Let's take a look at the common vanilla in Shanghai!
Passiflora caerulea
passionflower
The leaves are green, large three deeply lobed palm-shaped, alternate. Each section of the stem has tendrils and is climbing, and it is best to set up a trellis to facilitate climbing. The flowers have 5 stamens, plus the stigma is trifurcated, and the overall shape resembles the hour and minute hands on the surface of the clock, and the fruit after flowering is "passion fruit". The fruit can be made into juice or jam. Passionflower grows mostly in the tropics and needs to be stored indoors or in greenhouses in winter.
Graveolens route
rue
The leaves are alternate, pinnate compound leaves, and the leaves are bluish-green. The stem is erect and multi-branched. It has small yellow flowers and an umbrella inflorescence with 5 petals. The whole plant has an extremely pungent odor. The emerald green leaves and bright flowers are very suitable for viewing. The roots emit natural sulfides that drive away pests. A small amount of rue is added to the mung bean soup to make a unique summer dessert.
Laurus nobilis
bay laurel
Evergreen trees, when cultivated in the open, can grow to more than ten meters tall. In recent years, it has been trimmed in the shape of a "lollipop" and used as a small and medium-sized potted plant for ornamentation. The leaves are dark green, lanceolate, thick in texture, pronounced in the midrib, with short petioles, crushed with a sweet aroma. Hermaphroditic, females bear dark brown fruits in autumn. Raw bay leaves are more fragrant, while dry leaves are more fragrant.
Tagetes lemmonii
Aromatic marigolds
The plant is tall and the whole plant emits an aroma. Leaves and flowers can be brewed separately into vanilla tea. The leaves are deeply lobed. It mainly blooms in autumn and winter, with single petals, yellow and smaller flowers, but the plants tend to be in a cluster state, so the group has a long flowering period and is suitable for garden cultivation.
Pelargonium roseum
Rose geranium
Jasminum sambac
jasmine