"Flowers are not red for a hundred days, and people are not good for a thousand days." This is a well-known folk proverb.
We don't have to be overly critical of the proverb, which expresses that flowers, though beautiful, are difficult to open forever. In the study of flower and wood culture, the author did find such a phenomenon: in addition to the moon season, ziwei is a rare variety with a long flowering period in the flower family, and it is indeed rare for other flowers and trees to flower for such a long time. Although the monthly season has a long flowering period, it is stubble after stubble, red in the summer and red in the winter. And today's author's study of Ziwei can be called the longest flowering period, the longest! Therefore, in recent years, Ziwei has been widely used in many places to green and beautify tree species, which makes sense. ——Since the author comes from the hometown of flower and tree nurseries, he likes flowers and plants since he was a child, and in recent years, he has planned and organized the Jiangsu Provincial Flower and Wood Culture Research Association (in fact, there is no actual action), and he is more or less familiar with Ziwei. Especially in the past twenty years, because one of my compatriots has built a Ziwei Garden in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, which is actually a Ziwei Seedling Garden, he often calls friends to accompany him to play and enjoy - it is said that the "Jiangsu Faction" scholar Guan Jun and his friends, the author used the weekend to go to Changzhou several times, hoping to meet Guan Junxian in Changzhou Ziwei Garden. I didn't want to go to Changzhou a few times, but the guan sage did not see it, but the wine was poured a lot. Naturally, Ziwei who was close by also consciously or unconsciously deepened her understanding.
In the middle of summer, the green shades the eyes, and this flower is full of red. Ziwei is also known as full of red, hundred day red, belongs to the deciduous small tree, generally up to 3 to 6 meters, the branches are twisted, single leaves alternate or opposite, the bark is smooth and light brown, slightly longer tree bark, flaky peeling; its branches are soft, can be casually coiled into flower baskets, flower doors, etc.; the conical inflorescence is born at the top of the branches, the inflorescence is very large, there are dozens or more on it; it blooms in June and July of the solar calendar every summer, and continues until October or even longer, so it is called hundred day red. It is a veritable "Hundred Days Red", and even called "Half a Year Red" - "Who Dao Flowers Do Not Have Hundred Days Red, Ziwei Long Bloom Half a Year Flower." This is the poet's praise for Ziwei. From the beginning of summer to the beginning of autumn, the scorching sun is like a fire, which is the season when the purple weed flowers bloom and bloom freely. Wherever there is Ziwei, there are many branches, piles of purple and red, and the succession is continuous, feminine and moving, and it is particularly pleasing to the eye.
Our common ziwei has four colors. Red Purple Weed, White Purple Violet (also known as Silver Purple Violet or Silver Violet), Tsui Violet (Purple Blue) and Purple Violet. Generally, there are more ziwei, purple is the positive color, usually called ziwei, the name of ziwei is a bit general, not very accurate expression - this is not our researchers' business, but the botanist's business. Ziwei flower color, flower posture, flower shape is good, six petals, the lower part of the petal extends into a claw, protruding emerald green calyx, petals wrinkled, dozens of stamens are located in the center of the flower, shaped like a colorful flower basket.
In the process of writing Ziwei's article, in order to be cautious and to be able to communicate more common sense, the author consulted some information, "took" for my use, for your familiarity. Ziwei also has a strange name, called The Itch Tree. It turns out that this tree is "afraid of itching" - like mimosa. If you go under the ziwei tree and touch the smooth trunk with your hand, its branches, leaves, flowers and flowers will be slightly trembling, as if it is afraid of itching feelings, very "trembling". Wise ancients have many records of this, the author does not repeat "plagiarism", interested in this, you can Baidu, in-depth understanding. In addition to being called "Itchy Tree", Ziwei also has a name called Monkey Thorn Peel, because the tree is smooth, monkeys can't climb up, so it got this name.
China is one of the origins of Ziwei. China has a history of more than 1,000 years of cultivation of Ziwei. Because the ziwei flowers are durable, up to three or five months long, and the purple, red, white and other colors are messy, it has always been favored by people. Ziwei tree is a longevity tree, and the age of the tree can reach more than 1,000 years. There are also florists who plant ziwei as a bonsai, the branches are coiled, the body of the tree is bulging like a humerus, the flowers are feminine, and the vigor is both beautiful. Ziwei is a flower that protects the environment, and has strong absorption capacity and resistance to toxic substances and harmful gases such as sulfur dioxide and hydrogen fluoride.
Shi Zai: In the Tang Dynasty, there was a very peculiar place, Zhongshu Province was changed to Ziwei Province, and Zhongshu Ling was changed to Ziwei Ling. In addition to the popularity of peony in the Tang Dynasty, Ziwei is also, ziwei belongs to the veritable "official flowers" with high treatment in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, Ziwei is different from Ziwei, which often refers to the residence of the emperor. The Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu served as a Zhongshu Sheren, so he was called "Du Ziwei". Bai Juyi also worked as a Zhongshu Sheren and loved to plant Ziwei. Later, the great poet Lu You of the Song Dynasty said: "The bell and drum towers are like flowers in front of the official flowers, who ordered the exile to the end of the world." ”
Ziwei flower also has an elegant nickname called "Full Hall Red". Why do people like to plant purple weeds in front of the church? It is to take its auspicious and festive meaning. Because Ziwei symbolizes official positions, the ancient literati did not seek fame, and the clusters of clusters and groups of inflorescences, under the illumination of the glittering sun, reflected red all over the hall, giving people a feeling of happiness and light. Song Dynasty poet Wang Shipeng Shiyun: "In the middle of summer, green covers the eyes, and this flower is full of red." I'm ashamed to be right all the time, not Ziwei Lang. "This poem is written about the purple weed flowers that bloom in summer, and the red face is full of halls, but the poet is ashamed to face the purple weed flowers all day long, but he did not become a purple weed. It expresses the bitterness of the ancient literati who were keen on fame but suffered from the inability to achieve it. Here, Ziwei has become a carrier of words and aspirations, a platform for borrowing things to express nostalgia. (Courtesy of Genhua of Jiangsu Flower and Wood Culture Research, courtesy of Wu Guoping of the Eastern Theater Creation Office and Dong Jie of the China Criminal Police College.) )