Chimonanthus praecox; Peanuts bloom first and then leave in the axils of the second year branches, and the fragrance is overflowing.

Flowering period: 165438+ 10 to March of the following year. Fruit-bearing period: April ~165438+1October.

Growth habit: Chimonanthus praecox is born in the mountains, wild in Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places in China, cultivated in Guangxi, Guangdong and other provinces, and introduced and cultivated in Japan, South Korea, Europe and America. Chimonanthus praecox likes light, is slightly shade-tolerant, cold-resistant, drought-resistant, water-resistant, avoids clay and saline-alkali soil, and prefers fertile, loose, moist and well-drained neutral or slightly acidic sandy loam.

Maintenance method

1. Pot soil: loose and fertile sandy slightly acidic soil with good drainage is needed as culture soil, and some broken tiles can be placed at the bottom of the pot to help better drainage. Avoid clay and saline-alkali soil.

2. Moisturizing: keep the soil slightly moist at ordinary times, and pay attention to drainage in rainy season to prevent soil water accumulation; During flowering, the soil should be kept moderately dry and should not be watered too much; In spring and autumn, the basin soil is not dried or watered, and the water quantity is controlled according to the situation of the basin soil.

3. Temperature: The optimum temperature for its growth is about 16~23℃, and it has certain cold tolerance, and the lowest temperature should not be lower than-10℃.

4. Lighting: Chimonanthus praecox likes sunshine, and it can get more sunshine in winter.

5. Fertilization: applying dilute liquid fertilizer 1 time every month, reducing fertilization when the branches grow to 20 cm, and topdressing twice in late summer and early autumn, which is helpful for better differentiation of flower buds.