction is extremely slow, accompanied by a large number of annual branches that are constantly being secretly cut down, the original harmonious ecological environment has suffered serious damage, many areas of the original vigorous growth of Xing'an rhododendron only dry rhizomes and old branches, flowering period can no longer see the mountains full of Jindalai flowers!
In order to protect it, the relevant departments are actively taking action:
"1" On December 10, 2017, the Resources Bureau of the Daxing'anling Bureau issued the Notice on Further Strengthening the Conservation and Management of Wild Xing'an Rhododendrons.
"2" In 2018, Taobao issued the "Protection Announcement on banning the sale of wild Xing'an rhododendrons".
"3" On September 7, 2021, the State Forestry Administration, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued an announcement announcing the "Directory of Wild Plants under National Key Protection", officially listing wild Xing'an Rhododendron as a second-level wild plant under national key protection.
"4" In addition, some enthusiastic flower lovers, in addition to not buying dried azaleas themselves, also appealed to the flower friends who did not know the truth not to buy wild dried azaleas with their own meager efforts.
Not buying is what we can protect the Xing'an rhododendron:
Although after a long-term appeal by the relevant departments, the phenomenon of buying and selling dried branches and rhododendrons has improved, but there are still some stubborn traders who have changed their names to "dried plums", "dried peaches" and so on for sale, and there are still flower friends who do not know the truth to use it to make flowers that year, so in the future, we still need everyone's extensive publicity, I believe that with everyone's joint efforts, after a period of restoration, in the near future, Xing'an rhododendrons can bloom again in the mountains!
In addition to Xing'an rhododendron, for some other wild endangered plants, such as: orchids, ferns, yew plants, etc., we must also have a sense of protection, do not dig or cut at will, after all: the flowers taken away are short-lived, and the beauty left behind can be eternal!
I hope that my sharing is helpful to everyone, I hope that every flower friend has a small courtyard that is pleasant to the party, you grow vegetables, I raise flowers, and life is picturesque! #Potted ##年宵花 #