1, Zhu Bao is safe.

Since ancient times, bamboo has been regarded as an auspicious plant. "Bamboo" and "bamboo" are homophonic, meaning good wishes. The homonym of bamboo means good luck. According to legend, firecrackers, which are essential for the Chinese New Year, were originally made of bamboo as the raw material for outer packaging. When they are lit, they make a "bang" sound, which is regarded as an exorcism to protect people's peace and happiness. So people use it to drive away some bad things during the Spring Festival.

2. Bamboo has knots

Bamboo's character is noble, because it is evergreen all the year round, tall and straight, and has the symbolic significance of strong and tenacious vitality; Many ancient poets liked the hollow nature of bamboo and thought it was a symbol of modesty. Bamboo's vigorous posture has "unyielding" heroic spirit and a measure of "straightness outside"; Therefore, in ancient times, bamboo was favored by so many poets because it was restrained and meant to rise steadily.

morphological character

Bamboo is a fast-growing herb. Its bamboo leaves are narrow and lanceolate, 7.5 ~ 16 cm long and 1 ~ 2 cm wide. Its top is tapered, its base is blunt, and its petiole is about 5 mm long. One side of the edge is smooth and the other side is rough with small serrations. Parallel veins, 6 ~ 8 pairs of secondary veins, small transverse veins are very significant; The leaves are dark green, hairless, the back is lighter, and the base is slightly hairy; Thin and brittle. The length of bamboo shoots is 10 ~ 30cm, and the number of green nodes in bamboo is generally between 10 ~ 15.

Bamboo flowers are flowers like ears of rice. Different kinds of bamboo flowers have different colors, but they are mainly yellow, green and white, and some are accompanied by red and pink. But because it is a wind-borne flower, it will not be too bright. Each flower has three stamens and a pistil hidden in the flower. When the pollen of stamens falls on the stigma of pistil, seeds can be formed, and after reproduction, new bamboo can grow. After flowering, the stems and leaves of bamboo will turn yellow.