All wandering lives are dreams
Calm, childhood, rhododendron
Just like all peaceful lives
They all fantasize about Watgar, the band, and drunken dreams
by: Françoise Sagan
Remember the mountain on the back of the fourth edition of the RMB 100 yuan bill?
It turned out to be the main peak of this Rhododendron Mountain in Jinggangshan City, so when Xiaobian came to Azalea Mountain, although he did not see the rhododendrons all over the mountain, he was quite surprised and surprised when he saw the peak of the hundred-dollar bill.
The name of the cuckoo
Many people love the beauty of flowers and their inner meaning. Peonies are noble, lotuses are clean and elegant, and roses are fiery love.
In the eyes of the editor, the cuckoo is an outpouring of affection and a symbol of deep mourning.
Many people may not like azaleas because of this implication, but in fact, they are not, and listen to the editor in detail.
Rhododendrons, legend has it that they are stained red by the blood of azaleas, and because the azaleas bloom most abundantly when the azaleas are most frequent, their name comes from this.
Rhododendrons mostly grow in the mountains, the flowers are red, the flowers and flower peduncles are shaped like pomegranates, and where the wind blows, they are like the mountains where the rainbow is red, so some people also call it mountain pomegranates.
Strange cuckoo destroys three views
The Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, UK, has a collection of rhododendrons from around the world, and a variety of bilberry-like rhododendrons (Vireya) from tropical high mountains are an eye-opener.
The rhododendron morphology of this taxa is completely different from the rhododendron we know, and the rhododendron we know as it is generally either a shrub-like rhododendron or a splendid rhododendron, or an evergreen tree-like alpine rhododendron.
And this kind of epiphytic rhododendron completely subverted the original impression, at first glance, it is completely unthinkable that these are also azaleas, so this kind of strange rhododendron is called the ruined three-view rhododendron.
Oh hey ~ ~ ~ you are actually an azaleas
↓ Rhododendron
You are also an azalea
↓ 'Dickshaw' mulberry parasitic leaf cuckoo
You're a rhododendron again
↓ Coniferous rhododendron
↓ You are all azaleas
It's great to get to know you guys!
The Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh is home to the world's largest cultivated bilberry rhododendron, half of the known species are planted in tropical mountain greenhouses, and in addition to some of the above strange species, there are many rarely seen varieties of rhododendrons.
▲ McGregor Cuckoo
▲ Marivans cuckoo
▲ Malay cuckoo
▲Glass blossom rhododendron
▲ Retif cuckoo
▲ Rabbi cuckoo
▲ Christina Cuckoo
▲ Brown-leaf cuckoo
▲ Leather band cuckoo
▲Concave-veined cuckoo
Cuckoo care tips
▶ Rhododendrons like cool and moist, fertile and loose acidic soil, strong cold resistance, fear of heat, summer in the outdoor growth, to have a semi-shady and cool place, in winter room temperature as far as possible to keep above -2 degrees Celsius.
▶ It is best to water the rainwater and the river water, because these are pure and clean water. If you use tap water to water, you must put the water in the tank for a few days, let the waste settle down and then water, the water temperature is preferably close to the temperature of the potting soil, otherwise it will cause the plant to suffer from cold and decay.
▶ When fertilizing, we can choose cake fertilizer, ferrous sulfate, phosphate fertilizer, you can also pour rice water, oh, watering can also put some vinegar, that can add acidity to the soil!
▶ Rhododendron germination is very strong, after the flowering period must be pruned, proper branching, pruning the rotten branches is conducive to the smooth growth of rhododendrons. In addition, we have to remove excess buds to keep the flowers bright.
▶ One more thing not to forget is to prevent pests! When changing pots after the flowering period, it is best to cut the main branch short, subtract some of the old roots, and generally subtract 1/4.
With a wisp of light summer fragrance, condensed a trace of jade pure spring dream,
Sitting on the shoulders of late summer and early autumn,
October is just like that.
In the hustle and bustle, I vaguely remembered the autumn convention:
When the mountains are full of red, remember to come and see me!
Note: Except for the watermark, the rest of the pictures are from the Internet