Summer wax plum, also known as: peony wood, yellow plum blossom, large leaf firewood, wax wood, summer plum, yellow loquat and so on. Wax plums of the family Cyprinidae.
It is a rare wild flower unique to China, a national second-class rare and endangered protected plant, and a relict species of the Tertiary Period.
Xia Wax Plum is distributed in Daming Mountain, Qianmutian and other places in Shunxi Town, Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province, China. Qiankeng of Cheekkou Town, Shuangshibian Village in Longgang Town, and in the western part of Tiantai County. It grows mostly on the slopes or valleys of mountains and valleys at an altitude of 600 to 1100 meters.
The summer wax plum flowers are large and beautiful, with peculiar flower types and elegant colors, which have high ornamental value. The flowering period is mid to late May, the flowering period is long, and it usually withers gradually in early June. The fruiting period is early October.
Xia Wax Mei Shu Shadow is oblique and colorful. The flowers are large , often white or light pink , with dark edges and a purple-red color. Small and exquisite, elegant and generous, very special. The yellow-green leaves set off the white flowers, and the petals curl inward, tightly wrapped around the golden yellow flower buds in the middle, which is very elegant and delicate. Pleasing to the eye.
Because it only blooms in May, hence the name: summer wax plum. The flowers and leaves are open, and the flowers are mostly solitary, growing at the top of the branches, white and large.
The value of summer wax plum:
Summer wax plum is a relict tree species endemic to China. It provides a living family for the study of East Asian and North American flora.
The summer wax plum flower is a flowering shrub worthy of application in landscaping with a peculiar flowering shape and elegant color.
Wheat wax plum buds at the beginning of flowering, after drying has medicinal value.
The meaning of the summer wax plum blossom language:
Compassionate and compassionate, noble heart.
Faithful, independent, gritty, loyal, noble.
High wind and bright festival, arrogant and domineering, clear heart, magnificent righteousness, independent innovation.
There are three varieties of summer wax plum: in addition to hybrid summer, there are: Chinese summer wax plum, California summer wax plum, Florida summer wax plum.
【Note】 Relict plants: Relict plants are also called living fossil plants, and their origins are long and widely distributed in the Cenozoic Tertiary Period or earlier. Most of them have gone extinct due to geological and climatic changes, and only exist in a small range. These plants are basically the same shape as the plants found in the fossils, and also retain the original shape of their ancient ancestors. Most of the closely related taxa of relict plants are extinct. Therefore, it is also a relatively isolated and slow-evolving plant. For example, Ginkgo biloba, water pine and tung tree are all relict plants endemic to China.
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