Thousands of purples and thousands of reds are always spring.
In March, it is the time for flowers to bloom, and colorful flowers decorate the earth;
Rhododendron also joins the feast.
In March, the azalea celebrates its highlight of the year, showing its best side.
Lo and behold, that figure is more like Xi Shi, delicate and charming, colorful.
1. Rhododendron varieties
Its body is large and small, tall, short, fat and thin, colorful and varied.
Rhododendron varieties include spring cuckoo, summer cuckoo, alpine azalea, monkey head azalea, western azalea, blue and violet azalea, green azalea, hairy white azalea, yellow flower azalea, jade butterfly and so on.
There are two common close to life:
1. Yingshan red, the so-called azalea, rhododendron is one of the three natural wild flowers in China, and one of the four major alpine flowers in the world, which is an important forest vegetation component species.
2. Alpine rhododendron, a small evergreen shrub, born in alpine, tundra, rocky places. Its flowers can be used as cut vase inserts or potted plants, which has high ornamental horticultural value.
Second, the distribution range
Where are the rhododendron production areas in China?
1. Southwest region
Shangri-La Beigu Tianchi, Yunnan, where rhododendron flowers are distributed in forests, mainly red azaleas, yellow azaleas and white azaleas.
Attractions such as Baima Snow Mountain and world-famous Gaoligong Mountain in Deqin County are among the richest areas in China where azaleas are most abundant.
Attractions such as Lei Gong Mountain and Fanjing Mountain in Guizhou Province are the areas with the richest distribution of azaleas in the province.
Among them, the hundred miles of azaleas are the most desirable, and from late March to the end of April every year, various azaleas compete to bloom, covering the mountains and a sea of flowers, and the scene is very spectacular.
Located at the junction of Dafang and Qianxi counties, Baili Rhododendron is home to the largest native rhododendron forest in China.
2. South China
Guangzhou Shimen National Forest Park Shizao Scenic Area "Guangzhou No. 1" distributed in a patch of azaleas, azaleas are mainly white, pink, crimson, every year in March and April, all kinds of azaleas compete and compete to open.
Shenzhen Wutong Mountain Rhododendron is mainly Maojin Rhododendron and is very scarce, distributed in Wanhuaping, Rhododendron Valley, Ten Mile Corridor and other places.
3. Central and East China
The Huangpi Magnolia Cloud Mountain Area of Wuhan is home to 10,000 acres of natural wild red azaleas, and the flowering period can last from mid-to-late March to early May.
Jiangxi Jinggangshan azalea, there are many varieties. Rhododendron is the city flower of Jinggangshan City, blooming from mid-April to mid-June, and the flowering period lasts for a long time.
3. Rhododendron culture and application
In ancient times, there was a bird called the cuckoo bird, which coughed up blood due to its wailing day and night, and was named azalea because its blood stained the flowers all over the mountains. In some places, it is called Yingshan red, and it generally blooms before the Qingming Festival.
As one of the ten most famous flowers in China, what is the charm of azaleas, which has made generations of literati and inkers happy?
Rhododendron cultivation has a long history, and the records of azaleas first appeared in the "Shennong Materia Medica", and in the Tang Dynasty, ornamental azaleas appeared, and there were rhododendron planted in courtyards and palaces. The Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi personally planted azaleas, had a soft spot for azaleas, and wrote many poems about azaleas, which were followed by later generations, so it naturally became a plant that ordinary people could use in their lives, and it continued to develop with the changes of the times.
Rhododendron has the meaning of love and loyalty, and is very suitable for lovers to give each other.
The azalea symbolizes the prosperity of the country and also represents longing.
As one of the top ten traditional famous flowers in China, azaleas have a wide variety, tenacious vitality, many colors of flowers, high ornamental value, and can be used for flower landscape, potted plants, art and literary creation.