An introduction to the flower language and legends of kapok

Kapok is the city flower of Kaohsiung City and Guangzhou City, and it is also unique to the south. Generally, after the flowers have withered, they will not fade or fade. The color is very bright, just like blood blooming on the branches. Kapok generally blossoms after the Lantern Festival, which not only has a certain ornamental and greening value, but also has a certain edible and medicinal value. Next, let's take a look at the introduction of kapok flowers and legends.

I. Flower words and legends of kapok

1. The flower language of kapok

Kapok is a bright red flower, its flower language represents heroism, learn to cherish and so on, is suitable for giving to always, friends or benefactors. The gift of kapok can also make it feel full of spring, which makes people very happy.

Learn to cherish: this is one of the flower words of kapok, we should not only learn to cherish the people and food around us, but also have a positive and optimistic attitude to cherish the happy life now.

Heroism: the design and color of kapok is like the blood donation of soldiers, which is very bright, and it can also reflect the praise or admiration for heroes. Therefore, kapok can also be given as a kind of grateful flower to the person you want to thank.

2. The legend of kapok

It is said that there is an elder in Wuzhishan, a hero of the Li nationality, who often works with the people to resist alien occupation. In the case of being betrayed by others, he was captured by the enemy and tied to a kapok tree to extract confessions, but the hero would rather die than surrender, and was brutally killed at last. Later, the hero turned into a kapok tree and grew in that territory.

Second, how to plant kapok seeds?

1. Seed harvesting and treatment

After the seeds of kapok are ripe, they should be harvested in time so that they can not fly away like flying catkins. The fruit should be picked as soon as it is ripe. So, how do you know if the fruit is ripe? A very obvious sign is that the color of the fruit has turned grayish black.

The picked fruit is dried in the sun, and then the zongzi inside is selected so that it can be preserved for a long time. However, the longer the kapok seeds are stored, the lower the germination rate will be. Therefore, it is generally recommended to pick and sow seeds. As long as the seeds are sown in time, the germination rate can reach 75%. Disinfection measures should be taken before sowing, so that subsequent diseases and insect pests can be reduced.

2. Soil preparation and sowing

The best soil for planting kapok is where the air permeability is good, the soil layer is thick, the soil structure is moderate and the drainage is good. Before planting kapok, it is necessary to smooth the soil of the plantation, because the uneven soil will affect the nutrient absorption of kapok, if it is not absorbed well, it will grow worse.

When sowing kapok seeds, we must grasp the growth density, not too dense nor too sparse, so as not to affect the later growth. After planting, the soil should be firmly planted so that it can take root well.