Chimonanthus praecox, also known as Chimonanthus praecox, also known as Jinmei, Chimonanthus praecox, Chimonanthus praecox, Wax Wood, Hemp Seed, Stone Herbal Tea, Tang Mei and Xiangmei, Latin names; Chimonanthus praecox ) link, wintersweet, wintersweet. Deciduous shrubs are traditional and precious ornamental flowers and trees, and are a specialty of China. They have a long cultivation history and rich wintersweet culture.
Li Shangyin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, called wintersweet cold plum, and wrote a poem "Knowing the cold plum on the wild pond". Yao's Remnant Pieces is also called Cold Plum. Because it is open in winter, it is also called winter plum. Chimonanthus praecox is the first flower among all flowers before spring, especially the tiger-hoofed plum, which blooms in October of the lunar calendar, so it is called early plum. Chimonanthus praecox flowers first and then leaves, and flowers and leaves don't meet. When Chimonanthus praecox blooms, its branches are thinner, so it is also called dried plum.
On the day when Chimonanthus praecox blooms, it mostly snows, so I want to enjoy Chimonanthus praecox. After it snows, I come from the snow, so it is also called Xue Mei. It is also called winter plum, because wintersweet blooms in early winter, and beginning of winter bears fruit, which is accompanied by winter.
Chimonanthus praecox likes sunshine, is resistant to shade, cold, drought and waterlogging. Chimonanthus praecox blooms proudly in frosty and snowy days, with yellow flowers like wax and fragrant smell. It is the main ornamental flower in winter. Afraid of wind and cold, it can safely overwinter when the temperature is not lower than-15℃. It can be cultivated in the open field in the south of Beijing, and the flowers will be frozen when the flowering period meets the low temperature of-10℃.
It grows well on the slightly acidic sandy loam with deep, fertile and loose soil layer and good drainage, but it grows poorly on the saline-alkali soil. Strong drought tolerance and fear of waterlogging, so it is not suitable for planting in low-lying areas. Trees have strong growth potential, vigorous branches and easy roots to sprout. Resistant to pruning and easy to shape. Flowers bloom first and then leaves, and the flowering period is 165438+ 10 to March of the following year, and it matures in July and August.
Classification:
Suxin Chimonanthus praecox var. Xiehe Mai/Xiehe Chimonanthus praecox: The perianth is pure yellow, the inner ring is close to solid color, the flower is large and the fragrance is strong.
Chimonanthus praecox varieties are out. Hu Tiwen: The outer perianth is yellowish, and the inner perianth has purple-red edges and stripes. The flower is the largest and the fragrance is clear.
Chimonanthus praecox var. grandiflorus mak/ DahuadongXiang: The perianth segments are long and narrow, with purple perianth segments in the center of the inner wheel, small flowers, light fragrance and late flowering.
Chimonanthus parviflora: the outer perianth is yellow and white, the inner perianth has purple stripes, and the flower diameter is the smallest, less than 1cm.
Subordinate classification: Chimonanthus from Xia Lamei (* * * 2-4 species, growing in southern North America) (3-6 species, growing in East Asia) diopersum] (only one species, growing in Queensland, Australia) Chimonanthus from Xia Lamei (only one species, growing in East Asia) grows at an altitude of 300-700 meters.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-Chimonanthus praecox