A few days ago, the "four major soil balls of China" were introduced, and today we will take a look at the "four major rattan flowers of China", there are a total of 32 green plants in the traditional garden flowers and trees, including four varieties of vines, also known as the four major vine flowers, referring to wisteria, Lingxiao, honeysuckle and grapes.
"Shifuji no Neck" Shifujika
Wisteria is the first of the four vines and is a deciduous vine of the genus Wisteria in the legume family. The flowering period is from March to May, it blooms first and then grows leaves, and has the characteristics of new branches and flowers. The flowers are dense, the corolla resembles a butterfly, and the color also gives people a small and fresh feeling, purple, pink, and white. When the wisteria flowers bloom, they look like a waterfall, which is very romantic and spectacular. Wisteria is tenacious and long-lived vines, as a representative of spring climbing plants, it is deeply loved by people for its grand momentum, and is known as "the first vine in the world".
The great poet Li Bai once wrote, "Wisteria hangs on cloud trees, flowers and vines are suitable for spring and yang, dense leaves are hidden singing birds, and spring breezes stay beautiful".
"The most of the four vines" Lingxiao flower
Lingxiao flower is the most of the four vines, and it is a climbing vine of the genus Lingxiao of the Asteraceae family. As the saying goes, "there is wisteria in spring, and there is Lingxiao in summer", the flowering period of Lingxiao is generally from May to August, and its branches are curvy and colorful, vigorous and simple, and are known as "the king of climbing in the flowering world". Its varieties are Chinese Lingxiao, American Lingxiao, South African Lingxiao, the flower color is red, orange and yellow, etc., the flower color is bright, the posture is rich, some are like the upside-down Admiralty, some are like a small trumpet, and some are like a cannonball.
The Song Dynasty poet Jia Changqi wrote, "Covering the clouds seems to have lofty aspirations, and Xiang Suning has no heart for the sun." Cherish the green pine and rely on it, and go straight from the flat ground to find out".
The four major rattan are the most widely used honeysuckle (honeysuckle)
Honeysuckle, the most widely used in the four major rattans, is a semi-evergreen winding vine of the honeysuckle family. Because it does not wither in winter, it is named honeysuckle; it generally blooms at the beginning of summer every year, the flowers are white first, and then turn yellow, and are called honeysuckle again; its flower type is unique, usually one pedicle and two flowers, two stamens poke out, form pairs in pairs, just like the mandarin duck, so it is called the mandarin duck vine again.
The Song Dynasty poet Fan Cheng wrote that "the mountain flowers in the Spring Festival Gala are quiet and fragrant, and the red and purple from the teaching send Shaoguang." Honeysuckle is full of roses, and thousands of villages are fragrant".
The most edible grape among the four vines
Grape, the most edible value and the oldest tree species among the four vines, is a tall and winding vine of the Vitis vinifera. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from August to September, and its fruit is known to everyone, but its flowers are pitifully small and white, which makes people ignore its existence, and many people mistakenly think that it will bear fruit without flowering.
Han Yu, a writer in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem about grapes: "The new stem is not all over and half withered, and the elevated is fragmented and upside down." If you want to fill the plate with horse milk, don't hesitate to add bamboo to attract dragon whiskers".
Author: Dusty and Moonless, formerly known as Haiqing Lao Xu, a post-70s photography enthusiast, the photos in the article are all taken by Lao Xu in Qingdao in 2023.
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