Rhododendron is a plant that everyone particularly likes, after its flowers bloom, the color is gorgeous, very beautiful, is a plant with high ornamental value. Today, I will introduce you to several varieties of rhododendrons.
Rhododendron is classified according to its flowering period, and is divided into spring crane, spring and summer crane, summer crane and west crane. The following is a description of the difference between these four types of rhododendrons.
Spring Cuckoo
The leaves of the spring cuckoo are papery in texture, the shape is ovate oval, its tip is pointed, the base is wedge-shaped, and the leaves have rough fuss hairs on both sides, and the hairs on the back are relatively dense. Its flowers are two to six clusters at the top of the branches, and its corolla is bell-shaped or wide-funnel-shaped, with five lobes.
The shape of the lobe is oval-ovate, its corolla color is bright red or dark red, its filaments have micro-hairs underneath it, and the color of the anthers is purple, usually flowering in April. When the spring azaleas bloom, it is exactly when the cuckoo birds chirp, so the ancients had many poems and legends describing the spring cranes and cuckoo birds.
Spring and summer cranes
Spring and summer crane is between spring crane and summer crane, its leaves are relatively small, and the leaves of summer crane are almost large, the leaves are slightly narrower, when it blooms, it is carried out between spring crane and summer crane, so it is called spring and summer crane.
Summer Crane
Its branches begin to grow first, and the flowering is the latest among the rhododendrons, usually from late May to June.
Its branches and leaves are relatively slender, the branches are very dense, the canopy is very rich, the length is relatively neat, the arrangement between the leaves is very tight, the diameter of the flower is about six centimeters to eight centimeters, the color and petals of the flower are very rich, and the types are also very rich.
Western cuckoo
The Western cuckoo is also what we often call the Western Cuckoo, it is a kind of cuckoo that came from the West, and its name is derived from it, it is a hybrid species. It is cultivated by hybridizing rhododendrons such as Gaoyue rhododendron, Yingshan red, and hairy white cuckoo, and is the most beautiful one in the rhododendron.
It has many branches, the leaves are alternate, its flower shape and size are not the same, the large flowers can be as large as the moon, and the small flowers, as small as the pomegranate flowers, the color of the flowers is also very varied, the same plant is different, the same flower is multicolored is its characteristic, is a special ornamental value of the rhododendron species. Its plants can bloom several times a year, but most of the flowers bloom in winter and spring.
There are many varieties of rhododendrons, the four mentioned above are only divided according to its flowering period, it can also be classified according to the color of the flower, it can also be classified according to its flower type, and can also be classified according to its comprehensiveness. Rhododendron is a traditional flower in China, one of the top ten traditional flowers in China, such a beautiful flower, what varieties have you seen? (Reply on the WeChat public platform of the Flower House: Azalea can get more knowledge about the conservation of rhododendrons)
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