In the spring of March, a hundred flowers bloom. Walking on the banks of the Baima River in Fuzhou, the red Melaleuca is quietly blooming and hanging on the branches. Look closely at the red melaleuca, its beauty is like "thousand layers of green cover ten thousand red makeup", dotted along the inland river. When the breeze blows, it sets off a thousand layers of red waves, making passers-by intoxicated.
In fact, there are two varieties of Melaleuca in Fuzhou, which are divided into weeping melaleuca and melaleuca. What is the difference between them? When were the two melaleucas introduced to Fuzhou? In addition to Melaleuca, there are many red flowers in Fuzhou recently, why do they all love to bloom in the spring? Today, let's talk about the story of "Little Red Flower".
Weeping red melaleuca
There's also a name for "rich money."
According to garden experts, in the 1980s, Melaleuca began to make its home in Fuzhou, and it first "lived" in the forest park. From the 1990s to the 2000s, weeping red melaleuca was also introduced to Fuzhou, and gradually, its shadow could be seen in Minjiang Park Jinjiang Park, Baima River Park, Beach Park, and along the Tongpan River.
Melaleuca
"Fuzhou's Melaleuca and Weeping Red Melaleuca are basically introduced from Guangdong, and a few are from Nan'an, Quanzhou." Garden experts say that the reason why Melaleuca is introduced is because of its good flowering effect. In addition, the weeping red melaleuca is also known as the string of money willow, the meaning of this name is good, people think that it can string money together.
Garden experts say that at first, the green willows on both sides of the White Horse River were as dense as curtains, and they were also quite beautiful in early spring. However, these willow trees were always "drilled" by the celestial bull worm, and the willow trees quickly fell ill and died after being killed. Because the weeping red melaleuca species also has the effect of weeping willow on the shore, coupled with the fiery red and particularly beautiful trees when flowering, later, the garden department replaced the willow tree with the weeping red melaleuca and planted it on the banks of the White Horse River.
Afraid of the cold and like the sun is a beauty who loves "wet"
According to the data, Melaleuca is native to Oceania. It is strong in nature, prefers plenty of sunlight, is not tolerant of cold, grows at a moderate temperature between 20 and 28 ° C, prefers humidity, and can even grow in waterside wetlands.
It is understood that as a relative of the weeping melaleuca, the growth habits of melaleuca are similar to those of melaleuca. But in terms of "appearance", there is a big difference between the two.
For example, melaleuca's bark is gray-brown in color, with ridges on the younger branches, and long hairs that will soon become hairless, with branches standing upright and no drooping. The bark of the weeping melaleuca is brown in color, thicker than the red melaleuca and has longitudinal cracks, the young branches have fluff and do not disappear, and the branches are droopy.
Distinguished from the leaves, melaleuca leaves are linear, while the leaves of the weeping melaleuca are linear lanceolate. The small flowers of the former are more dense, and the small flowers of the latter are more sparse.
As for the smell, after kneading the leaves of Melaleuca melaleuca, there is a strong aroma similar to citrus or lemon, while the smell of weeping melaleuca is relatively faint.
Cold knowledge
Do safflowers like to bloom in spring?
Spring is the time when a hundred flowers bloom. In Fuzhou Wulongjiang Wetland Park, flowers such as kapok, bougainvillea, safflower silver birch, bright gourd, a string of red and red pompoms have bloomed, ushering in the "peak period of appearance". While they are competing for glory, you may find out, why are these flowers red? Do safflowers like to bloom in the spring?
In this regard, garden experts say that no matter what season, the blooming safflower is the most, which is the result of the natural evolution of plants.
"With red flowers and green leaves, insects will be easier to see." The expert explained that red is more eye-catching and more likely to attract insects, which help pollinate the flowers, which in turn reproduce faster and more widely. (Reporter Luo Danling Bao Hua text/photo)
Source: Straits Metropolis Daily